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-'''Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov''', also known by the acronym '''Besht''', is considered the founder of the [[Chassidic movement]] and its philosophy, from which all Chassidic courts derived. Before revealing himself as a mystic leader, the Baal Shem Tov headed a [[secret fellowship of hidden mystics]].
+'''Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov''', also known by the acronym '''Besht''', is considered the founder of the [[Chassidic movement]] and its philosophy, from which all Chassidic courts derived. Before revealing himself as a mystic leader, the Baal Shem Tov headed a [[secret fellowship of hidden mystics]].
 The Baal Shem Tov was born on August 21 1698 ([[18 Elul 5458]]). He passed away on May 21, 1760 (6 Sivan 5520). He is buried in [[Mezhibush]], in present-day [[Ukraine]].