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The Baal Shem Tov

Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760), Founder of the Chassidic Movement


Introduction
Revolution
Revolution
Every hundred years or so, a person comes along and changes the way we look at ourselves and our world. But there is something that is rarer still -- someone who will tell us something that we already know
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Baal Shem Tov's 16th Birthday
The Baal Shem Tov's Sixteenth Birthday
When the man saw me he asked: "What is a small child doing all alone in the forest? Are you not afraid to be in the forest all by yourself?"
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Stories of the Baal Shem TovStories of the Baal Shem Tov
The Truth About the Baal Shem Tov
The Truth About the Baal Shem Tov
There are many myths and legends about the Baal Shem Tov. Even the most fantastic ones, they say, are true. But there's one, very popular, myth that's not true: the Modern Jewish Legend of the Baal Shem Tov...
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36 Aphorisms  of the Baal Shem Tov
Thirty Six Aphorisms of the Baal Shem Tov
Everything is by Divine Providence. If a leaf is turned over by a breeze, it is only because this has been specifically ordained by G-d to serve a particular function within the purpose of creation.
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Chassidism
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The Rebbes
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The Baal Shem Tov
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Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
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Special Days on the Chassidic Calendar
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The Chassidic Menorah
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The Chassidic Legacy
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The Rebbe's Prison Diary
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Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson
The Man and the Century
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Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson
The Revolutionaries
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The Man Who Mocked The KGB
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My Encounter with the Rebbe
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Mr. Manchester

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