# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/baal-shem-tov
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:51:51.553Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/baal-shem-tov"
name: "Baal Shem Tov"
slug: "baal-shem-tov"
description: "Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov or BeShT (בעש״ט), was a Jewish mystic and healer regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. A baal shem tov is a \"Master of the Good Name\"—that is, one able to work miracles using a secret name of God. Other sources explain his sobriquet as arising from a reputation of being a saintly, or superior, Baal Shem ('miracle-worker'); hence, he was given the nickname Baal Shem Tov."
tagline: "Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1698-08-27"
deathDate: "1760-05-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump