Yoreh Deah with Biur haGra
Introduction
Mitnagdim, or opponents of the Chasidic movement founded by the Baal
Shem Tov in the early eighteenth century, have generally emerged relatively unscathed
by accusations of exaggerated veneration of their Mitnagdic rabbinic
leaders.[1] This
article, based extensively on the research by Professor Alan Nadler[2]
explores the notion of a Mitnagdic counterpart to the Chasidic model of
veneration of their rebbes.
‘Decline of the generations’ (Yeridat hadorot) - the Mitnagdic argument against Chasidism
