Baal Shem Tov
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 264 years ago |
Date of birth | August 25,1698 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Okopy |
Ukraine | |
Date of died | May 22,1760 |
Died | Medzhybizh |
Ukraine | |
May 1760 | |
Medzhybizh | |
Ukraine | |
Buried | Old Jewish Cemetery, Medzhybizh |
Spouse | Chana |
Children | Adel Bat Baal Shem Tov |
Tsvi of Pinsk | |
Tsvi | |
Place of burial | Old Jewish Cemetery, Medzhybizh |
Parents | Sarah |
Eliezer | |
Books | Keter Shem Tov |
Tzavaat HaRivash | |
Portions of Light: Teachings from the Holy Baal Shem Tov on Torah and Festivals | |
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ID | 733397 |
Baal Shem Tov Life story
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 "Master of the Good Name," a term for a holy man who wields the secret name of God.