Israel ben Eliezer (c. 1700 –1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov (/ˌbɑːl ˈʃɛm ˌtʊv, ˌtʊf/; Hebrew: בעל שם טוב) or BeShT (בעש"ט), was a Jewish mystic and...

illustrate the family of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism. The first chart shows the Baal Shem Tov's close family: his closest...

Rebbe. Baal Shem Tov family tree Zvhil-Mezbuz Beis Medrash (Boston) Zichron Meier by Rabbi Yehudo Meier Shapiro of Lublin, Sefer Toldos Anshei Shem "YIVO...

Mezeritcher Maggid, was a disciple of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (the Baal Shem Tov), the founder of Hasidic Judaism, and was chosen as his successor to...

Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh (1753–1811), was a grandson of the Baal Shem Tov. Reb Boruch (known in his childhood as Reb Boruch'l, a Yiddish diminutive...

Jerusalem in 1761. He is best known as the Baal Shem Tov's brother-in-law. A scion of a famous rabbinic family, Abraham Gershon is a descendant (possibly...

of the founder of Hasidic Judaism, Yisrael ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov.[citation needed] He displayed extraordinary talent while still a child...

philosophy begins with the teachings of Yisroel ben Eliezer known as the Baal Shem Tov and his successors (most notably Dov Ber the Maggid of Mezeritch and...

Hershele of Skver (Reb Hershele Skverer), a direct descendant of the Baal Shem Tov. When Rabbi Hershele settled in Skver (Skvira), he was elected to become...

of Isaac Luria. This was the first since the 18th century when the Baal Shem Tov, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the Vilna Gaon and Shalom Sharabi offered their...

reason, the founder of Hasidism, the Baal Shem Tov, considered the Horowitz family to be one of the three families of pure lineage in the Jewish nation...

Yisrael Baal Shem Tov - founder of Hasidism. Grand Rebbe Dov Ber of Mezeritch - the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezritch - disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Grand...

Hasidic movement avoided one centralised leader, as it had under the Baal Shem Tov and Dovber. Instead Dovber's students dispersed across Eastern Europe...

After initially being opposed to the Baal Shem Tov's new ideas, he became a disciple and member of the Baal Shem Tov's close inner circle. After the death...

of the Baal Shem Tov with the kabbalah of the Ari. His book Ateret Tzvi includes his commentary on the Zohar. In his book Sur Mei'ra Ve'asei Tov (lit....

Hasidic rabbis are descended from Shlomo, including some on the Baal Shem Tov's family tree, such as rabbi Dov Ber of Chvastov, who was also a descendant...

The Spira family directly descends from 11th century rabbi Rashi, and therefore is in the Davidic line. Additionally, the Baal Shem Tov, the founder...

among the many and diverse communities that follow the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov and his students. Another halakhic disagreement between Rabbeinu Tam...

Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezeritch (the most prominent disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). He was named after his paternal grandmother, Shalom Shachne of Tortshin...

his shoelaces". A story of the Baal Shem Tov, Hasidic founder, represents this: The saintly prayers of the Baal Shem Tov and his close circle were unable...

Judah ben Yom Tov (Hebrew: יהודה בן יום טוב) was one of the Baalei Tosafot in France, a member of Rashi's family. His father was Rabbi Yom Tov of Falaise...

teacher, Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch, a disciple and successor of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Chassidic movement. The Yiddish first name דוב-בער...

years before they eventually enter the land of Israel. According to the Baal Shem Tov each of the 42 camps represents steps that person must successfully...

Rabbi Yom Tov of Falaise, Hebrew: יום טוב מפלייזא also called Rabbi Yom Tov ben Rabbi Yehuda, was one of the 11th-century Baalei Tosafot in France. His...

omnipresence and individual divine providence. In the new teaching of Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, divine providence governs every detail of...

bring Lurianic meditation into communal prayer. Yisrael ben Eliezer Baal Shem Tov (1698–1760), founder of Hasidism in the area of Ukraine, spread teachings...

Ephraim Zalman Shor". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-04-11. Buxbaum, Yitzhak (2006). The light and fire of the Baal Shem Tov. Continuum International...

life. Some other books for which he is known are the Tomer Devorah ("Palm Tree of Deborah"), in which he utilizes the Kabbalistic concepts of the Sefirot...

oneself without self-delusion. Based on the teachings of Isaac Luria, the Baal Shem Tov and the Chaim ibn Attar, Shneur Zalman of Liadi taught in the name of...

" In that same essay, Buber would draw a parallel between Herzl and Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, arguing that both seek to reinstate the Jewish...