Besht
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They clung to him as though he were the reincarnation of the Besht, as though he were their student tzaddik, so to speak.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
For a long time there was terrible bitterness between the Mitnagdim, the opponents of Hasidism, and the followers of the Besht.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
One province there was to which the Besht could not penetrate, at least not without a long siege and great losses.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
Protests by Hasidim themselves against the irreverent spirit that developed after the death of the Besht, had in fact been heard before.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
Elijah Gaon and Israel Besht were the contemporaries of Voltaire and Rousseau.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by S. M. (Simon Markovich) Dubnow
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