Hasidism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hasidism
Example Sentences
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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
Had it not been for that, she never would have delved into Hasidism, which the former tenant had practiced, and which continues to figure prominently in her novels.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2016
This is part of their interpretation of Ufaratzta, the imperative to spread Hasidism to secular Jews, which, they believe, will hasten the return of the Messiah.
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2013
He was talking about Rabbi Elijah of Vilna, the eighteenth-century opponent of Hasidism.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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