Joseph
Daniel
Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
Rabbi Hayyim Bellaïche
Rabbi Elijah Eliezer Dessler
What do all these men have in common? Each participated in an ongoing
dialogue concerning the validity of dreams. This book offers the reader
rare sources such as Rabbi Hayyim Bellaïche’s essay Petiha
le-Mar’ot ha-Nevu’ah (Introduction to Prophetic Visions).
It also makes available for the first time in English translation Rav
Kook’s commentary to Perek ha-Ro’eh (The Chapter of the Seer).
Finally, familiar Bible stories are given a fresh appraisal. All in all,
a valuable contribution to the perennial wisdom of dream analysis.
“… a true appreciation of a topic misunderstood. The author’s
brilliance, true to the Torah perspective, is transparently clear throughout
this work.”
—Rabbi Leib Tropper, Rosh Yeshiva, Kol Yaakov Torah Center,
Monsey
“Bringing Down Dreams is a jewel and a joy to all those who toil
in grappling with the complexity of man’s inner life. Bezalel Naor
has established himself not only as a poter halomot (interpreter of dreams)
but as a topher halomot (sewer of dreams), weaving an exquisite tapestry
of rabbinic interpretations, views and reflections on man’s inner
life with its rich symbols and meanings.”
—Yitzchak Schechter, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist
Director, Center for Applied Psychology@Bikur Cholim—Partners in
Health