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) 

Online Publications and Events with Reb Duvid

You can read some of David's published articles on Neohasid.org and on other websites. Here are the links:

• "Maimonides' Thought In Relation to Ecology" – from The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
• "Kabbalah and Ecotheology" – textual foundations for earth-centered Judaism, from The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
• "The Body in Kabbalah: A Study in Jewish Renewal" – new and old approaches to Kabbalah, in New Menorah
• "How Derrida Influenced Jewish Studies" – an obit for the master, for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• "Midrash on Noach and the Preservation of Species" – curriculum for the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
• "Cosmology and Biodiversity: The Divine Purpose in Creating Many Species" – curriculum for the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life

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