What is the difference between a “Hasidic” Jew and a “normal” Jew?
The Hasidic Jews have been found to be the most intelligent of all the human race. No one knows why this is, one suggestion, (dismissed) is that at some time in the past in Europe, they were only ever allowed to work at accountants. Found to be untrue. HASIDIC JEWS ….called Hasidim in Hebrew. This word derived from the Hebrew word for loving kindness (chesed). The Hasidic movement is unique in its focus on the joyful observance of God’s commandments (mitzvot), heartfelt prayer and boundless love for God and the world He created. Many ideas for Hasidism derived from Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah). The movement originated in Eastern Europe in the 18th century, at a time when Jews were experiencing great persecution. While the Jewish elite focused on and found comfort in Talmud study, the impoverished and uneducated Jewish masses hungered for a new approach. Fortunately for the Jewish masses, Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (1700-1760) found a way to democratize Judaism. He was a poor orphan from
