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Tag: Hasidic Movement

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Fraud, betrayal and spy gear: Inside the messy battle for Chabad of Poway

LKeene in Forward · 21 Aug 2023

The battle for control of Chabad of Poway in Southern California continues to escalate, with accusations of fraud, betrayal, and spy gear.

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Here’s how to help Ukraine’s Jewish community

noah in Forward · 26 Feb 2022

As the crisis in Ukraine continues, there are several organizations providing aid and support to the Jewish community there.

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A Plague on the Shores of the Sea of Galilee

Yitzhak Y. Melamed in Jewish Review of Books · 30 Jun 2020

This text discusses the history of the Hasidic movement in the late 18th century, particularly focusing on the leadership of Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman, known as the Maggid of Mezheritch, and his successor Rabbi Menachem Mendel in Tiberias, a city in the Galilee region of Israel.

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The Battle of the Baal Shem Tov

Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman in Tablet · 12 May 2020

The text recounts a personal reflection on the Battle of the Baal Shem Tov, discussing a family's differing views on the legendary founder of the Hasidic movement.

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Happy Is the People Who Knows the Blast

Rabbi Moshe Hayim Efrayim of Sudilkov in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2019

Rabbi Moshe Hayim Efrayim of Sudilkov, a prominent figure in early Hasidism, authored "Sefer Degel Machaneh Efrayim," a collection of sermons linking Torah teachings with Hasidic insights inherited from his grandfather, the Baal Shem Tov.

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The One With the Mitzvah Tank: Ep. 143

Unorthodox · 12 Jul 2018

In episode 143 of "The One With the Mitzvah Tank," the hosts explore encounters with Chabad Hasidic men in Manhattan who ask strangers if they are Jewish and offer them the opportunity to perform a mitzvah like putting on tefillin or lighting Shabbat candles.