Hasidism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hasidism
Example Sentences
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Mr. Rudavsky said in an interview that he believed “A Life Apart” was the first feature-length documentary released in American theaters that explored Hasidism.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Hasidism had its cradle in Ukraine dating back 300 years and Ukraine had one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe before the war, estimated at between 250,000-500,000 mostly Hasidic Jews.
From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2022
Hasidism traces it roots to Ukrainian Jews, and the communities here have flourished in different periods of history.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2022
Unlike, say, a growing cosmopolitan strain in fundamentalist Christianity, which engages in the secular realms of politics and Hollywood to better convert the world, contemporary Hasidism offers few tools for engagement.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2012
Reuven, it was in these mountains that Israel gave birth to Hasidism.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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