In Praise of the Ba‘al Shem Tov
Anonymous
The Birth of the Besht
While he was on his journey, Elijah the Prophet revealed himself to him and said: “Because of the merit of your behavior a son will be born to you who will bring light to Israel, and in him this saying will be fulfilled: Israel in whom I will be glorified.”
He came home and with God’s help he found his wife still alive. The B…
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