The Ba’al Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe: Dismantling Questions
The 18th of Elul is the birthday of the founder of Chassidut, the Ba’al Shem Tov and the founder of Chabad, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of...
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Rabbi Yisrael Ba’al Shem Tov and the Hidden Tzaddikim
Rabbi Yisrael Ba’al Shem Tov was born to his parents, Eliezer and Sarah, on the 18th of Elul 5458 (1698). When he was a small...
The Alter Rebbe: How the Ba’al Shem Tov Snatched the Holy Name from the Samech Mem
The AlterRebbe (18 Elul 5505 [1745]—24 Tevet 5573 [1812] was the founder of Chabad and the author of the Shulchan Aruch Harav and the seminal...
The Ba’al Shem Tov: Rejoice and Dance
When the Ba’al Shem Tov was ten years old, he was already a member of the cohort of hidden tzaddikim. When he was seventeen, he...
The Ba’al Shem Tov: A Baby from the Fake World
This story was told by Reb Refael Berchider, who heard it from the Maggid of Mezritch himself. He said that if he had not heard...
Ba’al Shem Tov: Think Good and it Will Be Good!
When the Ba’al Shem Tov was about ten years old, he was already a member of the company of hidden tzadikim. At seventeen years old,...
You Mean I Missed Him?
Translated and excerpted from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s book, ‘Or Yisrael,’ Volume 3 page 30. Rabbi Gershon of Kitov once asked the Ba’al Shem Tov to arrange...
The Key to Chassidut and Overcoming Confusion
The key to Chassidut and overcoming confusion Translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s book on the stories of the Ba’al Shem Tov: Or Yisra’el: Volume 2 ...
Ba’al Shem Tov: Magical Mysterious Shoes
Magical Mystery Shoes A Ba'al Shem Tov story excerpted from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s book Or Yisrael Once the Ba’al Shem Tov went to rest...
