Baal Shem Tov
(1698-1760)
18th-century Polish Jewish founder of Hasidism
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Israel ben Eliezer or Yisroel ben Eliezer (1698 – 22 May 1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov (Hebrew: בעל שם טוב) 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 "Master of the Good Name," a term for a holy man who wields the secret name of God.
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1698 Okopy Świętej Trójcy, Kingdom of Poland (now Ukraine)
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1760 (aged 61) Międzybóż, Kingdom of Poland (now Ukraine)
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