Coordinates: 49.441021, 27.404419
Bio
Birth date: c. 1690-1700
Birth location: Okopy, Ukraine
Passing date: May 22, 1760
Passing location: Medzhybizh, Ukraine
Religious lineage: Davidic
Commemorative festival: May 22
Memorable facts:
- Mystic and healer from Poland
- Taught about “dvekut,” the direct connection to the divine
- Regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism
