Hasidism, 1933-2003
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- 10 linear feet
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Publications of various Hasidic groups. Hasidism began as a religious renewal movement in eighteenth century Eastern Europe, among the followers of Rabbi Yisra'el ben Eli'ezer Ba'al Shem Tov, directed towards instilling piety into the life the Jewish masses. Over the years the Hasidic movement segmented into many groups, each following a certain rabbi who became known as “tzadic” and in many cases created a dynasty that continued to be the center of that particular group. The majority of the items in this section consist of publications of different Hasidic Groups.
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Titles arranged alphabetically by Hebrew character within each subseries.
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