A new book in Spanish is being welcomed as a major addition to Spanish-language Chassidic literature, bringing to life the lives of some of Chabad’s most legendary Chassidim for Spanish-speaking Anash for the first time.

JASIDIM – A Journey Through the Lives and Works of Chabad-Lubavitch’s Most Influential Chassidim – was authored by Rabbi Nachman Temkin and explores the rich lives, mesiras nefesh, and inner world of some of Chabad’s most legendary Chassidim from the past 100 years.

While Chassidic philosophy has become increasingly available in Spanish in recent years, biographical works on the Chassidim themselves, written specifically for Anash and for those seeking authentic Chassidishe warmth, have been hard to come by. JASIDIM was written to fill that gap.

The book has been endorsed by leading Rabbonim and mashpi’im across the Chabad world, including Argentina’s Head Shliach, Rabbi Tzvi Grunblatt , and Rabbi Osher Farkash , mashpia of the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Argentina, who called it “a journey to the essence of the early Chassidim, where truth and wit shine on every page.”

“I personally knew many of the illustrious Chassidim mentioned in this book, and reading portions of this fascinating work made me feel their inspiring presence once again,” said Rabbi Nosson Grunblatt , Editorial Director of Kehos South America. “Their essence truly lives on within these pages.”

“[The book is] an immersion into the lives of the Chassidim of yesteryear,” Rabbi Aaron Laine , Head Shliach and Rabbi of Beth El, Panama, added. “Through anecdotes, sayings, and eye-opening insights, this book offers a vibrant and deeply inspiring chronicle.”

Feedback since the book’s release has been tremendous, with the vast and growing Spanish-speaking Jewish community, spanning Latin America and beyond, embracing the book with great enthusiasm.

“For years I waited for a book like this to be published,” said Leah K., a reader. “Now I can read Chassidishe ma’ases to my children before they go to bed.”

The 500-page volume includes 15 in-depth biographies, along with shorter stories and anecdotes about additional Chassidim, accompanied by more than 40 full-color rare historical photos. The book features full biographies of the following Chassidim:

R’ Elye Yaichil Simpson, R’ Yisroel Jacobson, R’ Shmuel Levitin, R’ Shlomo Aharon Kazarnovsky, R’ Shneur Zalman Gurary, R’ Mendel Futerfas, R’ Yoel Kahn, R’ Shlomo Chaim Kesselman, R’ Peretz Mochkin, R’ Nissan Nemanov, R’ Zalman Moshe Yitzchaki, R’ Shoel Bruk, R’ Zalman Shimon Dvorkin, and R’ Chaim Mordechai Aizik Hodakov.

JASIDIM is a book that is hard to put down. As one reader, Leivi B., put it: “You start reading about one Chassid and you simply can’t stop.”

The Spanish edition of JASIDIM is currently available through Kehot Argentina, with an English translation now in preparation due to strong demand.