Baal Shem Tov

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18 Elul - Birthday of Two Great Lumiaries ~ Torah Way

3 September 2017

18 Elul is the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov (1698) and Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745). This talk discusses their teachings.

Tali Loewenthal speaking on the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism, in Melbourne, July 2010. and

1 July 2010

Tali Loewenthal speaking on the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism, in Melbourne, July 2010. and

Healing in Hasidism: From the Baal Shem Tov to the Lubavitcher Rebbe

A talk by Naftali Loewenthal given at the Boston U Campus Chabad House in December 2015, based on a paper presented at the AJS Conference. This presents rational and supra-rational aspects of the...

The Megilla In The Present

5774

The Baal Shem Tov's teaching on reading the Megilla in order, and examines the story of Purim as immediately relevant to every Jew today. Haman's description of the Jews as scattered and divided is...

Increasing Profits

5770

The Baal Shem Tov's 250th yahrzeit year to explore why Re'eh always falls near Elul, seeing Divine Providence in the connection. The Sedra's opening theme of blessing through obedience to mitzvot is...

Remembering

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Devarim (Shabbat Chazon), 5733 (1973). The verse in Lamentations 'Remember G-d, what has happened to us' is given a remarkable positive...