Download or read book The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov written by Yitzhak Buxbaum and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.">
Download or read book The Path of the Baal Shem Tov written by Dovid Sears and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of chasidism, on more than fifty subjects.
Download or read book Reaches of Heaven written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1981-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewish Tales of Holy Women written by Yitzhak Buxbaum and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a "holy woman," or a holy man for that matter? According to the Jewish mystics, a holy person is someone who has not lost the holiness that every baby is born with. A holy person is someone who fulfills it. Stories about Jewish holy women have rarely been collected in such an engaging and entertaining form. The tales display a specifically female Jewish spirituality, giving us a peek into a world of devotional beauty that focuses on kindness. These stories of laughter and tears, humility and bravery, striving and trance, have an appeal spanning the denominational spectrum: they are spiritual nourishment for the soul. The rabbis say there are both male and female angels and angels are on earth as well as in heaven. These tales enhance our appreciation of the female angels on earth.
Download or read book Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy written by Yitzhak Buxbaum and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Tales of Mystic Joy reveals the happiness that awaits us if we strive for real spirituality. The stories are about pious rabbis and humble tailors, about dancing, singing, laughing, and crying, but their common denominator is always joyous ecstasy. Drawing us into a world of devotion, the tales allow us to taste the bliss that comes from a life lived from the very center of one's self. Each story comes alive in joy and produces a "holy shiver" that speaks to the soul.
Download or read book The Tremble of Love written by Ani Tuzman and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1707. Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. A young orphan, deemed a simpleton and harder to tame than the wind, defies expectation and convention to follow an inner call. This rich reimagining of one of history's most revered and revolutionary mystics transports readers back in time to experience the true meaning of power and the timeless grace of love
Download or read book Hasidic Wisdom written by Simcha Raz and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected in this volume are over one thousand of the most popular and trenchant aphorisms of the past several centuries of hasidic teaching that have captured the heart and soul of world Jewry since the birth of hasidism. Most remarkable about these pithy hasidic sayings is how they combine the wisdom of Jewish tradition with sound modern psychological and spiritual insight.
Download or read book Jewish Spiritual Practices written by Yitzhak Buxbaum and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewish mystic path and its practices to attain God-consciousness.
Download or read book Portions of Light Teachings from the Baal Shem Tov written by Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachings of R. Yisrael Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760) on the Torah and the Jewish festivals, selected from Keter Shem Tov, a work compiled by a prolific Torah giant named R. Aharon of Apta, first published in 1794. An addendum-teachings of the Baal Shem Tov transmitted by the Chabad Rebbes-was added to the 1973 Kehot edition. This was broadened with additional material and rearranged in 1998 and 2004 respectively.The lessons in this book were chosen with the intent that a novice to Chasidic in-depth analysis will also be able to follow the message, take it to heart, and live with it. Originally appearing in the popular Chayenu weekly study pamphlet, they are presented here as an organized self-standing work.
Download or read book Keser Shem Tov written by Rabbi Yehoshua Starrett and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the holy words of the holy and awesome Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov of blessed memory for everlasting life in the world to come. These words are from the books of Rav Yaakov Yoseph of Polonoye of blessed memory, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
Download or read book Real Davvening written by Yitzhak Buxbaum and published by Yitzhak Buxbaum. This book was released on 1996 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gabriel s Palace written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 150 tales from the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore.
Download or read book Baal Shem Tov written by Aitan Levy and published by Bst Pub. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, was the founder of the Chassidic movement. His divine influence lives on through the recorded actions and anecdotes of his life. The reader will discover how the Baal Shem Tov used his extraordinary spiritual insight to guide his followers and to strengthen their dedication to Torah and Mitzvos. The reader will partake of the timeless wisdom which inspires a joyful, Torah directed life imbued with Divine light and will discover a path for satisfying the heart-felt yearnings of their Divine Soul.
Download or read book Moonbeams written by Carol Diament and published by Jewish Lights Publishing. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on "idea book" focuses on Rosh Hodesh, the festival of the new moon, as a source of spiritual growth for Jewish women. A complete sourcebook which will initiate or rejuvenate women's study groups, it is also perfect for women preparing for bat mitzvah, those seeking to expand their Jewish education, or for anyone interested in learning more about Rosh Hodesh observance and what it has to offer. Set up to guide readers through nine months of study and contemplation during each new moon, it can be used for spiritual exploring on your own, or as a group workbook. The study texts, discussion questions, outline of a Rosh Hodesh service, Bible readings, poetry, suggested readings, and more combine to offer readers a bounty of information for learning about and incorporating this inspiring part of Judaism into their lives. Selected Contents: The History and Observance of Rosh Hodesh Kippah, Tallit, and Tefillin Claiming a Jewish Feminist Heritage Ba'a lot Teshuvah Women and Israeli Law Women Rabbis
Download or read book The Besht written by Immanuel Etkes and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism
Download or read book Ohr Yisrael written by Israel Salanter and published by Targum Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glowing treasure now available to the English-speaking public! The trail-blazing work of Rav Yisrael Salanter, and his disciple, Rav Yitzchak Blazer illuminate the darkness of our generation with wisdom and insight. This classic Mussar work focuses on attaining closeness with G-d and on ethical introspection. This volume is a compendium of four classics of ethical thought: The Gates of Light, The Light of Israel, Paths of Light, and Stars of Light. This extraordinary book, translated into lucid, flowing English, will enable all who read it to reach a new spiritual dimension. Contains English text only.
Download or read book Founder of Hasidism written by Moshe Rosman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book goes farther than any previous work in uncovering the historical Israel ben Eliezer--known as the Ba'al Shem Tov, or the Besht--the eighteenth-century Polish-Jewish mystic who profoundly influenced the shape of modern Judaism. As the progenitor of Hasidism, the Ba'al Shem Tov is one of the key figures in Jewish history; to understand him is to understand an essential element of modern Jewish life and religion. Because evidence about his life is scanty and equivocal, the Besht has long eluded historians and biographers. Much of what is believed about him is based on stories compiled more than a generation after his death, many of which serve to mythologize rather than describe their subject. Rosman's study casts a bright new light on the traditional stories about the Besht, confirming and augmenting some, challenging others. By concentrating on accounts attributable directly to the Besht or to contemporary eyewitnesses, Rosman provides a portrait drawn from life rather than myth. In addition, documents in Polish and Hebrew discovered by Rosman during the research for this book enable him to give the first detailed description of the cultural, social, economic, and political context of the Ba'al Shem Tov's life.
