chassidus

Pronunciations

chassidus (chah-SIH-duhs) listen
chassidut (chah-see-DOOT) listen

Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Jerry goes with some of the guys from the office to a shiur [seminar] in chasidut every lunchtime." (Glinert)

  • "The article is a wonderful treatise on Chassidus. It only falls short of one of its own tenets, as in love your fellow Jew and do not be judgmental. Some Chosids fail time and again on the principles of Chassidus." (source)

  • "Chassidus in general, and Chabad Chassidus in particular, is an all-embracing world outlook and way of life which sees the Jew's central purpose as the unifying link between the Creator and Creation." (source)

  • "This inclusiveness of a broad spectrum of Jewishness is an idea that was instilled by chasidut and has deeply informed our modern attitudes in Israel." (source)

  • "Chassidut began in the 18th century with the teachings of Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer also known as the Baal Shem Tov. The movement grew and attracted hundreds of thousands of followers across Europe." (source)

  • "In the vast majority of educational institutions of the hassidic world the Torah and hassidut are not taught in a manner that encourages self awareness, self creativity and self choice, or self development. Instead, the Torah and hassidut are taught in a fundamentalistic, black and white manner." (source)

  • "What chassidus do you follow?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH חסידות chasidut 'Hasidism' > Y חסידות khsides

    • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

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