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Elijah Ba'al Shem of Chelm — Elijah Ba al Shem (d. 1583) was a Polish rabbi who studied under Rabbi Solomon Luria and later became the Chief Rabbi of Chełm. He was a co signer of the Agunah laws and, according to legend, was able to create a Golem creature with Kabbalah.… … Wikipedia
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Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
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
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Maggid — For other uses, see Maggid (disambiguation). Maggid (מַגִּיד), sometimes spelled as magid, is a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher, skilled as a narrator of Torah and religious stories. A preacher of the more… … Wikipedia
Ashkenazi Jews — For other meanings see Ashkenaz (disambiguation). Ashkenazi Jews (יהודי אשכנז Y hude Ashk naz in Biblical Hebrew; Y hudey Ashknoz in Ashkenazi Hebrew) … Wikipedia
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