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The Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760), Founder of the Chassidic Movement
Learn about the life and teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the 18th century mystic who permanently changed the Jewish landscape.
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The Baal Shem Tov
(5458-5520)
By Nissan Mindel
Israel Baal Shem Tov was born on the 18th day of Elul in the year 5458 in a little town called Okup in the Ukraine. The name 'Baal Shem Tov' meaning 'the master of the Name', was given him later, when he became known as a great and pious leader, with ...
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Rabbi Yisroel, the "Baal Shem Tov" (1698-1760)
Rabbi Israel, "Master of the Good Name" - a brief biography
From Challenge
Who was the founder of Chassidus? What was there about him and about his teachings that attracted - and continues to attract - both the greatest Torah scholars and also the least learned of our people?
Library » Jewish History » Chassidism » The Rebbes » Rabbi Yisroel, the "Baal Shem Tov" (1698-1760)
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Revolution
By Yanki Tauber
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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Birthday: a Chai Elul Anthology
"Chai Elul" - the 18th day of the month of Elul - is the birthday, in 1648, of the founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov. It is also the day on which his " spiritual grandson," the founder of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, was born, ...
Library » Jewish History » Chassidism » Special Days on the Chassidic Calendar » Birthday: a Chai Elul Anthology
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The Baal Shem Tov's Sixteenth Birthday
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
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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The Truth About the Baal Shem Tov
By Tzvi Freeman
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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The Chamber of Mashiach
By Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov; translation and commentary by Moshe-Yakov Wisnefsky
"I asked the Mashiach: "When will the Master come?"
Kabbalah Online » Major Concepts » World Peace » The Chamber of Mashiach
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The Purim Song
By Nissan Mindel
Holding little Shaul by the hand, the Baal Shem Tov stood for a few moments among the the crowd of noisy, drunken peasants. Then he clapped his hands to get their attention. "Silence!" he called out in their language, which the Baal Shem Tov knew well...
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Think Now
By Yanki Tauber
If you are not relating to the words of the Megillah, then you are experiencing a backwards Purim.
Jewish Holidays » Purim » Insights & Inspiration » Poppy Seeds » Think Now
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