- Baal Shem Tov-Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer was the founder of the chassidic movement
- His teachings made kabbalistic teachings accessible to the common Jew, and emphasized ways of drawing closer to the Divine outside of the traditional framework of Torah study.
- Focused on the importance of the connection each and every one of us have with our Tatty-Hashem who is our Dad.
- Born in 1700, he reminded Jews about our inner Neshoma and the importance of connecting to Hashem- NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE-YOU ARE SPECIAL TO HASHEM !!
