Baal Shem Tov
1698-1760 62 years
aka: Israel ben Eliezer (original name)
בעל שם טוב Hebrew (Baal Shem Tov)
1698-1760 62 years
aka: Israel ben Eliezer (original name)
בעל שם טוב Hebrew (Baal Shem Tov)
Jewish Hassid, mystic, Kabbalist, etc.
born Poland/Ukraine area
orphaned at a young age, taken care of by his
community.
married 2x; son, daughter.
records written by his followers are his heritage
Martin Buber has written a book on him
"Baal Shem" means 'master of the good name'.
"Tov" is an honorific title added to Jewish names.
Baal Shem is a name not unique to him--other
people were also called this.
his view of "God" was expanded to mean "All".
born Poland/Ukraine area
orphaned at a young age, taken care of by his
community.
married 2x; son, daughter.
records written by his followers are his heritage
Martin Buber has written a book on him
"Baal Shem" means 'master of the good name'.
"Tov" is an honorific title added to Jewish names.
Baal Shem is a name not unique to him--other
people were also called this.
his view of "God" was expanded to mean "All".
| I was reading about Baal Shem, a Hasid mystic, the founder of Hasidism. A disciple came to him one day and said, "Master, how can I avoid temptation? How can I avoid the devil tempting me?" Baal Shem looked at him and said, "Wait! There is no need for you to avoid any temptation, because right now temptation cannot be given to you – you are not worthy of it..." --Osho The Discipline of Transcendence-Vol. 3, ch. 3 |
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