Hasidut (from the ,

Sephardic Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendant ...

pronunciation: 'ḥasidut'' Ashkenazic pronunciation: 'chasidus'' "piety" or " loving-kindness"), alternatively transliterated as ''hasiduth'', may refer to: *

Hasidic Judaism Hasidism () or Hasidic Judaism is a religious movement within Judaism that arose in the 18th century as a Spirituality, spiritual revival movement in contemporary Western Ukraine before spreading rapidly throughout Eastern Europe. Today, most ...

- a branch of Orthodox Judaism, founded in 18th-century Eastern Europe by Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer (''Baal Shem Tov'') *

Hasidic philosophy Hasidic philosophy or Hasidism (), alternatively transliterated as Hasidut or Chassidus, consists of the teachings of the Hasidic movement, which are the teachings of the Hasidic ''rebbes'', often in the form of commentary on the Torah (the Five ...

- the teachings, interpretations, and various practices of Judaism as articulated by the Hasidic movement *

List of Hasidic dynasties A Hasidic dynasty or Chassidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics: * Each leader of the dynasty is referred to as an ''ADMOR'' (abbreviation ...

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