Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chełm
Polish rabbi and kabbalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elijah bar Aaron Judah Baal Shem (about 1520[contradictory] – 1583) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist who served as chief rabbi of Chełm.[1][2] One of the most eminent Talmudists of his generation, he is recorded as the first person known by the epithet "Ba'al Shem" having been considered a great saint and believed to have used miraculous powers to create a golem.[3][4][5]