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Baal Shem-Tov
Or Baal Shem-Tob
[bahl shem-tohv, -tohv, bahl shem-tawv, -tawv]
noun
Israel ben EliezerBesht, 1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
Baal Shem Tov
/ bɑːl ˈʃɛm tɒv, ˈʃɑːm /
noun
original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
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Wiesel tells a Chasidic tale whose lesson is vital for us and our age: When the great Rabbi Israel Baal Shem-Tov saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate.
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