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 | | The Alter Rebbe was a disciple of the successor of the Baal Shem Tov. | | | These manuscripts are on the subject of Chasidism and also Halacha [Jewish law], among them many manuscripts--letters and correspondence--which are a packed treasure-house on the subject of our people's history in the land of Russia during the past two centuries. | | | It is, of course, understandable that before the United States Government would stir itself to assist an individual purporting to be the leader of a large religious community that it would expect a showing that the religious community and not the leader would be the beneficiary of its efforts. |
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http://members.cox.net/onasamaya/AgudasChasideiofUSA
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| | Kehilas Moreshes Yaakov - Our Virtual Home - Chasidism |
| | Chasidic doctrine explained that peasant love songs and fairy tales were in reality profoundly allegorical religious texts (e.g., the songs that the Levites had sung in the Holy Temple, expressing the love of G-d and Israel) that were now being "restored" to their proper purpose. | | | Chasidic prayer was known for its disregard for the technical regulations and ritual formalities imposed by Jewish law, especially the fixed times for prayer. | | | Subsequent generations of Chasidic leadership would be handed down to the principal disciples of the reigning Tzaddik, which in many cases were their own sons. |
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http://www.kehilasmy.org/ourhome/lifestl/hasidism.html
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| | Dia-pozytyw: DICTIONARY |
| | Chasidism also rejected institutionalized forms of religion (especially in the movement's early days), and emphasized spontaneity, shaping a new folk faith based on the authority of the tzaddikim. | | | Compared to Orthodox Judaism (Mitnagdim), Chasidism had a strong emotional element; pantheistic tendencies and ecstatic practices are also important to the movement, and are apparent in Chasidic prayers, song and dance. | | | This was based on a belief that the world is penetrated by "holy sparks" [Hebrew, nitsotsot] of divine substance, and that man's purpose, especially the Jews', was to liberate those sparks from the shell of evil so that they might be reunited with their source. |
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http://www.diapozytyw.pl/en/site/slownik_terminow/chasydyzm
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| | Barmitzvahs.org - Movements of Judaism |
| | Chasidic sects are organized around a spiritual leader called a Rebbe or a tzaddik, a person who is consideed to be more enlightened than other Jews. | | | This movement, known as Chasidism, was founded by Israel ben Eliezer, more commonly known as the Baal Shem Tov or the Besht. | | | At that time, the land of Israel was under the relatively benevolent control of Greece, and was deeply influenced by Greek culture. |
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| | Recommended Chasidic Works |
| | Translations of Chasidic discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that focus on the Redemption and its ultimate consummation, the Resurrection of the Dead - seven in the first volume, eight in the second. | | | as expounded in Breslov Chasidism, particularly in Likutei Halachot by Rabbi Nathan of Nemirov. | | | Last Chasidic discourse by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, in which he details the specific nature of this generation's spirituality. |
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http://www.kabbalaonline.org/Reference/readings/Recommended_Chasidic_Works.asp
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| | Hassidism at Bestjewishbook.com |
| | This concept is the basis for the beliefs and observances of Chasidism, founded by the Ba'al Shem Tov in the... | | | Chasidic interpretations of basic religious concepts are presented in detail, and Hebrew and Yiddish terminology is introduced and used throughout. | | | One of the pillars of chasidic thought is the idea that people can comprehend God better through their actions - specifically, by performing mitzvos (sacred deeds) - than by meditation. |
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http://www.bestjewishbook.com/hassidism6.htm
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| | When one Chasid is asked by another "What is the most holy thing that your rabbi does?" He answers "Whatever the rabbi is doing at that moment." It is in the interweaving of Chasidism with Buber's own existentialist proclivities that Buber has created a new insight into the character of Judaism. | | | That he found in Chasidism which for Buber was a spiritual heroism, a freedom from those whose road is not mapped out in books. | | | Therefore, the biblical command "Holy shall you be unto Me" has received Chasidic interpretation thus: "Humanly holy shall you be unto Me". |
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| | Chasidism: The movement of spiritual reawakening within Judaism founded by the Baal Shem Tov. | | | Shtieble: Small chasidic house of prayer and study. | | | Chasid (pl. chasidim): Literally, "a pious man"--a follower. |
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http://www.moshiach.net/blind/niggun/n-gloss.htm
