As we approach Chai Elul, the birthday of both the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe, we are filled with a sense of renewal ...

A direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder, The Baal Shem Tov, Abby's parents considered her their first-born son and a future rabbi - but she was adamant that she was a girl. My dad is a ...

Sotheby’s announces the auction of the Shem Tov Bible, one of the most significant medieval Hebrew manuscripts ever created. The Shem Tov Bible, written in 1312 in Soria (Castille) by the illustrious ...

This source is Shivḥei ha Besht (In Praise of the Ba'al Shem Tov), first published in Kopys in 1814. A collection of some 250 stories about the putative founder of hasidism, Israel ben Eliezer, the Ba ...

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The Shem Tov Bible, an ornate Hebrew manuscript from 1312, sold for $6.9 million at Sotheby’s and will be publicly displayed. The Shem Tov Bible dates back to 1312 in Castile, now modern day Spain.

The Shem Tov Bible is one such example. Painstakingly created by the eponymous Rabbi in the early 14th century, it’s considered one of the most important manuscripts to have escaped medieval Spain.

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the need to uplift one another is greater than ever. Our community’s most vulnerable populations need our support and will continue to need it in the days, weeks, ...