Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) was a leader who, while passionately concerned about the currents of his time, rose way above to become a torch to all the ensuing generations. His challenge to us is to free ourselves and prepare to greet the Mashiach. For, as he said, "My torch will burn until the Mashiach will come."

Rabbi Kaplan's biography is the fruit of meticulous research into all the considerable amount of surviving source material, including the oral tradition of the Breslover Chassidim themselves. The work is accompanied by a rich array of supplementary material covering Rabbi Nachman's family and leading followers, other key personages in his life and period, contemporary historical trends, and the towns and cities which figure in his career.

This book presents the facts of Rabbi Nachman's life, leaving the reader free to reach his own conclusions, and to go on to read his many collected teachings and books.(379 Pages)