baal shem tov, n.Definitions

Baal shem tov (n.) left ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠behind no great books and no new doctrine; he left behind a new people.

Baal shem tov (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠different from those who argued God's case like campaign managers: he brought the candidate Himself to the people.