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Baal Shem Tov

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Baal Shem Tov  (bäl shm tv) Originally Israel ben Eliezer. 1698?-1760.
Polish-born Jewish religious leader and mystic who founded Hasidism.
Baal Shem Tov, Baal Shem Tob [bɑːl ˈʃɛm tɒv ˈʃɑːm]
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(Biographies / Baal Shem Tov (?1700-1760) M, Jewishnational of birth: Polish, RELIGION: religious leader, EDUCATION: teacher, MEDICINE: healer) original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700-60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
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