Editing The Baal Shem Tov (section)

==== Marriage ====
At some point, the Baal Shem Tov left the settlement of Okup and moved to the Brody region near Podolia. There, he became a melamed in one of the cheders and met Rabbi Ephraim of Brody, who was among the city's dignitaries and the father of Rabbi Abraham Gershon of Kitov. Rabbi Ephraim suggested his daughter Chana to the Baal Shem Tov for marriage, and they became engaged, though the Baal Shem Tov wanted to keep it secret. Only after Rabbi Ephraim's passing did the Baal Shem Tov come to marry his wife, but when he arrived, he disguised himself in coarse farmer's clothing. Rabbi Abraham Gershon tried to turn him away but finally realized this was his sister's groom and they married, though he distanced himself from him. The young couple moved to one of the villages between Kutov and Kosov. Rabbi Israel spent most of his time in seclusion in forests and fields. Later they moved to another village. In 5490 they moved to Tlust in Galicia and began teaching again, living in financial hardship throughout their lives.