Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov or as the BeShT, was a Jewish mystical rabbi from Poland, who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. ''Besht'' is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which means ''Master of the Good Name'' or ''one with a good reputation''.
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If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
