English

Alternative forms

• Chasidism
• Chassidism
• Hasidism
• Ḥasidism
• Ḥassidism
• Khasidism
• Khassidism

Proper noun

Hassidism

1. (Judaism) A Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal-Shem-Tov, that emphasizes spirituality over rigorous Torah study, and the importance of every individual to the whole of the Jewish people.

Related terms

• Hassid
• Hassidic
• Hassidic Jew
• Hassidic Jewess
• Hassidic Judaism

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See also

• Wikipedia Article on Hassidic Judaism