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ב"ה

Baal Shem Tov

The "Besht"

When G-d Hides
When a person realizes that G-d is hidden, this concealment actually ceases to exist
A Kabbalah lecture that opens with a joke
Pray Like a Pauper
No matter what state you are in, desire to be one with G-d
May the Words of My Mouth
How can we make use of so many representations in praying to G-d?
The Chamber of Mashiach
"I asked the Mashiach: "When will the Master come?"
The Thirteenth Gate
There is one pathway through which all prayers may pass
Elul 18: Baal Shem Tov Day
The birthday of the 'Besht' is a time to learn his teachings
Evoking Prayer
If all suffering and other issues for which one should pray will disappear with the times of the Mashiach, what will happen to prayer itself?
Straying Birds
The Talmud teaches that whenever Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel studied Torah deeply, birds flying over his head were burnt and fell.
A Deep Slumber
Intermediate
A Deep Slumber
The Baal Shem Tov turned to me and said, “Dovid! Stand up and testify to what you have seen!”
The Timelessness of the Commandments
The mystical dimensions of the ego

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