The Bal Shem Tov is buried in the Ukraine. The first day we spent in Poland, the second day we spent in the Ukraine. One of the most amazing experiences happened to work out this way: we traveled for three days, and by the time we came to the Bal Shem Tov, as when we came to Rabbi Elimelech of Lejensk, it was late at night and it was dark.

The Bal Shem Tov is buried on the outskirts of what is still a town. From the moment you walk into these places until the moment you leave, you can’t help but feel this awakening, this Light.

The Bal Shem Tov teaches a very important lesson concerning this week’s Parashah, concerning the galut hada’at, the coming out of the exile of our consciousness, which we all still have.

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