Time in the Teachings of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi

Appendix to Chapter 2 ........................................................................................... 278
 
Appendix to Chapter 3 ........................................................................................... 283
 
Appendix to Chapter 4 ........................................................................................... 287
 

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Appendix to Chapter 5 ........................................................................................... 290
 

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P
REFACE
 
Acknowledgments 
I wish to thank the following institution for their financial support: The Posen 
Foundation, The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, the Berendel Foundation, 
the Ian Karten Foundation, and the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL. 
Without their help I would not have been able to complete my dissertation. 
I would like to thank the YIVO Institute, whose generosity enabled me to 
participate twice in the YIVO Uriel Weinrich Program in Yiddish Language, 
Literature and Culture, where not only did I learn Yiddish, but I also forged 
friendships that I cherish to this day.
I owe my deepest gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Ada Rapoport-Albert and 
Dr. Naftali Loewenthal, who spent countless hours plodding through my thesis, 
helping me to clarify my ideas and deepen my arguments. Their support and faith in 
both my project and me cannot be emphasised enough. Their wisdom, understanding 
and knowledge will always be a source of inspiration. 
I would also like to thank Dr. Helen Beer, my Yiddish mentor at UCL, for 
her encouragement and for entrusting me with teaching new adepts of Yiddish at 
UCL, which has been one of the most enriching experiences I had in my academic 
life. 
My adventure with Habad began during my undergraduate studies at the 
Hebrew Studies Department of the University of Warsaw. I would like to use this 
opportunity to thank my then supervisor, Prof. Maciej Tomal, whose knowledge and 
erudition have made him a role model for me and for many other students of Hebrew 
in Poland. I would also like to acknowledge my teachers and friends from the 
Paideia Institute in Stockholm, where I was privileged to spend my year abroad from 
Poland in 2007/08.
I have been blessed with friends who stood by me throughout the ups and 
downs of my graduate life. Michał Jastrzębski and Selim Korycki opened their house 
for me when I had none; Aleksandra Rawska, Maciek Wilk, Imran Sheikh, Gosia 
Lipska and Udi Tsabari have always been there for me; the doors of Gosha Zaremba 
and Hershl Glasser’s warm Brooklyn home were always open; Irit Klein with her 
family, and Ronen Kroitoro with his, spontaneously volunteered to be my 
mishpahot 

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me’ametsot
in Israel. Long coffee breaks with my friends from the British Library: 
Azadeh, Daniel, Maria, Nur, Sara and Suhanna lead to most fascinating and 
inspirational conversations. Last but not least, I thank the members of the UCL Max 
Nordau Society for unforgettable Fridays of ping-pong, wine, and Jewish thought. 
Without these people my life in London would have been dull and incomplete. 
I remain eternally grateful to my Parents, who have always supported my 
passion for Jewish studies, even though they would have preferred their son to 
become an engineer or a physician, and to my brother and sister with their families, 
for their unconditional love and angelic patience.
Special thanks are due to Agata Paluch, to whom this work is dedicated with 
love. 
For any errors or inadequacies that may remain in this work, the 
responsibility is entirely my own. 

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