Nefesh Hachaim

Rav Chaim of Volzhin's classic exploration of the fundamentals of Jewish belief … Rav Chaim of Volozhin, one of the foremost disciples of the Vilna Gaon and “father of the yeshiva movement,” explores a wide range of profound subjects in this, his seminal work. He discusses at length the astounding impact that our mitzvos and prayers have on the universe; the nature of the soul and of Olam Haba (the World to Come); whether one should combine Torah study with earning a livelihood; and much more. This new edition, beautifully translated into English by Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Finkel, also contains the complete vowelized Hebrew text. (Note: The Kabbalistic sections have been left untranslated.)