This Is Not A Love Story: A Memoir (2015) - Plot & Excerpts
Few realized who he was. None dreamt that beneath the torn garments glowed a mystical soul. Through the dark of night, the Baal Shem would study Torah. He bent over the pages of holy books in the synagogues of small towns and villages, while around him, all the world slept. On hard wooden benches, in the silence of the shul, the Baal Shem delved into the realms of Heaven until the sun rose. Then, with the first specks of light above, the Baal Shem would stand up. Holding a walking stick in one hand, a satchel in the other, he’d take leave of the small village to wander the mountains and forests once more, a vagabond, invisible to all. For years the holy Baal Shem traveled in this way, until one day he reached the city of Brody. There he encountered a great scholar and rabbi who realized quickly that this was no simple man. Reaching out, the rabbi asked the unkempt wanderer many questions. When the Baal Shem realized that he could not hide from the persistent Jew, he stopped pretending and revealed himself.
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