1)What is Hasidism? An Introduction
2)The Baal Shem Tov
3)It’s Bitter to Be Alone: Hasidism as a Defense Against Solitude
4)Preliminary Remarks: 29 Years at 92Y
5)The Influence of Hasidic Memory & Melody
6)What is Community?
7)The Exalted Nature of Community in Jewish Tradition
8)Punishments for Violating Community
9)The Strictures Against Handing Over a Jew to an Enemy
10)Pilgrimages to Israel
11)Hasidic Perception of Community
12)The Besht’s First Followers
13)The Strength of Community in Prayer, Song, and Dance
14)God’s Presence in Community
15)Kotzk’s Disturbing Obsession With Community
16)Clinging to Community Despite Mass Killings
17)Three Rebbes Who Escaped Europe: Abandoning the Flock?
18)Hasidim During the Holocaust
19)The Role of the Rebbe in the Hasidic Community
20)Modern Day Hasidic Communities and Their Factions
21)What Makes a Jewish Community?