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The Legend of the Baal-Shem

These twenty captivating stories about Israel ben

Eliezer, the founder of Hasidism known as ‘the Baal-

Shem’ or ‘Master of God’s Name’, offer a profound

and charming account of the genesis of Judaism’s

most significant mystical movement. Prefaced by an

explanation of the life and principles of the Hasidim,

they tell of the Baal-Shem’s life in early eighteenth-

century Podolia and Wolhynia, and of the birth of his

revelatory faith, founded on active love, joy and

private longing for God. Initially scorned by the

Rabbinical establishment, the Baal-Shem’s fierce

piety ultimately made him a figure of devotion

among commoners, peasants and visionaries. As a

delicate portrayal both of the Baal-Shem’s mystical

faith and of Eastern European Jewish daily life,

The

Legend of the Baal-Shem

is an ideal introduction to

Hasidic religious thought, and to Martin Buber’s own

influential philosophy of love and mutual

understanding.

Martin Buber

(1878–1965) was one of the

greatest religious thinkers of the twentieth century,

and was nominated for Nobel prizes for both

Literature and Peace. His works include

I and Thou,

The Way of Man

and

Between Man and Man.

Martin Buber titles available from Routledge:

Between Man and Man

The Legend of the Baal-Shem*

Meetings: Autobiographical Fragments

Ten Rungs: Collected Hasidic Sayings*

The Way of Man*

Also available:

Martin Buber: The Life of Dialogue

by Maurice

S.Friedman

* Not available in the United States and Canada

MARTIN BUBER

The Legend of the

BAAL-SHEM

Translated from the German by

Maurice Friedman

LONDON AND NEW YORK

First published as

Legende des Baalschem

in Frankfurt, 1908

First published in English 1955 by Harper & Row

This second edition first published 2002 by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.

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or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, r other means,

now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and

recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without

permission in writing from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN

0-203-38066-5 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-38684-1 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-415-28264-0 (Hbk)

ISBN 0-415-28265-9 (Pbk)

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