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	Der Chassidismus - Eine Einführung
		Chassidism originated at a time when the Jews were leaving the ghettos in western and central Europe, emancipating themselves, and assimilating themselves more and more under the influence of this explanation.
		Chassidism opened the mystical world to every individual, the narrow connection to G-d was no more the property of a small elite group, the rabbis.
		Above all the conflict with the rabbis was the main reason that Chassidism became a meaningful social factor in Jewish life and through which the structures of the society changed.
	www.hagalil.com /czech/festival/chassidismus-e.htm (788 words)

	Chassidism
		The absence of Chassidism in the lives of the great Jewish leaders is an inherent contradiction to their claim.
		The new uprising of Chassidism was a distortion and a cancer on the pure system of Torah passed down unadulterated throughout the generations.
		Conversely, Chassidic followers today who have abandoned the ways of their originators would not be condemned by the bans of the Gra.
	www.mesora.org /chassidism.html (2548 words)

	S.C.J. FAQ: Section 2.8. Who We Are: What is Chassidism and how does it differ from other Orthodox groups?
		The Chassidic movement started in the 1700's (Common Era) in Eastern Europe in response to a void felt by many average observant Jews of the day.
		The founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (referred to as the "Besht," an acronym of his name) was a great scholar and mystic, devoted to both the revealed, outer aspect, and hidden, inner aspect of Torah.
		Chassidism opposed any change in the way of life and sheltered itself from new forces in Judaism.
	shamash.org /lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/02-08.html (817 words)

	Glossary of Torah-related Terms
		Temimim; pl. of tamim: Students past or present of one of the senior yeshivos of the Lubavitch branch of Chassidism, which are known as Tomchei Tmimim.
		Yud-Beis and Yud-Gimmel Tammuz; `the twelfth and thirteenth of [the month of] Tammuz': Chassidic festival marking the anniversary of the release of the Rebbe Rayatz [6th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn] from incarceration and exile in Stalinist Russia in 1927.
		Yud-Tes Kislev; `the nineteenth of [the month of] Kislev': Chassidic festival celebrating the liberation of the Alter Rebbe from capital sentence and imprisonment in Petersburg (1798), after having been slandered to the czarist authorities by his opponents.
	www.asknoah.org /HTML/glossary.html (2419 words)

	Question 2.8: What is Chassidism and how does it differ from other Orthodox groups?
		The founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (referred to as the "Besht," an acronym of his name) was a great scholar and mystic, devoted to both the revealed, outer aspect, and hidden, inner aspect of Torah.
		With the great waves of emigration to the West from 1881, Chassidism was carried into Western Europe and especially to the United States.
		Chassidism opposed any change in the way of life and sheltered itself from new forces in Judaism.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/judaism/FAQ/02-Who-We-Are/section-9.html (753 words)

	ArtScroll.com -- Not Just Stories / The chassidic spirit through it's classic stories. / By Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
		Chassidism has a rich spiritual, moral, and intellectual core, but its stories are often the best entrance to the treasures within.
		As a scion of a family that traces its roots to the founders of Chassidism, son of noble parents who planted and nurtured a slice of Galicia in Middle America, and close kin of renowned grand rabbis, Rabbi Twerski is steeped in the richness of Chassidic tradition.
		is a descendant of the founders of the Chassidic movement, whose philosophy he embraces and applies in his psychiatric practice.
	www.artscroll.com /Books/noth.html (448 words)

	Chabad: Glossary
		The branch of the chassidic movement (see Chassidus) which is rooted in an intellectual approach to the service of G-d, which was founded by R.
		Temimim; pl. of tamim: Students past or present of one of the senior yeshivos of the Lubavitch branch of Chassidism, which are known as Tomchei Tmimim.
		Yud-Tes Kislev; `the nineteenth of [the month of] Kislev': Chassidic festival celebrating the liberation of the Alter Rebbe from capital sentence and imprisonment in Petersburg (1798), after having been slandered to the czarist authorities by his opponents.
	www.lchaimweekly.org /general/glossary (2377 words)

	Shmais.com
		Kislev 19 therefore marks the "birth" of Chassidism: the point at which it was allowed to emerge from the womb of "mysticism" into the light of day, to grow and develop as an integral part of Jewish life.
		The founder of the Chassidic movement, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760), revealed to his disciples gleanings from the mystical soul of Torah which had previously been the sole province of select Kabbalists in each generation.
		Chabad Chassidism reaches the core of Judaism, the crown gem of our holy King, and makes it available to the King's children, grinding and translating it into an intellectual systematic philosophy which can transform the mind and inspire the heart and heal our spiritual illness.
	www.shmais.com /printchabad.cfm?ID=34 (778 words)

	Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak
		He thus founded a Polish version of Chassidism, which assigned a greater importance to Torah study and the role of scholars, and started to campaign against the superficiality and ignorance which had developed within Chasidism.
		P'shischah Chassidism was thus a combination of emotional attitude with rational scholarship.
		R' Yaacov Yitzchak's important disciples included R' Menahem Mendel of Kotzk, R' Chanoch of Aleksander, R' Yitzchak of Worky, and R' Issachar Baer of Radoshitz, all of whom were chassidic leaders of influence among Polish Jews.
	nehora.com /Tzadikim/tz_viewer.cfm?page=hayehudi.htm&CFID=7597913&CFTOKEN=85529839 (767 words)

