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The Legend of the Baal-Shem (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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The Legend of the Baal-Shem (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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These 20 stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith, Israel ben
Eliezer, called the Baal-Shem or Master of God's Name, provide an
account of the genesis of Hasidism, still Judaism's most important
religious movement. Prefaced by an explanation of the life and
principles of the Hasidim, tales such as "The Werewolf", and "The
Heavenly Journey" tell of the Baal-Shem's life in early
18th-century Podolia and Wolhynia, and of the birth of his
revelatory faith, founded on active love, joy and private longing
for God. Initially scorned by the Rabbinical establishment, the
Baal-Shem's intense piety and fierce spiritual honesty ultimately
made him a figure of devotion amongst commoners, peasants and
visionaries. As a delicate and moving portrayal not only of the
power of the Baal-Shem's mystical faith, but also of Eastern
European Jewish daily life, "The Legend of the Baal-Shem" is a
useful introduction to Hasidic religious thought, and to Martin
Buber's own influential philosophy of love and mutual human
understanding.
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