STAYING THE COURSE
How to Strengthen the Rebbe-Chasid Bond
Kehot Publicaction Society
$16.95 
166pp

(lubavitch.com) The Lubavitch publishing house, Kehot Publication Society, has just released Staying the Course: a Collection of Discourses by the Chabad Rebbes on the Inseparable Bond between Rebbe and Chasid.

Twenty-eighth in the bestselling Chasidic Heritage Series, Staying the Course explores various avenues to nurture and renew the unique Rebbe-Chasid bond, and helps the newcomer to Chasidic teachings and life in establishing this soulful connection.

The tract includes translations of original texts by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi; Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch; Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory.

The Chasidic texts bring fresh meaning to the Zohar’s statements that “when a righteous person departs this world he is to be found in all the worlds more than during his lifetime,” and that “The righteous shield the world; and after their death even more than during their life.”

The texts were translated by Rabbi Shmuel Simpson and annotated by Kehot editor Rabbi Avraham D. Vaisfiche. A comprehensive introduction by noted Chasidic scholar Rabbi Manis Friedman brings home the messages contained in this vital work. 

The Chasidic Heritage Series offers user-friendly translations of classic Chasidic discourses. The translations have been thoughtfully prepared to facilitate the reader’s thorough comprehension without assuming much prior knowledge. To this end, the text features an extensive introduction, a vowelized Hebrew text, and captions for easy reference, and footnotes that explain obscure concepts and source references for further study. 

The new volume is availabe for purchase at the Kehot website.