February 18, 2010
5th Adar, 5770
The Baal Shem Tov was particular to recite the verses beginning Baruch Hashem l’olam amen v’amen prior to the Shemoneh Esrei prayer during the weekday evening service, in keeping with the Ashkenazic custom.
(Mishmeres Shalom 23:2, Imrei Pinchos 432; Shulchan HaTohor, Tefillas Arvis 236:1)

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February 16, 2010
3rd Adar, 5770
The Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch were both accustomed to lead the minyan in reciting the blessing and counting the sefiras ha’omer in the synagogue.
(Koyetz Lubavitch 11, Sichos 20, Kislev 5706)

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February 15, 2010
2nd Adar, 5770
The Baal Shem Tov taught: Whatever a person sees or hears contains a lesson in Divine service. This is the gist of Divine service: to realize how to serve G-d in all things.
(HaYom Yom, p. 52, cited in Kesser Shem Tov, Hosafos, 128)

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February 10, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov strongly urged his followers to awaken at midnight in order to mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile of the Jewish people, as is stressed in the Zohar and the works of the Ari z” l.
(Tzava’as HaRivash 16; Kesser Shem Tov 205)

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February 9, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov instructed his followers to immerse in a mikveh every erev Shabbos [and erev Yom Tov] as well as before praying on Shabbos morning.
(Sefer HaSichos 5702, cited in Sefer HaMinhagim Chabad; Siddur HaAri of Rabbi Shabbbsai of Rashkov)

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February 8, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov once said, “If the Jewish people would sanctify themselves with Torah and mitzvos, they would continually hear the voice of G-d speaking as from Mount Sinai.”
(Kesser Torah)

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February 3, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov taught: G-d loves every Jew as if he were an only child, born to his parents in their old age-and even more.
(Likkutei Sichos III, p. 982)

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February 2, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov once said: “Just as everyone joyously exclaims when a guest arrives, so do [the angels] joyously exclaim Above.”
(Imrei Pinchas, p. 215)

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January 30, 2010
I heard from [Rabbi Gedaliah of Linitz] that the Baal Shem Tov never kept money overnight. When he returned from his travels, he would pay his debts and contribute the rest of his money to charity the very same day.
(Shivchei Baal Shem Tov 123)

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January 28, 2010
“And if you will seek the Lord, your G-d, from there, you will find Him. ..” (Devarim 4:29). The Baal Shem Tov pointed out that the verse states “from there.” No matter what a person’s circumstances may be, there he may find G-d and cleave to Him.
(Me’or Einaim, Likkutim)

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January 27, 2010
Beginning with the second day of Rosh Chodesh Elul, the Baal Shem Tov would recite three chapters of Tehillim every day and conclude the remaining chapters after the final prayers of Yom Kippur.
(Sefer HaMinhagim Chabad)

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January 26, 2010
It is said in the name of the Baal Shem Tov that if a person merits to pray properly [even] one time, he can raise up all the unworthy prayers will also achieve perfection and be favorable received Above.
(Tiferes Shlomo, Shabbos Teshuva)

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January 25, 2010
Rabbi Noach of Lechovitch once said, “The Baal Shem Tov came to the world in order to implant true humility and true joy into the hearts of the Jewish people. And the opposite of these qualities are sadness, despair and levity.”
(Toras Avos, Simchah V’Hischazkus)

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January 24, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov instructed his followers to immerse in a mikveh every erev Shabbos [and erev Yom Tov] as well as before praying on Shabbos morning.
(Sefer HaSichos 5702, cited in Sefer HaMinhagim Chabad; Siddur HaAri of Rabbi Shabbbsai of Rashkov)

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January 23, 2010
I heard from my master (the Baal Shem Tov) that sometimes a person prays for one thing, and he is given something else. Sometimes his prayer only has an effect in the Supernal Worlds. [But prayer is always beneficial].
(Degel Machaneh Ephraim, Ekev)

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January 21, 2010
He once said, “When a person immerses in a mikveh in the morning, the Holy One, blessed be He, accounts it to him as if he had fasted one day.”
(Sippurei Tzaddikim HaChadash 16)

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January 20, 2010
He would recite the entire evening Kiddush for Shabbos (and Yom Tov) while standing. Also, he recited the version of the Ari z” l, which contains seventy words.
(Various Chasidic traditions)

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January 19, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov also instructed his disciples to follow the Sephardic custom of adding the words, V’yatvnach purkanei vi’karev Meshichei …(“He brings forth His redemption and brings nigh his Anointed One” ) to the Kaddish prayer.
(Shulchan HaTahor, Birchos HaShachar 56:1, Ze’er Zahav 4)

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January 18, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov was particular to put on his tefillin at the beginning of the prayer service, prior to reciting the first paragraph of Shema and Korbanos [sacrificial offerings].
(Pe’er L’Yesharim 78; Ta’amei HaMinhagim, Birchos HaShachar)

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Baal Shem Tov Story Of The Week List
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January 17, 2010
The Baal Shem Tov said that one should not give a knife as a present.
(Sichos HaRan 9)

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