Hasid
Americannoun
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Hasidim
plural
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a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
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an Assidean.
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Origin of Hasid
From the Hebrew word ḥāsīd “pious (person)”
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Many of the bodies go from the military base to a Zaka-run centre in Tel Aviv, where on Thursday volunteer Israel Hasid was painstakingly preparing to receive them.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023
But by the time F. Vizel, a Satmar Hasid, learned that the public library existed at the age of 20, she’d already made a far more critical discovery.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2012
In fact, Mr. Levin is not, strictly speaking, a Hasid, though he wears the familiar black hat and coat of those who are.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2010
At a movie screening after-party, one former Hasid who still dresses the part expressed concern with what kind of Hasidim the guys in the film were.
From Salon ● May 27, 2010
The boy she married was a Hasid, with a black beard, long earlocks, and dark eyes.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
While the neighborhood used to be renowned for flannel-clad IPA connoisseurs and a thriving indie art scene, the 2010s-era hipsters who sparked the Hasidim vs.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
From the Reform Rabbi Amiel Hirsch—who had coauthored a widely circulated letter against Mamdani—to the Satmar Hasidim in Brooklyn, New York Jews expressed at least cautious optimism about their mayor elect, if not outright excitement.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2026
Menachem Daum, a filmmaker who co-produced a groundbreaking 1997 documentary that illuminated the cloistered world of America’s Hasidim, died on Jan. 7 in a hospital near his home in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Meanwhile, Black residents of Crown Heights accused the mayor of pandering to the Hasidim.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
There were also those synagogues in which Jews who were not Hasidim worshiped.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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