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Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (1698–1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov, regarded as the founder of Hasidism; he taught that devotion and joy are open to everyone and not only to the learned.
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Documentary · The Inayati-Maimuni Order · 2012A Fire in the Forest: The Life and Legacy of the Baal Shem Tov
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A film on Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the elusive figure at the beginning of Hasidism, directed by Chuck Davis and Netanel Miles-Yépez.
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The Jewish mystical tradition centred on hidden dimensions of scripture and the nature of the divine, often explored through symbolic systems such as the Tree of Life.
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