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Menachem Mendel Schneerson — For the third Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch dynasty see Menachem Mendel Schneersohn Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson Lubavitcher Rebbe … Wikipedia
Menachem Mendel Schneersohn — For the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, see Menachem Mendel Schneerson. For the Tzemach Tzedek of Nikolsburg, see Menahem Mendel Krochmal. Menachem Mendel Schneersohn Lubavitcher Rebbe The Tzemach Tzedek … Wikipedia
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Dynastie hassidique Habad-Loubavitch — Le hassidisme Haba d ou de Loubavitch (hébreu : חסידות חב ד Hassidout Haba d, Haba d étant l acronyme de Hokhma Bina Da at, « sagesse, compréhension, savoir »[1]) est l une branches principales du hassidisme contemporain. Il est… … Wikipédia en Français
RUZHIN, ISRAEL — (Friedmann; 1797–1850), ḥasidic leader. Israel was a great grandson of Dov Baer, the Maggid of mezhirech . Ḥasidim claimed to recognize his outstanding qualities almost from birth. His uncle Mordecai of Chernobyl declared that the baby had the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Dynastie hassidique de Gour — Le rabbin Avraham Mordechai Alter vaquant en Europe avec son entourage. La dynastie hassidique de Gour (Gur, c est à dire Góra Kalwaria) est aujourd’hui la plus importante en nombre d adhérents, avec celle de Habad. Avec plus de cent vingt… … Wikipédia en Français
List of shtetls — This list of shtetls and shtots (larger towns with significant pre World War II Jewish populations) is organized by their country.htetls flag|Belarus **Antopol [http://www.stevemorse.org/bereza and antopol/ant hist0.htm] **Berezino **Chavusy (… … Wikipedia
DOV BAER (the Maggid) OF MEZHIRECH — (d. 1772), one of the earliest and most important leaders of Ḥasidism . As a youth, Dov Baer received a traditional religious education in the yeshivah of R. jacob joshua falk , author of Penei Yehoshu a. He taught in Torchin and later became… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
