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Hassidism

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Noun1.Hassidism - beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
Orthodox Judaism - beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law
Chabad Hasidism, Chabad - a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement


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Souls on Fire: Leonard Nimoy narrates West Coast premiere of Charles Osborne's oratorio telling of the founders of European Hassidism, with the Los Angels Jewish Symphony, Temple Israel of Hollywood, $8-$25.
In Eastern Europe, Hassidism was somewhat successful in attacking and questioning the dogmas of the Orthodox establishment but then it quickly degenerated into its own brand of fundamental know-nothingness, rejecting the outside secular world and proud of its insularity.
 
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