The World of the Hasidim Conclusion

Without question, Rabbi Israel Ben Eliezer (also known as the Besht and the Ba’al Shem Tov) left a permanent mark on Judaism. The Hasidic (ultra-Orthodox) movement flourished under his care. But all Hasidic teaching is not alike. And not all Jewish people agree with Hasidism. Although Hasidism possesses many local leaders, each sect has one major leader who is revered, almost worshiped, by hi