Hayom Yom 3 Kislev - The Baal Shem Tov traveled widely the Maggid remained at home

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Nov 22, 2025 · 4m

מֵהַהֶפְרֵשׁ בֵּין הַנְהָגַת הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב לְהַנְהָגַת הַמַּגִּיד

One of the differences in conduct between the Baal Shem Tov and [his successor,] the Maggid [of Mezritch],

כִּי הַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב הָיָה עָסוּק בִּנְסִיעוֹת שׁוֹנוֹת

was that the Baal Shem Tov traveled widely,

וְהַמַּגִּיד יָשַׁב בְּבֵיתוֹ

whereas the Maggid remained at home.

עוֹד זֹאת

Moreover,

בִּימֵי נְשִׂיאוּת הַמַּגִּיד

during the period of the Maggid’s leadership,

כְּבָר הָיָה מְפוּרְסָם עִנְיַן הַחֲסִידוּת גַּם בְּמֶרְחַקִּים

Chassidus was already widely known, even in distant communities,

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