Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm
Male, Deceased Person
1550 – 1583
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Who was Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm?
Eliyahu Ba'al Shem of Chełm was a Polish rabbi who served as chief rabbi of Chełm. He also studied Kabbalah, and, according to his descendant Tzvi Ashkenazi, created a golem. He is credited with creating the first golem with a "shem", so he was known as a "Ba'al Shem." He is the first rabbi in history to be known by this title.
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