 He claimed to his followers that he had supernatural powers derived directly from his blood-connection to the Baal Shem Tov.In 1808, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lyadi visited Reb Boruch in Medzhybizh to settle their differences.At the time, Reb Boruch was incensed by his publication "Tanya", and by Rabbi Shneur Zalman's insistence that communal funds be given freely to charitable causes.