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Like his uncle Ish-Bosheth, this Benjaminite is cursed with a horrific name.<\/p>\n<p>The former king\u2019s name translates to man of shame. His nephew, the surviving grandson of Saul, and son of David\u2019s closest friend Jonathan is the Mouth of Shame. The wheels of fortune turn rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>Only a couple of decades earlier a young man from the smallest of all tribes left home to find his father\u2019s missing donkeys and returned home as king of Israel. As God\u2019s anointed, he restored peace and dignity by uniting the twelve tribes. But following his death, Saul\u2019s family is one of shame. The short-lived reigned of Ish-Bosheth, ended with his beheading; and the tragic life of Mephibosheth, crippled and exploited by his servants.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Generations later, much closer to our time, a humble Jew, Reb Israel Ben Eliezer appeared in the Ukraine and revolutionized the stagnant Judaism of his time. He was, and is better known as the Besh\u201dt, an acronym for Ba\u2019al Shem Tov-master of the great name.<\/p>\n<p>I find it fascinating that over time Boshet (shame) develops a sort of alliterative cognate Besh\u201dt, describing a person who has not only a sterling reputation, but has mastered the Divine name. Shame so closely related to fame. Boshet marking the rapid decline of Saul\u2019s reign, Besh\u2019t the incredible ascent of Rab Israel\u2019s Hasidism.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his greatest moments, King David transforms the familial shame back to royalty. He ignores the hatred of Saul, the struggle with Ish-Bosheth, the envy and anger of Michal, and showers Jonathan\u2019s son with kindness. Remarkably he also ignores Mephibosheth\u2019s handicap, despite Ziba, and the narrator\u2019s narrow and negative description of him as cripple and lame. David looks beyond the sad life of Mephibosheth and treats him as a Besh&#8221;t.\u00a0 A majestic display of dignity demonstrating why, despite his many personal flaws, David remains the greatest of kings and dynasties for the Jewish people.<\/p>\n","image":{"ID":62077,"id":62077,"title":"2sam9-besht","filename":"2sam9-besht.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2sam9-besht.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/from-mephibosheth-to-the-baal-shem-tov-besht\/2sam9-besht\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"2sam9-besht","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":62076,"date":"2019-09-01 06:19:53","modified":"2019-09-01 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