Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chełm

Elijah bar Aaron Judah Baal Shem (about 1520 – 1583) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist who served as chief rabbi of Chełm. 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.

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