In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov is the first complete English translation of the tales surrounding the Besht, a rabbi and kabbalistic practitioner whose teachings bolstered the growing Hasidic movement in the eighteenth century. An important source on the life, philosophy, and mystical works of the Besht, In Praise of the Baal Shem Tov also reveals the daily life and concerns of eastern European Hasidic Jews in the late 1700s.
| Author: Dan Ben-Amos |
| Publisher: Jason Aronson |
| Publication Date: Sep 01, 1976 |
| Number of Pages: 365 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1568211473 |
| ISBN-13: 9781568211473 |