This shiur looks at the Besht living in Mezhobozh. Did the Besht experience any opposition when he first moved to Mezhibozh?

Is there any documentation to this?

What can we learn about the Besht and his communal status from this?

We will also see if there is significant historical documentation to the Besht’s status during his life. 

  Other topics discussed are Uman and Rosh Ha-Shana, and the basic cultural structure of the Jews in Poland and Russia during the 1700’s. 

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