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621:(Hebrew תורת הכבוד) of the Ashkenazi Hasidim echoes Saadia's theory, but with a fundamental difference. For the latter, the glory was not created by God, but emanated from God in a similar manner to the way that light emanates from the sun. What emerged is a tripartite system composed of God, the higher Kavod, and the lower Kavod. God is beyond human comprehension and impossible for man to relate to. The higher Kavod emanates from God, and is still very distant from man, but slightly more accessible. And finally, the lower Kavod is the element that man can access. It is at the lower Kavod that man can attempt to understand. 32: 565:). Why did they not reply, “You did not command us, for you did not tell us to kill the women”? But Moses knew that they were wise and perspicacious enough to infer on their own... For this reason I set myself to writing a book for the God-fearing, lest they be punished and think for no reason. Far be it from God to do such a thing! (Gen. 18:25) ... Therefore I have set forth this Book of Fear so that those who fear the word of God can take heed. “More than these, my son, must you take heed” (Eccl. 12:12). 520:), that is to say, those standards of thought and behavior which God requires from humans, which the true worshiper of God seeks to fulfill, but which are not fully described in the written and oral Torah. Despite their lack of formal legal definition, these standards can be deduced from other sources such as Biblical narrative. On this basis, the Hasidism called for numerous new guidelines, both ethical (e.g. humility, honesty, and equity) and ritual, which they called 695:
worship was an aspiration to positively influence others. In part, Sefer Hasidim is sated with praise for those who serve the public and equally filled with admonition for those who cause others to stumble. Acting for the common good became a leitmotif in Sefer Hasidim, and failure to take a public stand against wrongdoing is perceived as a grave sin. It was the Hasid's goal to enlighten those who needed enlightenment.
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was merely a blueprint for a structure that was never built: Rabbi Judah's plans were never carried out, and the envisioned pious community never existed. Many proofs motivated this approach. First, there is no reference in any Ashkenazic literature to any of its particular ideas. Additionally, there
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movement, where the creation of new Torah insights was especially prized, and thus one could achieve social stature on the basis of intellectual accomplishments without corresponding character growth. In response, the Ashkenazi Hasidim formulated a code of behavior that emphasized extreme expressions
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As portrayed in Sefer Hasidim, the Hasid is assertive and in certain senses extreme in his efforts to impose his system upon his surroundings. The Hasid did not view his religious observance as merely admirable; he viewed it as the standard duties of any Jew. Therefore, integral to the Hasid's divine
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And we find in the Torah that anyone who was capable of understanding even though he was not commanded is punished for not realizing on his own. As is said, “And Moses was angry with the officers of the army ... who had come from the service of the war. And he said to them, ‘Have you let all the
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is written for those who fear God and are mindful of His name. There is a Hasid whose heart desires, out of love for his creator do His will, but he is unaware of all these things - which thing to avoid and how to execute profoundly the wish of the Creator... For this reason, the Sefer Hasidim was
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The line of thought that developed into Ashkenazi Hasidicism traces its roots to the Gaonic scholar Abu Aaron and extended to the three seminal thinkers of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, Judah the Pious, Samuel the Pious, and Eleàzar of Worms.
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per se and the influence of their customs are attested in non-pietist rabbinic sources". Tishby also postulates that their hostile attitude towards non-Hasidim led non-Hasidic texts to mostly ignore them (as they are only mentioned in the
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Their devotion were expressed in both esoteric and perfectionist ways. Their esoteric expression was in their dedication to prayer. They believed that you may rise spiritually toward communion with God through the knowledge of prayer.
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book of this article. The book discusses many ideas including ideas of the three parts of God, etc. (not to be confused with Christianity; it makes clear, as all Judaism does, that God is not human and has no body).
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is an "enormous anthology, reflecting the work of generations of Ashkenazi Hasidic leaders". This led him to formulate this phenomenon as a movement which existed for generations and had a distinct group of leaders.
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Ivan Marcus, “The Historical Meaning of Haside Ashkenaz: Fact, Fiction or Cultural Self Image,” in Gershom Scholem's Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism: 50 Years After, edited by Joseph Dan and Peter Schäfer,
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written so that all who fear God and those returning to their Creator with an undivided heart may read it and know and understand what is incumbent upon them to do and what they must avoid.
