Thursday, October 11, 2007

Hasidism

Hasidism is a form of Jewish Mysticism, it originated in Poland. The first master of Hasidism was Israel ben Eleazer (1700-1760), he was the master of the divine name. According to the Patterns of Religion Book, The Hasidic beliefs: "God is mystically present in all things, there is joy in all aspects of life, one must follow a "righteous man," and one must study the Torah."

Patterns of Religion

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