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For my sake, the entire world was created.

Baal Shem Tov

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Baal Shem Tov
Died: 1760
Died: May 22
Healer
Rabbi
Yisroel ben Eliezer
Israel ben Eliezer
Besht
Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov
Master of the Good Name
Sake
Created
World
Entire

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Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless. But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering - you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.
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