The
Baal Shem Tov, or Besht — the founder of Chasidism —
met the soul of the Messiah during an ascent to heaven.
The Besht asked him, "When will the Master come?"
The Messiah answered, "When your wellsprings break forth to the outside!"
(from a letter
written by the Besht to his brother-in-law about one of his soul ascents)
NeoHasid.org was launched on the 10th anniversary of the first Chasidic egalitarian minyan, which Rabbi David Seidenberg founded in 1995, to help people integrate Chasidic customs, learning, and nusach into new contexts. NeoHasid.org is dedicated to the memory of Maidi Katz, who was a devoted participant in that minyan.
The words from this song video are from Hoshea 2:20. They are about the messianic rainbow covenant that is yet to come:
V’kharati lahem brit bayom hahu im chayat hasadeh v’im of hashamayim v’remes ha’adamah v’keshet v’cherev umilchamah eshbor min ha’aretz v’hishkavtim lavetach On that day, I will make a covenant for them with the beasts and the birds, with all creatures that walk on the Earth, that bow and sword and battle will disappear from the land, so that all may safely rest. Listen to another version of this song by Amen here!
NeoHasid.org is dedicated to bringing the wellsprings of Chasidut
as far as the internet can carry them–an open door
to Chasidic songs and traditions (aka "Chasidus"), for everyone: women and men, religious or
secular, however observant, connected to a Jewish community or not, featuring eco-Torah, egalitarian and eco- liturgies, and cultural reports on the new Chasidus.
