The name Besht ( בעש " ט ) — the acronym from the words comprising that name, bet ayin shin tet — is typically used in print rather than speech.

The little biographical information that is known about Besht is so interwoven with legends of miracles that in many cases it is hard to arrive at the historical facts.

The Besht ’ s house is mentioned on several tax registers and his house is given tax-free status, thus indicating that he was well-known to the Polish Magnate as an important town resource.

It was only in keeping with Besht ’ s character that he welcomed baptism by the Frankists as an end to its threat to mainstream Judaism of the day, for it is related that he said: “ As long as a diseased limb is connected with the body, there is hope that it may be saved ; but, once amputated, it is gone, and there is no hope .” The upheaval caused by the threats of the Frankist movement to destroy mainstream Judaism seemed to undermine Besht ’ s health, however, and he died shortly after the conversion of many Frankists to Christianity.

But since Hasidism, immediately after the death of its founder, was divided into various parties, each claiming for itself the authority of Besht, the utmost of caution is necessary in judging as to the authenticity of utterances ascribed to Besht.

The foundation-stone of Hasidism as laid by Besht is a strongly marked panentheistic conception of God.

When man speaks, said Besht, he should remember that his speech is an element of life, and that life itself is a manifestation of God.

“ Whoever maintains that this life is worthless is in error: it is worth a great deal ; only one must know how to use it properly .” From the very beginning Besht fought against that contempt for the world which, through the influence of Isaac Luria ’ s Kabbalah, had almost become a dogma among the Jews.

The founder of Hasidism, Israel ben Eliezer ( 1698 – 1760 ), became known as the Baal Shem Tov ( the " Master of the Good Name ", abbreviated " Besht ").

Hasidic Judaism was founded by Yisroel ben Eliezer ( 1700 – 1760 ), also known as the Ba ' al Shem Tov ( or Besht ).

Hasidism's founder was Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov (" master of a good name " usually applied to a saintly Jew who was also a wonder-worker ), or simply " the Besht "; he taught that man's relationship with God depended on immediate religious experience, in addition to knowledge and observance of the details of the Torah and Talmud.

Hasidic Judaism was founded by Israel ben Eliezer ( 1700 – 1760 ), also known as the Baal Shem Tov or the Besht ( the Hebrew and Yiddish acronym of Baal Shem Tov ).

After many trips in Podolia and Volhynia as a Baal Shem, Besht, considering his following large enough and his authority established, decided ( about 1740 ) to expound his teachings in the shtetl of Medzhybizh and people, mostly from the spiritual elite, came to listen to him.

The story of Besht ’ s career affords many examples of unselfishness and high-minded benevolence.

As Besht fought ascetics, so he fought the rigidity and sanctimony that had accreted to strict Talmudic viewpoints while not abrogating a single religious ceremony or observance.

While the rabbis of his day considered the study of the Talmud as the most important religious activity, Besht laid all the stress on prayer.

4, Besht said, “ The righteous can vivify by his faith .” Besht ’ s followers enlarged upon this idea and consistently deduced from it the source of divine mercy, of blessings, of life ; and that therefore, if one love him, one may partake of God ’ s mercy.

Besht ’ s parents died soon after his birth ; bequeathing to him only the deathbed exhortation of Eliezer, “ Always believe that God is with you, and fear nothing .” Besht ever remained true to this injunction.

Image: Besht Shul1 Medzhibozh. jpg | The Baal Shem Tov's shul in Medzhybizh, Ukraine ( c. 1915 ).

Rabbi Yisroel ( Israel ) ben Eliezer ( רבי ישראל בן אליעזר — May 22, 1760 ), often called Baal Shem Tov ( or ) or Besht, was a Jewish mystical rabbi.

The founder of the Hasidic movement, Israel ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov ( Besht )( 1698-1760 ), awakened a new stage and revival in Jewish mysticism.

* Baal Shem Tov or Besht, a Jewish mystical rabbi.

Besht is quite naturally one of the most interesting figures in modern Jewish history.

While the Besht was alive, there was very little antagonism between different styles of Judaism ( Talmudism and Hasidism ).

Besht took sides with the Talmudists in their disputes against the Frankists ( Jacob Frank ’ s cultist movement that considered Frank to be the Messiah ).

There was a measure of protection in its concrete walls and ceiling, but the engineers who hastily installed it were well aware that concrete is not much better than prayer, if as efficacious, when a direct hit comes along.

For better or for worse, we all now live in welfare states, the organizing principle of which is collective responsibility for individual well-being.

I think it is essential, however, to pinpoint here the difference between the two concepts of sovereignty that went to war in 1861 -- if only to see better how imperative is our need today to clarify completely our far worse confusion on this subject.

About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic.

Incest is still a durable theme, but if it wants to get written about it will have to find ways to surprise the emotions, and there is no better way to do this than that of concealment and symbolic representation.

Mann understood better than most men the incest comedy at the center of the myth and the psychological truth in which dread is shown as the other face as longing was for him just the kind of deep and complicated joke he liked to tell.

There is another side of love, more nearly symbolized by the croak of the mating capercailzie, or better still perhaps by the mute antics of the slug.

I assume that the number of readers of this anthology who regard themselves as morally perfect is small, and that most readers are willing to consider procedures by which they may gain more insight into themselves and better understanding of others.

Of the two, The Life Of Bright is incomparably the better biography.

Considering then the optimism which has permeated science fiction for so long, what is really remarkable is that during the last twelve years many science-fiction writers have turned about and attacked their own cherished vision of the future, have attacked the Childhood's End kind of faith that science and technology will inevitably better the human condition.

Even to be `` from hope and fear set free '' is at least better than to have lost the first without having got rid of the second.

So far as I am concerned, the child is unmistakably father to the man, despite the obvious fact that child and father differ greatly -- sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.

and it should be far better known than it is.

What is required is the full implementation of Article 2 of the Treaty, which provides: `` The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being.

Brooks Robinson is great, and it is conceivable that he'll do even better in 1961 than he did in 1960.

The man is right, and at this time, indications are that these three are ready for better seasons.

Hank Foiles, backed up by Frank House who will be within calling distance in the minors, make up better second line catching than the Birds had all last year, but Gus is still that big man you need when you start talking pennant.

`` A better position for negotiations is the real point of this speech.

It is conceivable that Broxodent could do a better job than ordinary brushing, especially in those who do not brush their teeth properly.

It is not much better if he meets with old classmates.