Baal Shem Tov and Hasidism
c. 1740Notable
In Podolia, Israel ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov, teaches joyful prayer and closeness to God for ordinary Jews. His followers build the Hasidic movement across Eastern Europe.
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