1. Hasidic Judaism
... could endure; no one could truly captivate the people enough to make his/her movement credible in the mind of the public. Then, in the early 18th Century, enters Israel Ben Eliezer, the man known as the Ba"al Shem Tov, Israel Ba"al Shem Tov, or Besht, the founder of Hasidism. He truly captivated the public as a strong, able leader ... ...
- Word Count: 996
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate
