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Wikipedia: Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew חסידות—Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" (literally "loving kindness", IPA: [ħɑsiduθ], [χɑsidus]), is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith. It was founded in 18th Century Eastern Europe by Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov as a reaction against overly legalistic Judaism. His example began the characteristic veneration of leadership in Hasidism as embodiments and intercessors of Divinity for the followers.
![[Dombrover Rebbe of Monsey with the [[Nadvorna (Hasidic dynasty)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dombrovnadvorna_s.jpg "Dombrover Rebbe of Monsey with the [[Nadvorna (Hasidic dynasty)")
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![['Grand Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Elazar Leiner of Radzin''']](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_D7_AA_D7_9E_D7_95_D7_A0_D7_95_D7_AA_D7_AA_D7_A4_D7_90_D7_A8_D7_AA_D7_99_D7_95_D7_A1_D7_A3_edited_s.jpg "'Grand Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Elazar Leiner of Radzin'''")
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![[Hasidic boys in Łódź in 1910.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hasidic_boys_in_Poland_s.jpg "Hasidic boys in Łódź in 1910.")
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![[Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia brought the first inroads of Western Europe to Hasidism]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_D0_9D_D0_B0_D0_B1_D0_BE_D0_BB_D1_8C_D1_88_D0_BE_D0_B9_D0_B4_D0_BE_D1_80_D0_BE_D0_B3_D0_B5_D0_9E_D1_82_D1_81_D1_82_D1_83_D0_BF_D0_BB_D0_B5_D0_BD_D0_B8_D0_B5_2C_D0_B1_D0_B5_D0_B3_D1_81_D1_82_D0_B2_D0_BE_s.jpg "Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia brought the first inroads of Western Europe to Hasidism")
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![[Interior of the rebuilt synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh, Ukraine]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Besht11_s.jpg "Interior of the rebuilt synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh, Ukraine")
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![[Statue of settlers on the railway station in Birobidzhan, centre of the Communist Jewish Autonomous Oblast]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Statue_of_settlers_Birobidzhan_s.jpg "Statue of settlers on the railway station in Birobidzhan, centre of the Communist Jewish Autonomous Oblast")
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![[Hasidic immigration to the Land of Israel began in the early movement, including in 1777 the Hasidic leaders...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PikiWiki_Israel_3530_Architecture_of_Israel_s.jpg "Hasidic immigration to the Land of Israel began in the early movement, including in 1777 the Hasidic leaders...")
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![[Wooden synagogue in Zabłudów, Poland, from the late 17th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Synagogue_Zabludlow_s.jpg "Wooden synagogue in Zabłudów, Poland, from the late 17th century")
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![[Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinovich, Munkacser Rebbe, wearing a kolpik]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Rabbi_Moshe_Leib_Rabinovich_s.jpg "Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinovich, Munkacser Rebbe, wearing a kolpik")
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![[Joseph Perl and Isaac Erter satirised Hasidism]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Joseph_Perl_s.jpg "Joseph Perl and Isaac Erter satirised Hasidism")
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![[The Torah Ark of the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Safed_BW_1_s.jpg "The Torah Ark of the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue")
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![[Grand Rebbe Meshulam Feish Segal-Lowy of Tosh]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TosherRebbe_s.jpg "Grand Rebbe Meshulam Feish Segal-Lowy of Tosh")
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![[The Zidichover Rebbe praying]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/The_rabbi_praying.JPG "The Zidichover Rebbe praying")
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![[The Dorohoi Rebbe in his traditional rabbinical Sabbath garb]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HasidicRebbe_s.jpg "The Dorohoi Rebbe in his traditional rabbinical Sabbath garb")
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![[Grave of Elimelech of Lizhensk, whose influence in Poland was compared to the Baal Shem Tov's in Ukraine, due to...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Elimelekh_de_lejask_s.jpg "Grave of Elimelech of Lizhensk, whose influence in Poland was compared to the Baal Shem Tov's in Ukraine, due to...")
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