by YitzhakBuxbaum (Author)
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 piety of the common folk against the rabbinic establishment.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 30 Nov 2006
ISBN 10: 0826418880
ISBN 13: 9780826418883