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| | Zvhil - Mezbuz Beis Medrash: Chasidism |
| | The Chasidic rabbi, or rebbe, in contrast to other scholars and rabbis who tended to remain more aloof from their congregants, embraced his followers. | | | It was a home, a Shtibl, a place where he found satisfaction both spiritually and physically, where he shook off the problems of the outside world and focused on becoming a part of the rebbe, the Tzaddik, on whom he relied and whose truth was never questioned or doubted. | | | By most Jews, Chasidim are regarded as something of an enigma --ultra-orthodox, deep thinkers who have little use for the less strict forms of the religion, zealots who are interested in little else but religion. |
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| | Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures-News_Events |
| | This goal is at the core of Chasidism, a movement dedicated to challenging religious and cultural elitism and to unlocking the 'spritual spark' in the everyday life of the ordinary individual, whatever his or her religious orientation. | | | Janet Zimmern teaches Chasidic Thought for the Ma'ayan women's open university of Boston. | | | Among his books is Tormented Master: The Life and Spiritual Quest of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, described by Elie Wiesel as 'a major contribution to the understanding of Hasidic wisdom.' |
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| | JewishGates.org |
| | In placing additional significance on the role of meditation as a primary means of achieving elevation in the chasidic progression, Shneur Zalman regarded study of Kabbalah not as a theoretical study but essentially as a means of strengthening faith in the Creator and of arousing the heart. | | | This change was among the reasons for a resurgence of inter- chasidic rivalry, which also had many personal sources. | | | The opposing faction was headed by Abraham (Katz) of Kalisk (then living in the Land of Israel) and Baruch of Medzhibezh, the grandson of Israel b. |
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| | Wellsprings Articles - Contemplative Prayer in 20th Century Chabad |
| | However, even the lesser attainment--which is the substance of Chasidic endeavor in prayer, certainly as it applies to the Chasidic followers--requires some kind of emotional-cum-spiritual appreciation and perception. | | | Secularization has been defined as "a decline or dilution of other-worldliness." Precisely this is the issue, for while one might claim belief in the other-worldly, the transformation of consciousness to which contemplative prayer can lead requires not only belief but some kind of experience. | | | The emphasis of early Chabad Chasidism on contemplative prayer is well known. |
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http://www.e-wellsprings.org/Article.asp?Category=2&Article=35
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| | His portrayal of intoxicatingly exuberant worship and community unity are accurate, as is his description of how the Chasidim live apart from the rest of the world. | | | There are many positive elements to Chasidism, however this book focuses solely on these, leaving out important fundamentals of what the lifestyle and beliefs truly are. | | | This book's strength is that it gives insight into the Chasidic world, a place that is not normally accessible to anyone outside of it. |
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~arehman/tiegs.doc
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| | FORWARD : FastForward |
| | In fact, the handful of chasidic rebbes who did survive the Holocaust re-established postwar chasidic communities that continued, unchanged, the Orthodox traditions of their forebears and does not in any way resemble the amorphous hodge-podge of spirituality that was on display at this conference. | | | Inspired by the early masters of 18th-century chasidism who did indeed subvert the hierarchy of traditional rabbinic values by placing prayer and mystical experience above Torah scholarship, the neo-chasidim are confident that their form of spirituality will spread and strike roots among contemporary American Jews the way chasidism did across Eastern Europe. | | | To be fair, the spiritual founder of the neo-chasidic Jewish Renewal, Schachter — himself a deeply learned rabbi of chasidic origin — is acutely aware of these problems and addressed them directly in a video presentation to the conference. |
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http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.04.18/fast3.html
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| | About the Legends of the Baal Shem Tov |
| | He taught me again and again that the two most important rebbes of Chasidism were the Holy Baal Shem Tov and his great-grandson Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav. | | | It seems that Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav told his disciples before he died that if his chasidim would all gather on Rosh Hashanah, he would descend from heaven to be present with his followers. | | | I remember at the age of eleven witnessing the Bratzlaver chasidim clapping their hands in the middle of the silent prayer of Shemoneh Esrei or during Kaddish. |
