Tag Archives: Hasidism
Judaism: Hasidic Mystics: Weekly Summary
God is not only the creator of earth and heaven. God is also the One who created delight and joy. Continue Reading Judaism: Hasidic Mystics: Weekly Summary
Holy Dissent
It is of vital importance for religious people to voice and to appreciate dissent. Continue Reading Holy Dissent
Knowing Less, Loving More
We need transformed people today, and not just people with answers. Continue Reading Knowing Less, Loving More
Shining the Light of Divine Life
It is here, where we stand, that we should try to make shine the light of the hidden divine life. Continue Reading Shining the Light of Divine Life
Silence Is Preferable
Silence is at the very foundation of all reality. Continue Reading Silence Is Preferable
God Before Us Always
Everywhere you look you see God, not as an abstract spirit but as the True Being of all beings. Continue Reading God Before Us Always
A Spiritual Renewal
The great commandment is not “thou shalt be right.” The great commandment is to “be in love.” Continue Reading A Spiritual Renewal
Hasidism
Judaism Hasidism Friday, August 31, 2018 The Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760)—Master of the Good Name—was the founder of a Jewish religious movement called Hasidism that began in the eighteenth century. The “Besht” (acronym for Baal Shem Tov) was ecstatically in love with God. He reminds me a bit of my own spiritual father, St. Francis… Continue Reading Hasidism