What language did Baal Shem Tov believe to have mystical significance?
Aramaic
Latin
Hebrew
Yiddish
Answer
Hebrew was deemed to possess mystical significance by Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism. He believed that the letters of the Hebrew alphabet and the words formed from them held profound spiritual power and could be used to connect with the divine. Through the study and contemplation of Hebrew texts, practitioners sought to achieve spiritual elevation and commune with God.
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