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Baal Shem Tov
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Sefaria sheets focused on the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov (Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer of Medzhybizh).
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Baal Shem Tov on the Pursuit of Truth and Wisdom
Did God absolve the Jewish People of the need for faith? The Baal Shem Tov explains an enigmatic midrash and ponders the purpose of the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and wisdom.
Dovi Seldowitz
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311
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February 4, 2024
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Chasidut
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Mashal
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Baal Shem Tov
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Parables
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Knowledge of God
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Knowledge
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Ignorance
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Wisdom
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Hasidism
Fusing Midrash on Purim with a Chasidic Ethos
Fusing the political and the personal, his sheet fuses three statements from the Baal Shem Tov with the Midrash (Esther Rabbah) on the Purim Story.
Dovi Seldowitz
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304
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February 23, 2023
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Baal Shem Tov
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Midrash
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Spirituality
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Chasidut
Thank God for distractions!
Baal Shem Tov's teachings on prayer and elevating distracting thoughts
Josh Weiner
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1158
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April 14, 2021
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Strange Thoughts
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Ba'al Shem Tov
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Thoughts
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Hasidism
The Baal Shem Tov's Commentary on Talmud: Tractate Megillah
A Collection of Eight Teachings of Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, the "Baal Shem Tov" (1698-1760), on Tractate Megillah and related sources
Dovi Seldowitz
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965
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November 22, 2021
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Baal Shem Tov
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Megillah
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Chabad
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Chasidut
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Talmud
Chanukah: The Hidden Light, Revealed
Ami Silver
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4995
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November 23, 2020
Baal Shem Tov: When is Moshiach Coming?
Levi Haskelevich
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6162
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December 2, 2017
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Chassidus
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Moshiach
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Baal Shem Tov
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Chassidut
כיצד למד הבעל שם טוב את התורה?
Yachin Epstein
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14924
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May 14, 2018
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Baal Shem Tov (Book)
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חסידים
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Torah
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Torah
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סיפורי חסידים
Sefer Makor Mayim Chayim, Parshat Noach Amud Hatefilah
Originally published August 3, 2011 at http://www.on1foot.org/text/sefer-makor-mayim-chayim-parshat-noach-amud-hatefilah
AJWS Staff
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1860
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May 16, 2018
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Trade, Aid & Debt
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Philosophy
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Education
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Discrimination & Diversity
Baal Shem Tov, on friendship
Originally published July 8, 2011 at http://www.on1foot.org/text/“-pull-friend-out-mire-do-not-hesitate-get-dirty”-baal-shem-tov
AJWS Staff
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994
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May 16, 2018
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Trade, Aid & Debt
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Service/Volunteerism
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Philosophy
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