Download or read book The Tremble of Love written by Ani Tuzman and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tremble of Love: A Novel of the Baal Shem Tov is inspired by the legendary mystic rabbi and spiritual master known as the Baal Shem Tov, who beckoned forth love from the hearts of rag pickers, ruby merchants, midwives and murderers. 1703. Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. The villagers of Okup stop caring for a strange orphan, as hard to tame as the wind. But young Yisroel, guided by a presence his father promised would never leave him, finds his teachers'from whom he cannot conceal his unbidden healing gifts and rare compassion. Yisroel's retreat to a remote mountain inn only feeds his fire. After anguishing battles with doubt, he finally embraces the destiny he can neither fathom nor deny.Rabbi Yisroel's welcome of women to the study table'who go on to become leaders? his irreverent joy, unconventional worship, and other controversial practices defies established authority and conventions in place for centuries. Among his opponents is a formidable leader in the Polish rabbinate, determined to destroy the heretical Yisroel and his growing community of followers.Rich in sensual, historical detail, The Tremble of Love transports readers back in time to a captivating world where they experience the indomitable presence and power of love.