The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (316 page)
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Ba‘al Shem Tov
(founder of E. European Jewish
asidism)
:
(founder of E. European Jewish
asidism):
Ba‘al teshuvah
(Heb., ‘master of repentance’; also
chozer bi-teshuvah
). One who returns to the observance of religion, and also (more recently) a Jew who is newly observant. The Ba‘al Teshuvah movement was a reaction in Israel to the miraculous outcome of the Six Day War, and elsewhere to what seemed to be the excesses of personal freedom in society.
chozer bi-teshuvah
). One who returns to the observance of religion, and also (more recently) a Jew who is newly observant. The Ba‘al Teshuvah movement was a reaction in Israel to the miraculous outcome of the Six Day War, and elsewhere to what seemed to be the excesses of personal freedom in society.
B
b
:
b:
B
b
b(Pañj
b
term of endearment for old man). Sikh title given to Gur
N
nak
and other saintly men regardless of age.
bterm of endearment for old man). Sikh title given to GurNnakand other saintly men regardless of age.
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