- a variation of Chasid.
Chassid
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Chassidim
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a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity
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a Jewish sect of the 2nd century bc , formed to combat Hellenistic influences
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"Through the sons, of course," said the young Chassid.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
Chayyim Malach, Judah Chassid, and other Galician mystics, in the second decade of the eighteenth century brought down upon themselves a rabbinical decree of excommunication.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)
The goitred Chassid opened his lips and added, "If not now, when? as Hillel asked."
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
"To-morrow you shall speak with her, and no man shall know," said the oldest Chassid.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
Wrongly attributed to a single writer, Judah Chassid, the "Book of the Pious" was really the combined product of the Jewish spirit in the thirteenth century.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
Very soon I came into parts where the question of the Chassidim was alive and burning, and indeed into towns where it had a greater living interest than the quarrel of the amulets.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
The ordinary folk heard and were silent, but our people, the Chassidim, were displeased.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
"The whole company of Chassidim broke some plates."—A betrothal custom.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
In the synagogues of the Chassidim, jumping is preferred to lifting up the heels.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
Then I remembered what Yarchi had told me, that the Chassidim had revolted against set prayer-times.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
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