The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem TovA&C Black, 2005 M01 1 - 420 pages Features the life, in stories, of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1700-1760), the founder of Hasidism. The Baal Shem Tov, or the Besht, as he is commonly called, led a revival in Judaism that put love and joy at the center of religious life and championed the |
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Contents
Praise Promise and Prayer | 1 |
The Authors Prayer | 7 |
The Setting | 11 |
The PreBeshtian Hasidim and the Hidden Tzaddikim | 13 |
A Mission as a Teacher and Baal Shem | 121 |
A Movement Forms and Opposition Grows | 178 |
A Mature Teacher Full of Wisdom and Love | 219 |
Toward Redemption with the Sting of Persecution and Heresy | 288 |
ILLUSTRATIONS | 355 |
GLOSSARY | 409 |
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