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Hayom Yom 16 Menachem Av - People are drawn to water and they fear fire

נְסִיעוֹת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב בִּתְחִלַּת הַהִתְגַּלּוּת שֶׁלּוֹ הָיוּ עַל דְּבַר שְׁלֹשָׁה עִנְיָנִים

In the early years following his revelation, the Baal Shem Tov traveled [widely] for three reasons:

פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִם

to redeem captives,

חִזּוּק הַתּוֹרָה וְיִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם

to strengthen Torah observance and the fear of Heaven,

הִתְגַּלּוּת פְּנִימִיוּת הַתּוֹרָה

and to reveal pnimiyus haTorah — the Torah’s inner, mystical dimension.

אַדְמוּ"ר הָאֶמְצָעִי הָיָה מְבַאֵר בָּזֶה

[Regarding this last reason,] the Mitteler Rebbe explained:

גַּלְיָא שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה נִקְרָא מַיִם

Nigleh, the…

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