Hasidism (disambiguation)

Hasidism or Hassidism (from Hebrew חֲסִידוּת Hasidut, hasidus (Ashkenazi) , German 'piety' ) denotes different independent movements in Judaism :

• the Hasideans , a group of the 2nd century BC In Judea
• the Hasid Ashkenaz , a group of scholars of the 12th – 13th centuries Century in the Rhineland (Rhenish Hasidism)
• the Hasid Mizrajim (Egyptian Hasidism), a series of scholars influenced by Sufism from the 13th to 14th centuries. Century in Egypt
• modern Hasidism , which emerged among the Jews in Eastern Europe in the 18th century and is now widespread worldwide

Hasid ( Hebrew חָסִיד ḥāsîd, chossid (Ashkenazi) , German 'Frommer' ) means:

• individual miracle workers of the Pharisee rabbinical movement:
  • Chanina ben Dosa , the Chasid
  • Choni the circle drawer , the Chasid
• Representatives of the Hasid of Ashkenaz:
  • Juda ben Samuel (Juda he-Hasid)
  • Samuel ben Kalonymus he-Chasid
• Representative of modern Hasidism

Hasidim ( Hebrew חֲסִידִים ḥāsîdîm , plural of Hasid ) are members of the movements mentioned.

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.