Baal Shem Tov

Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)

Israel ben Eliezer (c. 1700 −1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov (Hebrew: בעל שם טוב) or BeShT (בעש״ט), was a Jewish mystic and healer regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. A baal shem tov is a "Master of the Good Name". The term has also been used to refer to one able to work miracles using a secret name of God.

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