Hasidism
Joyful Eastern European movement
Hasidism is a Jewish religious movement founded in 18th-century Eastern Europe, emphasizing joyful worship, mysticism, and devotion to a spiritual leader called a rebbe.
Hasidic communities maintain distinctive dress and customs, with men often wearing black coats, hats, and side curls.
Major Hasidic groups include Lubavitch, Satmar, and Breslov.
Also spelled Chasidism.
Hasidic spiritual leader
- tishDismissive exclamation
- simchaJewish celebration or joy
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- prayerAddress to deity
mysticism · Kabbalah · pilgrimage · miracle · blessing · soul · holiness · joy
Hasidic Jewish outreach movement
- WilliamsburgColonial-era Virginia city
- Crown HeightsBrooklyn neighborhood, diverse history
- successionFollowing in order
- rebbeHasidic spiritual leader
Hasidic Judaism's founder
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
- GaliciaHistoric European region name
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
court · revival · eighteenth-century · Eastern Europe · Yiddish · Ashkenazi · pogrom · Holocaust
Jewish purification immersion pool
- tefillinJewish prayer boxes worn daily
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- studyDeliberate learning effort
prayer · tish · Shabbat · modesty · minyan · synagogue · community
Fiery particles from friction
- ayinHebrew alphabet's sixteenth character
- yeshInformal yes variant
- TanyaSlavic feminine name
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
paradox · humility · simplicity · faith
rebbe
Hasidic spiritual leader
prayer · mysticism · Kabbalah · pilgrimage · miracle · blessing · soul · holiness · joy · fervor
Chabad
Hasidic Jewish outreach movement
- WilliamsburgColonial-era Virginia city
- Crown HeightsBrooklyn neighborhood, diverse history
- successionFollowing in order
Baal Shem Tov
Hasidic Judaism's founder
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
- GaliciaHistoric European region name
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
dynasty · court · revival · eighteenth-century · Eastern Europe · Yiddish · Ashkenazi · pogrom · Holocaust
mikveh
Jewish purification immersion pool
study · prayer · tish · Shabbat · modesty · minyan · synagogue · community
sparks
Fiery particles from friction
storytelling · paradox · humility · simplicity · faith
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