	How can Chassidism demand joyfulness when there are so many problems? \| AskMoses.com - Judaism, Ask a Rabbi - Live (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chassidism teaches that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences--we are spiritual beings having human experiences.
		When the student of Chassidism meditates on the fact that G-d is the One and Only Source of all things, he or she remembers that everything has a purpose and goodness can be found everywhere--even in problems.
		Chassidism focuses on the fact that G-d has chosen us to be His partner in creation, for through Mitzvah observance we are assured that we perpetuate the world's existence.
	www.askmoses.com /qa_detail.html?h=134&o=222 (414 words)

	Chabad (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chassidism was founded by Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (commonly know as the Besht) in 1734.
		Chassidic thought represents a spiritual journey of the soul in the deepest possible sense.
		Chassidism also teaches the individual significance of every Jew, for every Jewish soul is equally precious to G-d.
	home.flash.net /~fth/Chabad/Chabad.htm (219 words)

	SIGMUND FREUD AND THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE
		Chassidic teachings are rooted in the esoteric or concealed dimension of Judaism, specifically the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, as expounded by Rabbi Isaac Luria (known by the acronym as the ARI, 1534-1572).
		The RaSHaB was a seminal figure in Chassidic circles and was known as the Maimonides of Chassidism, because he was the major codifier of Chassidut (the exposition of Chassidic philosophy, theology, hermeneutics and customs) and was able to do so with great depth and clarity.
		Chassidic teachings talk about power of a person's 'neshamah' or soul, which, in psychological terms, is related to one's strength of character.
	www.jhberke.com /Freud_Lub_Rebbe.htm (6783 words)

	Baal Shem Tov
		Solomon Schechter remarked, in his essay on Chassidism: "It was a protest of an emotional but inadequate people against a one-sided expression of Judaism that made religion almost impossible for them." The founder of the movement was Israel Baal Shem Tov (Israel, the Master of the Good Name).
		On the evidence of Chassidic tales, we learn that when the Baal Shem wanted to cross a stream he need only spread his mantle upon the waters and standing on it he would reach the other side safe and dry.
		Though study was to be encouraged, knowledge does not determine one's proximity to God but rather the fervor, ecstasy, and pious devotion of the heart.
	members.tripod.com /kustan/baalshem.htm (1084 words)

	The Existence of God
		Chassidism failed to make headway in Lithuania and Belarus (former Byelorussia), where there were large Yeshivot, and where the spiritual leader of Mitnagdim was Chassidism’s most formidable opponent, the revered Vilna Gaon.
		Indeed, Nachman is the most” existentialist of Chassidic masters in his emphasis on personal commitment and the complete subordination of reason to faith”.
		Chassidic rabbis (with the exception of the ultra- conservative and inward looking Belz and Alexander dynasties) represented the Aguda in communal, local and national elections.
	www.berdichev.org /chassidism.html (8952 words)

	English Reading List (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Last Chassidic discourse by the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, in which he details the specific nature of this generation’s spirituality.
		Translations of Chassidic discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that focus on the Redemption and its ultimate consummation, the Resurrection of the Dead — seven in the first volume, eight in the second.
		Chassidic teachings from the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the Torah‑portion of the week and the holidays.
	www.ascent.org.il /NewAscentOfSafed/Teachings/Advanced/Kabbala/Booklist4.html (3408 words)

	Chasidism
		Chasidic Philosophy including the school of Chabad Chassidic Philosophy, has been the subject of a great many studies in several languages.
		However, few of the sources were ever translated into English, and for the formidable subject matter, coupled with the specific definitions and connotations of Chabad terminology deter many potential students from exploring this fieldof study.
		By sharing with us his vision, his hopes and his promise, and by making us active participants in the perfection of G-d's world, the Rebbe has empowered us in a way that every parent can only hope to empower his and her children.
	www.sichosinenglish.org /general/chasidism.html (1340 words)

	CHASSIDISM CONFRONTS MODERNITY - Nishmat
		At the same time we are witness to massive growth in the study of chassidic works, "spiritual" yeshivot, and Carlebach shuls, indicating that the chassidic style of spirituality may offer one major element of a plan for dealing with these new challenges.
		The movement had lost much of its early spiritual vitality and had reached the stage where the average chassid had no understanding of what chassidism was, how it was different from other forms of Orthodoxy, or what was expected of him.
		It seems clear that the study of chassidic texts combined with a careful implementation program of their educational and spiritual principles should be part both of our curriculum and of teacher training.
	www.nishmat.net /article.php?id=239&heading=0 (7104 words)

