Yitzhak Buxbaum

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Smiling portrait of Yitzhak Buxbaum c. 2015, wearing glasses, colourful Mizrahi-style kippah, white jacket
Yitzhak Buxbaum

Yitzhak Buxbaum was an American author and maggid (preacher/storyteller). He died on 23 December 2020.

Published work

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Most of Buxbaum's books and articles relate to Hasidism, especially its storytelling tradition, and Neo-Hasidism. He has authored the following books.

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  • Storytelling and Spirituality in Judaism Jason Aronson, 1994 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Real Davvening: Jewish Prayer as a Spiritual Practice and a Form of Meditation for Beginning and Experienced Davveners |Jewish Spirit Booklet Series, 1996 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • An Open Heart: The Mystic Path of Loving People. Jewish Spirit Booklet Series, 1997 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • A Tu BeShvat Seder: The Feast of Fruits from the Tree of Life Jewish Spirit Booklet Series, 1998 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • The Life and Teachings of Hillel 376 pp. Jason Aronson, 2000 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). According to WorldCat, the book is held in 168 libraries[1]
  • A Person is Like a Tree: A Sourcebook for Tu BeShvat Jason Aronson, 2000 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Storytelling and Spirituality in Judaism Jason Aronson, 2001 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy Jossey-Bass, 2002 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Jewish Tales of Holy Women Jossey-Bass, 2002 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov Continuum, 2005 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • Serach at the Seder: A Haggadah Supplement, illustrations by Shoshannah Brombacher Jewish Spirit, 2012

Reviews of Buxbaum's work have appeared in Jewish publications with a variety of perspectives,[2] including The Algemeiner Journal,[3] Hadassah Magazine,[4] The Jewish Chronicle,[5] and Tikkun.[6] His books have been reviewed for broader audiences in the journal Parabola[7] and the website Spirituality and Practice.[8][9]

Manuscripts and drafts of The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov are archived at Cornell University Library.[10]

Storytelling

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Buxbaum told stories "in Jewish and non-Jewish settings to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences", with a focus on "the spiritual nature of storytelling."[11][12] He was grouped among "the most active tellers in the Jewish world."[13]

Maggid training program

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Building on his ordination as a maggid by Shlomo Carlebach,[14] Buxbaum established a program to train women and men as maggidim (plural of maggid).[15][16] Graduates include Shoshana Litman, described as Canada's first ordained female Jewish storyteller,[17] and Tamir Zaltsman, who states that he is the first ordained Russian-speaking maggid.[18] Some graduates are themselves training maggidim.[19]

Background and personal life

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Buxbaum graduated from Cornell University (class of 1964).[10]

He told interviewers that as a young man, he identified as an atheist and felt disconnected from his Jewish roots. But a time of intense soul-searching, and encounters with Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, led him to devote his life to Jewish spirituality.[20]

In 2007, Buxbaum was one of six spiritual leaders from different faiths who opened the memorial celebration for Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations.[21]

Buxbaum lived in Brooklyn. He was married to actor and storyteller Carole Forman.[22]

References

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  1. ^ WorldCat book entry
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Article by Yitzhak Buxbaum: Real Davening: Chasidic Answers to the Crisis in Prayer. The Jewish Review: A Journal of Torah, Judaism, Philosophy, Life and Culture 4:3 (March 1991 / Adar 5751)

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