Editing The Baal Shem Tov (section)

==== His Revelation and Name ====
On the 17th of Elul 1734, when the Baal Shem Tov was thirty-six years old, Achiya HaShiloni commanded him to reveal himself to the world, and he first revealed himself in the city of Tlust. Afterward, the Baal Shem Tov began spreading his teachings through journeys and wanderings. Initially, he mainly focused on pidyon shvuyim (redeeming captives), strengthening Torah and yiras shamayim (fear of Heaven), and spreading pnimiyus haTorah (inner dimensions of Torah). During his travels, he visited Horodenka, Kitov, Nemirov, Shargorod in Galicia and Podolia, Polnoye, Sde Lavan, and Zaslav in Volhynia.

During his travels, he would heal the sick through medicines and kameios (amulets). His kameios were written by the scribe Rabbi Alexander Ziskind, and later, as requests increased, he was also assisted by Rabbi Tzvi Sofer, whose Torah scrolls were highly valued. Eventually, Rabbi Tzvi remained his sole scribe.

Unlike other Baalei Shem before him, the Baal Shem Tov never used divine name invocations, and the kameios he distributed did not contain names. This is one reason why his title differs from all other Baalei Shem before him, and he was given the title 'Baal Shem Tov.'

In 1740, the Baal Shem Tov moved to the city of Mezhibuzh, where thousands of chassidim and admirers began to gather around him, including many Torah scholars and famous tzaddikim. The Baal Shem Tov would teach his students a Gemara shiur. The shiur was sharp and brilliant, and they also studied Rambam, Rif, Rosh, and other Rishonim commentaries related to the Gemara being learned. The Baal Shem Tov would translate the words into Yiddish.

During this period, the Baal Shem Tov also planned to make aliyah to Eretz Yisrael, which held an important and central place in his teachings, but his plan did not materialize.
[[File:ביכנ בעשט מזיבוז.jpg|thumb|The Synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov in the Town of Mezhibuzh]]