Chabad-Lubavitch: The Impact of Menachem Mendel
... most sublime and transcendent light that needs to be brought down into our world with pragmatic tools… I have done all I can. I give it over to you. Do all that you can to bring the righteous redeemer, immediately! I have done my part. From this point on, all is in your hands. (“Tammuz 1994: Transmi ...
... most sublime and transcendent light that needs to be brought down into our world with pragmatic tools… I have done all I can. I give it over to you. Do all that you can to bring the righteous redeemer, immediately! I have done my part. From this point on, all is in your hands. (“Tammuz 1994: Transmi ...
A Prolegomenon for a Study of Prophecy in Jewish
... described as the highest form of religious knowledge, which is sometimes culminating in a transformation of the mystic into an angel, a move I call the apotheotic vector. On the other hand, the technique of bringing down the prince or the angel appointed upon the Torah, Sar haTorah,7 (the theophanic ...
... described as the highest form of religious knowledge, which is sometimes culminating in a transformation of the mystic into an angel, a move I call the apotheotic vector. On the other hand, the technique of bringing down the prince or the angel appointed upon the Torah, Sar haTorah,7 (the theophanic ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... World Wars. What remained of them in Europe was destroyed under the Communists. Their shattered survivors came to Canada and the U.S. in order to reestablish replicas of these courts, though no longer rural or materially self-sufficient. Today, these courts are less unified geographically or economi ...
... World Wars. What remained of them in Europe was destroyed under the Communists. Their shattered survivors came to Canada and the U.S. in order to reestablish replicas of these courts, though no longer rural or materially self-sufficient. Today, these courts are less unified geographically or economi ...
1 One of the ironies of Jewish history concerns the Chasidim, who
... leaders to the Czarist authorities. It was not until almost half a century passed that Chasidim and Mitnagdim began to come together in a common front against secularization and Enlightenment. Yesterday’s radicalism becomes today’s reaction. The Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidism and his disci ...
... leaders to the Czarist authorities. It was not until almost half a century passed that Chasidim and Mitnagdim began to come together in a common front against secularization and Enlightenment. Yesterday’s radicalism becomes today’s reaction. The Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidism and his disci ...
The Ẓaddiq as Axis Mundi in Later Judaism Author(s): Arthur Green
... "Zaddiqis the foundationof the world."(Prov. 10:25) In order to understand the later developments in the Kabbalistic/Hasidic tradition, it is indeed to the rabbinic sources, and particularlyto their uses of the term zaddiq, that we must first turn our attention. Our best guide in this matter is Rudo ...
... "Zaddiqis the foundationof the world."(Prov. 10:25) In order to understand the later developments in the Kabbalistic/Hasidic tradition, it is indeed to the rabbinic sources, and particularlyto their uses of the term zaddiq, that we must first turn our attention. Our best guide in this matter is Rudo ...
I`m going to tell you a true story of two Rabbis – you decide who
... emergence of the modern non Biblical rabbinic oral laws. That was Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai of the school of Hillel student of Rabbi Gamaliel. But, then this other Rabbi, who was a classmate of Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai, his name was Rabbi Sha'ul of Tarsus, better known to some people as Paul the Apos ...
... emergence of the modern non Biblical rabbinic oral laws. That was Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai of the school of Hillel student of Rabbi Gamaliel. But, then this other Rabbi, who was a classmate of Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai, his name was Rabbi Sha'ul of Tarsus, better known to some people as Paul the Apos ...
The_Chosen_powerpoint
... Tzaddik: a Jewish holy man and leader; takes on his peoples’ sufferings. Literally means “Righteous Ones,” and refers to a completely righteous individual who is thought to have spiritual or mystical power. Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic (Hasidic) community. The t ...
... Tzaddik: a Jewish holy man and leader; takes on his peoples’ sufferings. Literally means “Righteous Ones,” and refers to a completely righteous individual who is thought to have spiritual or mystical power. Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic (Hasidic) community. The t ...
Messianism and Hassidism
... – Sincere love of G-d, warm faith, believe in the efficacy of prayer – prayers that come from the heart – Pantheism – omnipresence of G-d – „No man is so sinful that he can not be purified by love and understanding.“ – His saying reported by his disciples ...
... – Sincere love of G-d, warm faith, believe in the efficacy of prayer – prayers that come from the heart – Pantheism – omnipresence of G-d – „No man is so sinful that he can not be purified by love and understanding.“ – His saying reported by his disciples ...
Chapter 5: Judaism
... arise? What are the central foci of this brand of mysticism. What problem arose in the divine essence? How does the focus of the Zohar differ from traditional rabbinic interest? Who founded the Hasidic movement that still exists today? When and where? What was unusual about male/female roles and ide ...
... arise? What are the central foci of this brand of mysticism. What problem arose in the divine essence? How does the focus of the Zohar differ from traditional rabbinic interest? Who founded the Hasidic movement that still exists today? When and where? What was unusual about male/female roles and ide ...
Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer (born circa 1700, died: 6 Sivan 5520, 22 May 1760), (Hebrew: רבי ישראל בן אליעזר) often called Baal Shem Tov (/ˌbaːl ˈʃɛm ˌtʊv/ or /ˌtʊf/) or Besht, was a Jewish mystical rabbi. He is considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism (see also Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty).The Besht is better known to many religious Jews as “the holy Baal Shem” (der heyliger baal shem in Yiddish), or most commonly, the Baal Shem Tov (בעל שם טוב). The title Baal Shem Tov is usually translated into English as “Master of the Good Name,” but at least two other translations are possible: ""Good Master of the Name,"" taking ""Baal Shem"" as a unit, meaning one who ""owns the [holy] name"" therefore has the power or uses Divine names to cure illnesses and perform miracles. I.e., an effective baal shem. ""One who has a good reputation in the community,"" since in Hebrew idiom, ""Baal"" can mean ""one characterized by"" and ""Shem"" can mean ""reputation,"" thus ""one characterized by a good reputation.""The name Besht (בעש""ט) — the acronym from the words comprising that name, bet ayin shin tet—is typically used in print rather than speech. The appellation “Baal Shem” was not unique to Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer; however, it is Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer who is most closely identified as ""The Baal Shem Tov"", as he was the founder of the spiritual movement of Hasidic Judaism.The little biographical information that is known about Besht is so interwoven with legends of miracles that in many cases it is hard to arrive at the historical facts. The attitude of the Chassidim themselves towards these legends is an unusual blend of suspicion on one hand, and belief on the other. The Rebbe Shlomo of Rodomsk pithily declared, ""Whoever believes all the miracle stories about the Baal Shem Tov in Shivhei HaBaal Shem Tov is a fool, but whoever denies that he could have done them is an apikoros [a heretic]."" Similarly, the Rebbe Mordechai of Neshkiz explains, ""Even if a story about him never actually occurred, and there was no such miracle, it was in the power of the Baal Shem Tov, may his memory be a blessing for the life of the World-to-Come, to perform everything.""Nevertheless, from the numerous legends connected with his birth it appears that his parents were poor, upright, and pious. When he was orphaned, his community cared for him. At school, he distinguished himself only by his frequent disappearances, being always found in the lonely woods surrounding the place, rapturously enjoying the beauties of nature. Many of his disciples believed that he came from the Davidic line tracing its lineage to the royal house of King David, and by extension with the institution of the Jewish Messiah.