Chassidism
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Chassidism — A Jewish religious revivalist movement which started in Eastern Europe in the 18 century. Its adherents are called Chassidim … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Chassidism — [ xasɪˌdɪz(ə)m] noun variant spelling of Hasidism … English new terms dictionary
chassidism — chass·i·dism … English syllables
Chassidism — noun beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews • Syn: ↑Hasidism, ↑Hassidism, ↑Chasidism • Hypernyms: ↑Orthodox Judaism • Hyponyms: ↑Chabad, ↑Chabad Hasidism … Useful english dictionary
Avodah — For the Israeli political party, see Labor Party (Israel). Avoda, or Avodah (Hebrew: עֲבוֹדָה), is a Hebrew word, literally meaning work . In a modern context, usually refers to business type activities, it can also mean agricultural work and,… … Wikipedia
Kislev — Chislev redirects here. For Dragonlance deity, see List of Dragonlance deities#Chislev. For the Warhammer Fantasy location, see Kislev (Warhammer). ← Marcheshvan Kislev… … Wikipedia
Jacob Immanuel Schochet — is a rabbi, academic and scholar who has written and lectured extensively on the history and philosophy of Hassidism and topical themes of Jewish thought and ethics. His early education he received in his native Switzerland and in Holland. After… … Wikipedia
Shneur, Zalman of Lyady — (1745–1813) Founder of Chabad Chassidism. Zalman Shneur was born in Byelorussia, and at the age of twenty moved to Mezhirech to join DOV BAER the maggid, the head of the chassidic movement. After the maggid’s death, Zalman Shneur was… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Lazar Gulkowitsch — (20 December, 1898 ndash;Summer 1941) was an eminent Jewish Studies scholar.LifeBorn in Zirin (Minsk province), Belarus as the son of a merchant, he attended school in Baranavichy and then the famous Mir yeshiva. During World War I, the family… … Wikipedia
Tzimtzum — In Jewish Mysticism, Tzimtzum (צמצום Hebrew: contraction or constriction ) refers to the notion in the Kabbalistic theory of creation that God contracted his infinite light in order to allow for a conceptual space in which a , seemingly… … Wikipedia