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http://www.hasidicstories.com/Articles/Learning_From_Stories/klein_intro.html
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| | Chasidism (KHAH-sid-ism); Chasidic (khah-SID-ic) From the word andquot;Chasidandquot; meaning andquot;pious.andquot; A branch of Orthodox Judaism that maintains a lifestyle separate from the non-Jewish world. | | | Judaism.com - Spirituality andamp; Mysticism - Chasidism - Chabad - Texts... | | | When G-d Hides • Surrounded by Light • The Prayer of the Poor • The Four Universes BACK TO CHASIDISM MAIN PAGEandgt; INTRODUCTORY |
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http://chasidism.networklive.org/index.php?title=Hasidic_Judaism&action=edit§ion=10
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| | Chabad Lubavitch in Cyberspace |
| | These two great luminaries of Chasidism made ahavat Yisrael the touchstone of their teachings and the exemplary feature of their own personal lives. | | | Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment, the day we blow the shofar, coronating, as it were, G-d as King. | | | On the 18th ("Chai") of Elul, the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the Chasidic movement, and Rabbi Shneur Zalman, follower of the Baal Shem Tov and founder of Chabad Chasidut, were born. |
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| | The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles |
| | Abraham, as someone who has left the chasidic world, but is still attached to it, offers a window into an otherwise closed existence with absolute authority. | | | I think of Chasidism as very much a part of who I am; it formed me, and remains with me and gives me a particular angle of vision.” | | | Nachman was the great-grandson of the Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidism, and the creator of the stories collected in “Book of Tales,” which consists of 13 stories that Nachman told his followers that were then written down and are still studied to this day. |
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| | On the Study of Chasidus: A Trilogy of Chasidic Essays, Some Aspects of Chabad Chasidism, on the Teachings of Chasidus, ... |
| | Not until the time of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, who synthesized Chasidic fervor and worship with Lithuanian rationality and learning, could the movement make any significant inroads in the camp of the mitnagdim, the opponents of Chasidus. | | | It is introductory in nature, and addresses itself primarily to the basic character of Chasidus, and its place within a worship focused on the total service of G-d. | | | On the Study of Chasidus: A Trilogy of Chasidic Essays, Some Aspects of Chabad Chasidism, on the Teachings of Chasidus, on Learning Chasidus |
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| | Jewish Books: Books on Chasidism |
| | "Chasidic Masters" offers biographies and the teachings of important Chasidic masters from the movement's beginnings with the Ba'al Shem Tov to approximately the mid-19th century with the Kotzker Rebbe. | | | It also, in the second half of the book, gives insight into the some early Chasidic "twists" in halachah. | | | For insights into Chabad Chassidus a very interesting book was "Chasidism: It's Growth, Theology, and Practice." by Noson Gurary. |
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| | Lubavitch News Service - Articles - A First in English: A Chasidic Discourse Composed in 1869 |
| | Composed in 1869 by the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Schneerson, the discourse explores a number of theological motifs central to Chabad Chasidism. | | | But how to reconcile this with the first verse of Genesis that asserts the creation of a world? | | | Also planned as a companion to True Existence is a Video-CD featuring Rabbi Manis Friedman, an expositor of Chassidic thought, as he discusses several themes of the discourse and offers further insight into the topics discussed in the book in a clear, understandable style. |
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| | Dia-pozytyw: TRACES OF THE PAST |
| | He came into contact with Dov-Ber of Miedzyrzec, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidism. | | | Elimelech of Lezajsk (1717-1787) was the originator of the concept of tzaddikism, fundamental to the existence of Chasidism, and he became the very first tzaddik in Jewish history. | | | After many years of living as a wandering preacher, in 1772 Elimelech settled in Lezajsk, where he finally formulated the concept of the Chasidic movement in which a group of followers gathered around a leader and teacher. |
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http://www.diapozytyw.pl/en/site/slady_i_judaica/lezajsk
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| | Jewish Revival: Where To From Here? - Jews for Jesus |
| | Like other leaders of Chasidic groups, the Lubavitcher Rebbe is accorded the greatest respect and adoration by his followers. | | | There is some overlap between the three: the Chasidim study Torah, and observe mitzvoth, while many in the havurah movement have found a new dimension of worship experience. | | | Chasidism has struck a responsive chord in the hearts of Jews who feel inadequate in a society that stresses that we "do our own thing" and rewards those who find loopholes in the system. |
