The light and fire of the Baal Shem Tov

by Yitzhak Buxbaum

Paper Book, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

922 BAA

Genres

Collections

ADULT COLLECTION, 9XX History, 92X Biography, SPECIAL: Reading Circle Past Selection

Publication

New York : Continuum, 2005.

Description

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.

Subjects

Baʻal Shem Ṭov, ca. 1700-1760
Hasidim Ukraine Biography
Hasidism
Rabbis Ukraine Biography

Language

English

Physical description

xxv, 420 p.; 26 cm

ISBN

0826417728 / 9780826417725

Local notes

2007-08 Reading Circle selection

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