	Book Review: A wild trip through Chassidism reveals American Jewish future (11-8-1996) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The three men are among the characters Eisenberg meets in his part-travelogue, part-spiritual odyssey, "Boychicks in the Hood: Travels in the Hasidic Underground," a riveting and often hilarious journalistic tour of Chassidism from Bratslav to Boro Park.
		For Eisenberg, a Yiddish-speaking, nonobservant Nebraska Jew, the equation is hard to ignore: North America's Jews, mostly secular and unaffiliated, are rapidly shrinking in number while intermarrying at a nearly 50-percent rate.
		As the Baal Shem Tov, the father of Chassidism, taught: God is in the details.
	www.jewishsf.com /bk961108/etabook.htm (826 words)

	CD Baby: CHARLES D. OSBORNE: Souls On Fire
		Chassidism told them that they needn’t be Talmudic scholars in order to come close to God, that God loved all those who were true of heart and who lived good and decent lives.
		Chassidic groups today, the world over, reach out to unaffiliated, non-practicing, largely disaffected Jewish youths, inviting them into the fold with singing, hand-clapping, and visions of a joyful future based on love of Torah and devotion to the faith.
		Knowledge of traditional Judaism is not required; the idea is to learn from the teachings and examples of the rebbe, and in a sense to be born again into a Jewish life.
	cdbaby.com /cd/cdosborne1 (1117 words)

	Svencionys, Lithuania
		The Chassidic Sabbath was a whirlwind and a storm.
		The founder and creator of the Chabad Movement in Chassidism, the great Torah scholar Rabbi Shneur Zalman, may his memory be a blessing, of the city Ladi, was known by the name “Master of the Tanya”.
		The more he steeped himself in Chassidic learning and recognized the good qualities, their sincerity and deep soul, the closer he felt to them and visited their Chassidic minyan often.
	www.jewishgen.org /yizkor/Svencionys/sve0191.html (2425 words)

	History » Chassidism \| AskMoses.com - Judaism, Ask a Rabbi - Live (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A. Chassidism is the Judaism-revolutionizing, Moshiach-bringing movement that swept across and overtook classical Judaism in the early-to-mid 1700s.
		Chassidic philosophy came into existence at a very tumultuous time in Jewish history.
		To someone who is not a Chassidic or Orthodox Jew, it may be impossible to distinguish between the two.
	www.askmoses.com /qa_list.html?h=244 (413 words)

	Chassidism - Jewish Knowledge Base
		Learn how chassidism, and Chabad chassidism in particular, developed and became a monumental force in world Jewry.
		If a leaf is turned over by a breeze, it is only because this has been specifically ordained by G-d to serve a particular function within the purpose of creation.
		Library » Jewish History » Chassidism » The Baal Shem Tov »; Thirty Six Aphorisms of the Baal Shem Tov
	www.chabad.org /search/keyword.asp?kid=2534 (617 words)

	Yeshiva.org.il - Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk: The Pioneering Rebbe
		The leader of the first generation was, of course, the venerated founder of Chassidism, the Baal Shem Tov; his greatest disciple was the Maggid of Mezritch who was accepted as mentor by the overwhelming majority of Chassidic Jewry.
		Leading Chassidic sages, his students and his friends, were appointed with the task of collecting donations in order to support the Jewish settlers in Israel.
		The great Chassidic sage and leader, Rabbi Yisrael of Rozin, the grandson of the Maggid of Mezritch, would compare Reb Menachem Mendel’s emigration to the land of Israel to that of the patriarch Abraham.
	www.yeshiva.org.il /midrash/shiur.asp?id=1566 (3472 words)

	Winter
		[7] The teachings of Chassidism emphasize the need for intellectual appreciation and emotional experience in our fulfillment of the mitzvot (as opposed to mere mechanical observance of the divine commandments).
		Chassidism thus belongs to the “rainy” season of our spiritual lives—our capacity for initiative and involvement in our relationship with G-d.
		On Kislev 19, 5559 (1798), Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad Chassidism, was released from Czarist prison after being exonerated of charges leveled against him and the Chassidic movement.
	www.meaningfullife.com /spiritual/nature/Winter.php (1319 words)

	Karlin-Stolin
		Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, the Besht was the founder of Chassidism.
		A disciple of the Maggid, Rabbi Aharon HaGadol of Karlin, was the founder of the Karlin-Stolin Chassidic dynasty.
		It seemed as if an end had come to the Chassidic dynasty that had begun with Rabbi Aharon of Karlin, one of the illustrious disciples of the Maggid of Mezeritch.
	www.geocities.com /joshuasperlman/Karlin-Stolin.html (489 words)

	The Role of the Soul (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As the Chassidic mystical classic Tanya states: “Knowledge of the organization of the supernal worlds is a great mitzvah, besides bringing wholeness of soul and happiness.”
		One could categorize the healing of soul engendered by Kabbalistic study as follows: This study brings one to realize one’s place in the universe, that universe comprising both physical and spiritual elements, and the presence of God in that universe imbuing all with sublime magnificence, heartfelt meaning, and deep joy.
		To illustrate: A certain great Chassidic Rebbe was very ill for many years, and suffered greatly.
	www.jewishmag.co.il /26MAG/GOLD/gold.htm (5135 words)

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