Insight Into the Three Weeks
This past week, we commemorated the fast day of the 17th of Tammuz, Yud Zayin BeTammuz, and in another three weeks, we will commemorate another...
Tag : Baal Shem Tov
Submission, Separation and Sweetening on Pesach
One of the most important teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov is that every process, whether material or spiritual, progresses through three stages: submission (hachna’ah),...
The Ba’al Shem Tov: Reciprocal Divine Providence
The holy Rabbi of Kaminke related the following story: Once, a poor man came before the Baal Shem Tov seeking salvation from his poverty. The...
Melodies that Bring the Mashiach
When the Baal Shem Tov returned from his attempted journey to the Land of Israel, he passed through Hungary. He arrived in the town of...
The Ba’al Shem Tov: Seruliva
When the holy tzaddik, Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, fled Russia and crossed the border into Austria, he arrived at a village and asked, “What is...
The Ba'al Shem Tov and the Chasidic Revolution
Click here for the other fascinating chapters in this series The Ba’al Shem Tov initiated a revolution in Judaism: a spiritual renewal movement that breathed...
The Ba’al Shem Tov on Aesthetics
Keter Shem Tov, Section 76 All that we have discussed regarding aesthetics relates to the central innovation of a teaching from the Ba’al Shem Tov....
Rabbi Tzvi, Son of the Ba’al Shem Tov: In his Father’s Shadow
Rabbi Tzvi, the son of the Ba’al Shem Tov was born in 5494 (1733). He was the second child born to the Ba’al Shem...
