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His successor and the one who continued his path — the Maggid of Mezritch
His successor and the one who continued his path — the Maggid of Mezritch


Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonoye
* Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonoye
 
* Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotshov
Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotshov
* Rabbi Chaim HaKohen Rapaport
 
* Rabbi Zeev Wolf Kitzes
Rabbi Chaim HaKohen Rapaport
* Rabbi Chaim of Krasna
 
* Rabbi Nachman of Horodenka
Rabbi Zeev Wolf Kitzes
* Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Shpola
 
* Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk
Rabbi Chaim of Krasna
* Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl
 
* Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz
Rabbi Nachman of Horodenka
* Rabbi Shmuel of Kaminke
 
* Rabbi Avraham Abba of Krivoshin
Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Shpola
* Rabbi Dovid Leikes
 
* Rabbi Leib Sarah's
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk
* Rabbi Yehudah Leib of Pistyn
 
* Rabbi Zalman of Lutsk
Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl
* Rabbi Avraham of Podolsk
 
* Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Premishlan
Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz
* Rabbi Lieber of Berdichev
 
* Rabbi Dovid of Kolomea
Rabbi Shmuel of Kaminke
* Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Bar
 
Rabbi Avraham Abba of Krivoshin
 
Rabbi Dovid Leikes
 
Rabbi Leib Sarah's
 
Rabbi Yehudah Leib of Pistyn
 
Rabbi Zalman of Lutsk
 
Rabbi Avraham of Podolsk
 
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Premishlan
 
Rabbi Lieber of Berdichev
 
Rabbi Dovid of Kolomea
 
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Bar


== His Family ==
== His Family ==
The Baal Shem Tov had two known children:
The Baal Shem Tov had two known children:


His son, Rabbi Tzvi
* His son, Rabbi Tzvi
 
* His daughter, Adel
His daughter, Adel
* Among his well-known grandchildren, the children of Adel:
 
* Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov
Among his well-known grandchildren, the children of Adel:
* Rabbi Baruch of Mezhibuzh
 
* A grandson of R' Baruch of Mezhibuzh was R' Moshe Tzvi of Savran.
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov
* His great-great-grandson — Adel's grandchild through her daughter Feiga — was Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
 
Rabbi Baruch of Mezhibuzh
 
A grandson of R' Baruch of Mezhibuzh was R' Moshe Tzvi of Savran.
 
His great-great-grandson — Adel's grandchild through her daughter Feiga — was Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.


Among the descendants of both the Besht and the Alter Rebbe:
Among the descendants of both the Besht and the Alter Rebbe:
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== See Also ==
== See Also ==


* Igeres HaGeulah
* [[Igeres HaGeulah]]
* Shivchei HaBaal Shem Tov
* [[Shivchei HaBaal Shem Tov]]
* The War Against the Frankist Sect
* [[The War Against the Frankist Sect]]
* The Writings of Rabbi Yasha Shochet
* [[The Writings of Rabbi Yasha Shochet]]
* The Long Letter
* [[The Long Letter]]


== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==