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Ivan Marcus quoted in Joseph Dan, “Was there really a Hasidic movement in Medieval Germany?” in Gershom Scholem's Major Trends 50 Years After by Joseph Dan and Peter Schafer, pgs. 95-99.
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As in Kabbala, there are many symbols and descriptions used to explain and refer to the Kavod. For example, in various Ashkenazi Hasidic works, the Kavod is referred to by the names of
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is no external proof of existence for Pietistic communities. A controversial movement such as this one, which castigated much of the broader community, labeling them
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Joseph Dan, “Was there really a Hasidic movement in Medieval Germany?” in Gershom Scholem's Major Trends 50 Years After by Joseph Dan and Peter Schafer, pgs. 95-99
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Two versions of the Sefer Hasidim exist, the Bologna Edition and the Parma MS Edition, and a debate about which one represents an earlier version persists.
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Sefer Hasidim contains many instructions that illuminate this theme of searching beyond the revealed instructions of the written and oral Torah for
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The movement is known for its strict asceticism and mystical doctrine who radically reimagined Jewish ethics, holding themselves accountable to
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was an individual work by Rabbi Judah the Pious, not a "national work" of Ashkenazic Jewry. He concludes that the community depicted within
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was a leading Talmudist and Kabbalist in the 13th century and was the prime disciple of Judah the Pious. He is best known for his work,
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schools. His experiences as a Tosafist may have contributed to his desperate plea to focus on the practical aspects of the Talmud, the
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twice stated that he was influenced by the books of the Hassidei Ashkenaz, once in a letter to Jewish Nietzschean story-teller
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On the flip side, those who did not adhere to the "proper" lifestyle proscribed by Sefer Hasidim were constantly labeled as
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SH 125 158 641 745 1035 1036, as quoted in Haym Soloveitchik, “Three themes in the ‘Sefer Hasidim,’” AJSR 1 (1976) 311-358.
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Haym Soloveitchik, “Piety, Pietism, and German Pietism” The Jewish Quarterly Review Nos. 3-4 (January–April, 2002) 455-493.
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SH 122 187 191, as quoted in Haym Soloveitchik, “Three themes in the ‘Sefer Hasidim,’” AJSR 1 (1976) 311-358.
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raised support for the community's historicity by pointing out references to Chassidei Ashkenaz practices in
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T. Alexander “Rabbi Judah the Pious as a Legendary Figure” in Mysticism, Magic, Kabbala in Ashkenazi Judaism
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Borchers, Sussane (2003). "Eine Melodie, die das Herz erfreut - zu Musik und Gesang im Sefer Chasidim".
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According to Sefer Hasidim, the laws of the Torah are insufficient to describe God's will for humans:
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Ashkenazi Hasidic theology contained some similarities to the theologies the early kabbalists and of
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is not just a commendable, optional one; rather, it is a requisite aspect of proper divine service:
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Joseph Dan, “Ashkenazi Hasidim 1941-1991” in Major Trends of Jewish Mysticism 50 Years Later 1992
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The suggestion that a particular movement termed Hasidim existed was challenged recently by
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This description of God and His divine realm directly parallels the kabbalistic system of
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Sefer Hasidim 1076. Hebrew: לא מצאנהו שגיא כח לא דברה כנגד רצון הבורא ולא כפי הצורך לאדם
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The leaders of the community of the Ashkenazi Hasidim movement were descended from the
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Ashkenazi Hasidim, 1941–1991: Was There Really a Hasidic Movement in Medieval Germany?
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There has been much debate regarding the extent and influence of the movement in the
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Thus, Sefer Hasidim presents an abundance of novel directives, each one representing
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Liberles, Ahuva (2021). "Home and Away: The Opposition to Travel in Sefer Hasidim".
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One of Ashkenazi Hasidism's most central concepts was the "will of the Creator" (
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Jewish mystical, ascetic movement in Germany during the 12th and 13th centuries
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Though there may be earlier printed mentions that still exist, the book
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This article is about the medieval sect. For the modern movement, see
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Samuel the Pious is said to have contributed some of the sections in
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by Rabbi Samuel the Pious, a poem written in praise of the Kavod.
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Gershom Scholem’s Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism 50 Years After
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Gershom Scholem’s Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism 50 Years After
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Joseph Dan, Torat Hasod Shel Chasidut Ashkenaz pg. 104-107.
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was the foremost leader of the Ashkenazi Hasidim. His book
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