The Ba’al Shem Tov: Candles of Ice can also Burn
(Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s book, “Or Yisrael, Part 2 p.74) The Rebbe Rayatz (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe) related what he heard from his...
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The Ba’al Shem Tov’s Torah Innovations
Sometimes, when the Ba’al Shem Tov would convey a Torah teaching, Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonne (known as the Toldot Yaakov Yosef after his book),...
Practical Kabbalah vs. Simple Faith
Translated from Or Yisrael, stories of the Ba’al Shem Tov by Rabbi Yitzchak. Ginsburgh In the Talmud tractate of Chulin 105:2 it says: Rav Hisda...
About Rabbi Yisrael Ba'al Shem Tov
Born in the Podolian province of western Ukraine, the Ba’al Shem Tov devoted the early part of his life to helping ease the physical and...
Stories of the Ba'al Shem Tov #3: I Am Asleep Yet My Heart Is Awake
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Stories of the Ba'al Shem Tov #2 The Soul of Israel
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Stories of the Ba'al Shem Tov #1 The Ba'al Shem Tov and the Hidden Tzadikim
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Stories of the Ba'al Shem Tov Introductory Class
Audio This article is based on a recorded lecture. You can listen to the lecture by clicking here. Harav Ginsburgh has published a 3-volume set of...
A letter from Rabbi Yisrael Ba'al Shem Tov to his brother in-law, Rebbe Gershon of Kitov
On Rosh Hashanah of the year 5507 (1746 CE) I performed, by means of an oath, an elevation of soul, as known to you, and saw wondrous...
