Hasidim

Ha·sid or Has·sid also Chas·sid (

-, hä

n. pl. Ha·si·dim or Has·si·dim also Chas·si·dim (

ä-s

ô-, hä-)

A member of a Jewish mystic movement founded in the 18th century in eastern Europe by Baal Shem Tov that reacted against Talmudic learning and maintained that God's presence was in all of one's surroundings and that one should serve God in one's every deed and word.

[From Hebrew sîd, pious, from sad, to be kind; see sd in Semitic roots.]

Ha·sidic adj.

Ha·sidism n.

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Noun

Hasidim - a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly

Chasidim, Chassidim, Hasidism, Hassidim

Jewish Orthodoxy, Orthodox Judaism - Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud

Chasid, Chassid, Hasid, Hassid - a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism

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This excoriating movie, like an Old Testament prophet in its disgust for humanity, takes on: Austria, Los Angeles, the American South, fashion shows, psychics, charity consultants, agents, television executives, African Americans, Arabs, Jews (in one scene Hasidim chase Bruno down the street because he's wearing a gay version of their garb), swingers, hunters, pro wrestling audiences, the military--all of the exemplars of American machismo.

Bruno's Indeterminate Intentions by Holleran, Andrew / The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide

Robert Nott Black sheep raising the baa (and maybe the bra) Honestly, what would you rather see -- another amateur production of The Iceman Cometh or a slew of gals who dress like Hasidim and then strip?

MIXED MEDIA by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

Hasidim still speak it, but if Yiddish were to survive only thanks to Hasidim, we would be poorer.

Talking to Theo: a conversation with Deborah Tannen by Tannen, Deborah / Moment

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