Baal Shem Tov

Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times - opinion

As the Jewish holiday season ends, the Baal Shem Tov’s teachings remind us how prayer, art, and music can sustain us through the year ahead.

|ByMEIRA RAANAN
‘Teivah,’ by Yoran Raanan, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, 2026.
THE NEW ‘ohel’ built over the grave of the Baal Shem Tov.

Inside the sacred resting place of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh

You come to Medzhybizh seeking the grave of a tzadik (righteous person) and find yourself facing a quieter question: What does it mean to serve God with a full heart?

|ByJACOB MAOR
Illustrative image of an eye.

Eye twitching insights according to Jewish mysticism and historical texts

In Jewish thought, physical experiences or phenomena are sometimes seen as messages or signals.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE BESHT’S tomb at the old Jewish cemetery in Medzhybizh, Ukraine.

The Besht and Torah: Reconstructing the legacy of the Baal Shem Tov

Providing a baseline for considering how hassidism has evolved over the ages.

|ByLEVI COOPER

On Yom Kippur, praying with intention

How to access your infinity and create the life you desire.

OCTOBER 8, 2019ByYOCHEVED RINDENOW-KALEV
Praying with intention

What we can learn from the Ba’al Shem Tov

IN HER book, Adele, which was published in 2018, Brandes tells the story of the Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, from the viewpoint of his daughter, Adele.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019ByCARMIT SAPIR VITZ
YOCHI BRANDES – the workshop and her novel intertwined.