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This is a 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 piety of the common folk against the rabbinic establishment. He has been recognized as one of the greatest teachers in Jewish history, and much of what is alive and vibrant in Judaism today, in all denominations, derives from his inspiration. Abraham Joshua Heschel, who was descended from several illustrious Hasidic dynasties, wrote: "The Baal Shem Tov brought heaven to earth. He and his disciples, the Hasidim, banished melancholy from the soul and uncovered the ineffable delight of being a Jew."

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ISBN : 9780826418883
BY (AUTHOR) Buxbaum, Yitzhak
PUBLISHER : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC	PUBLICATION DATE : November 05, 2006
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom	IMPRINT : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback

DIMENSION : 254 mm x 178 mm

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Philosophy & Religion

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