Hasidism (Hebrew: חסידות, romanized: Ḥăsīdūt) or Hasidic Judaism is a religious movement within Judaism that arose in the 18th century as a spiritual revival movement in contemporary Western Ukraine before spreading rapidly throughout Eastern Europe.

Hasidim (also spelled "Chassidim") promote loyalty to the Torah and Jewish practice and have founded many communities in Israel, the US and beyond. They have contributed greatly to Jewish scholarship and culture, and serve as a bulwark of authentic Judaism. Read on for 17 facts about Hasidic Jews: 1.

Chasidic prayer services tend to be somewhat more lively than the traditional flavor, incorporating spiritual melodies called niggunim to commune with God. This struck early opponents of the Hasidic movement, known as Misnagdim (literally, opponents), as …

Hasidic Judaism first arose in Ukraine amid a wider resurgence of interest in Jewish mysticism and as an alternative to those who hewed to a more formal and scholarly approach to Jewish practice and would later become known as mitnagdim (literally “opponents”).

2003年8月1日 · Chasidism is a Jewish revival movement which was started by Israel Ba'al Shem Tov in the 18th century. It particularly insisted on inward devotion, and not just external observance....

Michael of “Xai How Are You” and I discuss the history of the Chasidic / Hasidic movement, a Jewish lay mystical and pietistic movement, which originated among Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe in the 1700s, flourished in the 1800s, survived the pogroms and world wars, and in recent years has been reborn as both a pillar of Orthodox Judaism ...

2022年1月4日 · Hasidic (or Chasidic) Judaism is a conservative branch of Haredi Judaism, which is itself a branch of Orthodox Judaism. Thus, Hasidic Jews are Orthodox, although they differ from Orthodox Jews in some respects. The word Hasidic comes from the Hebrew word chesed, meaning “lovingkindness.”

2018年9月3日 · Hasidic Jews are called Hasidim in Hebrew. This word derived from the Hebrew word for loving-kindness (chesed). The Hasidic movement is unique in its focus on the joyful observance of God’s commandments (mitzvot), heartfelt prayer, and boundless love for God and the world He created. Many ideas for Hasidism derived from Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).

Hasidic philosophy or Hasidism (Hebrew: חסידות), alternatively transliterated as Hasidut or Chassidus, consists of the teachings of the Hasidic movement, which are the teachings of the Hasidic rebbes, often in the form of commentary on the Torah (the Five books of Moses) and Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism).

2024年5月26日 · Hasidic Judaism is a Jewish faith community that dates back to the mid-1700s. It started in Medzhybizh, in what is today western Ukraine, and, with its emphasis on prayer, meditation, closeness to God, and kabbalistic teachings, ushered in a spiritual awakening that swept the Jewish world.