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Mitnagged — Eng., Ashk. Heb. /mis nah gid/; Seph. Heb. /meet nah ged /, n., pl. Mitnaggedim Eng., Ashk. Heb. /mis nahg dim/; Seph. Heb. /meet nahg deem /. Judaism. a member of an Orthodox Jewish movement in central or eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th… … Universalium
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Lithuanian Jews — (known in Yiddish and Yeshivish as Litvish (adjective) or Litvaks (noun)) are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (present day Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and the northeastern Suwałki region of Poland).Lithuania was… … Wikipedia
MAGGID — (Heb. מַגִּיד; pl. maggidim), literally one who relates (cf. II Sam. 15:13). The term, however, has two special connotations in later Hebrew: a) a popular – and often itinerant – preacher, and b) an angel or supermundane spirit which conveys… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
misnagid — Usage: often capitalized variant of mitnagged * * * Misnagid var. Mitnagged … Useful english dictionary
LEVI ISAAC BEN MEIR OF BERDICHEV — (c. 1740–1810), ḥasidic ḥaddik and rabbi; one of the most famous personalities in the third generation of the ḥasidic movement. Levi Isaac was born into a distinguished rabbinic family and his father was rabbi in Hoshakov (Galicia). After… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MITNAGGEDIM — (Heb. מִתְנַגְּדִים; sing. Mitnagged; lit. opponents ), a designation for the opponents of the Ḥasidim . The name originally arose from the bitter opposition evinced to the rise, way of life, and leadership of the ḥasidic movement founded by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Dor Daim — The Dardaim[1][2] or Dor daim[3] (דרדעים), are adherents of the Dor Deah (דור דעה) [4] movement in Judaism. That movement was founded in 19th century Yemen by Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ, and had its own network of synagogues and schools.[5] Its objects… … Wikipedia
Allan Nadler — Rabbi Dr. Allan Nadler (born May 8, 1954 in Montreal, Canada) was educated at McGill and Harvard University, where he received his doctorate in 1988. He is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at Drew… … Wikipedia
Hasid — Hasidic /hah sid ik, heuh /, adj. /hah sid/; Ashk. Heb. /khaw sid/; Seph. Heb. /khah seed /, n., pl. Hasidim /hah sid im, heuh /; Ashk. Heb. /khaw see dim/; Seph. Heb. /khah see deem /. Judaism. 1. a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th … Universalium
