The Epistle of Redemption (Igeres HaGeulah): Difference between revisions
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[[File:שער בן פורת יוסף 02.jpg|thumb|Title page of the book [[Ben Porat Yosef]] by R' Yaakov Yosef HaKohen of Polnoye, in which the epistle was first printed]] | [[File:שער בן פורת יוסף 02.jpg|thumb|Title page of the book [[Ben Porat Yosef]] by R' Yaakov Yosef HaKohen of Polnoye, in which the epistle was first printed]] | ||
The '''Epistle of Redemption''' (Hebrew: ''Igeres HaGeulah''), also widely known as the '''Baal Shem Tov's Epistle''' or the '''Epistle of the Soul Ascent''',<ref>It is also referred to as ''Igeres HaBesht HaYeduah'' ("The Famous Epistle of the Besht") and ''Igeres Aliyat Neshamah LaBesht'' ("The Epistle of the Soul Ascent of the Besht").</ref> is a letter written by Rabbi [[Israel Baal Shem Tov]] — known by the acronym Besht (בעש"ט), the founder of the Chassidic movement — to his brother-in-law Rabbi [[Avraham Gershon of Kitov]], who was living in the Land of Israel at the time. | The '''Epistle of Redemption''' (Hebrew: ''Igeres HaGeulah''), also widely known as the '''Baal Shem Tov's Epistle''' or the '''Epistle of the Soul Ascent''',<ref>It is also referred to as ''Igeres HaBesht HaYeduah'' ("The Famous Epistle of the Besht") and ''Igeres Aliyat Neshamah LaBesht'' ("The Epistle of the Soul Ascent of the Besht").</ref> is a letter written by Rabbi [[Israel Baal Shem Tov]] — known by the acronym Besht (בעש"ט), the founder of the Chassidic movement — to his brother-in-law Rabbi [[Avraham Gershon of Kitov]], who was living in the Land of Israel at the time. | ||