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| | Site Judaism |
| | Judaism 101 holidays women Jewish beliefs Hebrew Orthodox Traditional Judaism Chasidism Chasidic Mitzvah Mitzvoth Commandments Search This Site Last Updated April 21 2005 Visitors Since December 12 | | | Judaism 101 Table of Contents holidays women Jewish beliefs Hebrew Orthodox Traditional Judaism Chasidism Chasidic Mitzvah Mitzvoth Commandments Search This Site Table of Contents Current Calendar What s Nu JewFAQ | | | The Insight com religion judaism Beach Live Music Nightly Great Food Mikes Place Live Music Bars http Mikesplacebars com A site on Judaism including information on bar amp bat mitzvah child abuse tzedakah Israel and many links |
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| | Chabad - Lubavitch Exhibition |
| | However, among the Chasidic greats, there were those who also wrote on Halachah and Kabalah. | | | Despite the Ba'al Shemtov's holiness, popularity and increasingly large numbers of followers, not one sefer of Chasidic thought was printed throughout his 26-year reign from 1734 to 1760. | | | Almost all of these seforim are commentaries on Chasidism. |
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| | The Jewish Week |
| | One-fourth to one-half of all Lubavitch chasidim now live outside the cloistered framework of the traditional chasidic community, interacting daily with non-Orthodox Jews rather than with their fellow chasidim. | | | People are turning to the teachings of chasidism.” | | | Pundits were sure Lubavitcher rebbe’s demise in June 1994 would lead to the disintegration of the chasidic movement he led for nearly a half-century. |
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http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=1630&print=yes
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| | Wellsprings Online - About Us |
| | In the process, disparate worlds are bridged and hidden bonds are uncovered in the relationships of past and present, sacred and mundane, spiritual and physical. | | | Drawing specifically upon Chabad Chasidic ideas, the journal strives to uncover the inner meaning of Torah as it relates to the here and now. | | | Wellsprings, a quarterly journal of Jewish thought, explores a wide range of issues of interest and concern to Jewish readers. |
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http://www.e-wellsprings.org/AboutUs.asp
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| | JewishInfo.org |
| | - $15 — a book on the Chasidic approach to self-improvement. | | | Ask all your questions, about Judaism and Kabbalah, | | | - $15 — 10 chasidic discourses said by the Rebbe at various occasions. |
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| | The Zvhil - Mezbuz Beis Medrash: Boston |
| | It houses a basic library of Talmud, Shulchan Aruch, and other traditional texts and commentaries and Chasidic works. | | | Minchah services are held Monday through Thursday at 1:30 PM, and has become a gathering place for Jews of all walks of life and all segments of the community. | | | The Zvhil - Mezbuz Beis Medrash, located in downtown Boston, is open to the public weekdays during normal working hours as a place of prayer and study. |
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| | Links: An Annotated Internet Guide to Hasidic Stories |
| | Mordechai Staiman has put together a book of 39 stories about niggunim, the wordless melodies composed by Hasidic rabbis and their disciples. | | | It is written and operated by a Chabad Chasid. | | | The reading list and the one-page summary about Chasidism were both written by Chabad, or the Lubavitch movement of Hasidism, whose headquarters are in Brooklyn. |
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| | Judaism Reading List: Chasidism (Pt. VIII) |
| | On the Study of Chasidus: A Trilogy of Chasidic Essays, Some Aspects of Chabad Chasidism, on the Teachings of Chasidus, on Learning Chasidus. | | | Contemporary Sages: The Great Chasidic Masters of the Twentieth Century. | | | There are also two weekly publications of Chasidic teachings available: * Weekly Shiur: [8] chassidus-subscribe@chassidus.net * Discussion, teachings, and questions answered about chassidus and chassidim: [9] chassidus-subscribe@egroups.com To subscribe to these lists, send your name and email address, with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, to the indicated addresses. |
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/judaism/reading-lists/chasidism
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| | FORWARD : Arts & Letters |
| | The one thing that can be said for it, perhaps, is that it is the older and more "traditional" form, since "Chanukah" and "Chasidism" are spellings that go back to the 19th century, while "Hanukah" and "Hasidism" are 20th-century ones. | | | In this both I and general American usage are at variance with the editors of the Forward, who not only prefer "Chanukah" to "Hanukah," but also "Chasidism" to "Hasidism," charedi to haredi, and so on. | | | Representing the guttural consonant in "Hanukah," known to linguists as a "velar fricative" because it is produced with the help of the velum or soft palate at the back of the mouth, is a problem in many European languages that lack this sound. |
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