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Okopy, Ternopil Oblast
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Okopy is a selo in western Ukraine. It is located in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast, and had its origins as a Polish fortress at the meeting of the Zbruch and Dniester rivers. It belongs to Melnyts
Kościół w Okopach św. Trójcy
Kościół w Okopach św. Trójcy
Decoration of a church in Okopy showing the coats of arms of Poland and Lithuania. Decoration made in polychromy.
Decoration of a church in Okopy showing the coats of arms of Poland and Lithuania. Decoration made in polychromy.
Baal Shem Tov
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Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov or BeShT, was a Jewish mystic and healer regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. A baal shem tov is a "Master of the Good Name". The term has also be
Okopy, Ternopil Oblast
…and the works were finished in the same year. The nearby village was also fortified. In 1693 Jan III Sobieski built a votive church in the compound. Israel ben Eliezer, a Jewish mystical rabbi and the founder of the Hasidic Jewish movement, was born in Okopy in 1698 (although he later lived in nearby Tluste). The…
1758 Polish tax census of Medzhybizh showing "Balsam" in house #95
1758 Polish tax census of Medzhybizh showing "Balsam" in house #95
Monument to the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh (before restoration in 2006–2008), inscribed רבי ישראל בעל שם טוב
Monument to the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh (before restoration in 2006–2008), inscribed רבי ישראל בעל שם טוב
The old synagogue of Medzhybizh (c. 1915). This building, which was never used by Israel (he preferred an alternate minyan), burned during World War I
The old synagogue of Medzhybizh (c. 1915). This building, which was never used by Israel (he preferred an alternate minyan), burned during World War II. Today a replica attracts tourists to Medzhybizh under the name "Baal Shem Tov Shul". A second replica opened in 2022 as a community synagogue in Wesley Hills, NY.
An 18th-century Kabbalistic siddur in the Chabad library. Chabad claims that Israel used this siddur.
An 18th-century Kabbalistic siddur in the Chabad library. Chabad claims that Israel used this siddur.