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Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi
Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer
(born circa 1700, died: 6 Sivan 5520, 22 May 1760), often called
Baal Shem Tov
( or ) or
Besht
, was a
Jewish mystical
rabbi
. He is considered to be the founder of
Hasidic Judaism
(see also
Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty
).
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