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Encyclopedia > Hasidim

Hasidim can refer to

  1. Saintly Pharisees
  2. Hasidic Judaism
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Hasidic Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3245 words)
Most Hasidim pray according to the Nusach Sepharad (prayer style), a liturgy that is a blend of Ashkenazi and Sephardi liturgies, based on the innovations of Rabbi Isaac Luria (also know as the Arizal).
Hasidim are known for having a lot of Kavanah (mental concentration) during prayer.
Hasidim most commonly wear a long fl robe called a bekishe, with which they use a gartel (a type of prayer belt).
AllRefer.com - Hasidim (Judaism) - Encyclopedia (345 words)
Hasidim or Chassidim[both: hAsE´dim, khA–] Pronunciation Key [Heb.,=the pious], term used by the rabbis to describe those Jews who maintained the highest standard of religious observance and moral action.
The Hasidim led the resistance to the hellenizing campaign of Antiochus IV of Syria, and they figured largely in the early phases of the revolt of the Maccabees.
The third movement to which the term Hasidim is applied is that founded in the 18th cent.
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