Baal Shem Tov
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title:
Baal Shem Tov
text:
Israel ben Eliezer or Yisroel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov or as the BeShT, was a Jewish mystic and healer who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. "Besht" is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which means "good Master of the Name," that is, a good Baal Shem, one reputed to work miracles using the secret name of God. The little biographical information about the Baal Shem Tov comes from oral traditions handed down by his students and from the legendary tales about his life and b
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Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_Shem_Tov
date created:
2002-12-03T23:54:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T01:45:04Z
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