Following the latter's death in 1866, he became a hasid of Rabbi Chanoch Heynekh of Alexander.
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In its earlier formulations, Hasidic thought had elevated the Rebbe to a level above that of typical hasid.
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Sacks argues that this provided a psychological formulation that enabled the hasid to substantiate his mystical thoughts.
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A rebbe was closer to God, his prayers were more amenable to Him, and a hasid should satisfy himself with attachment to the Rebbe and hence indirectly to God.
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A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
(hasidic) of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices
(hasidism) Hasidim: a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
Hasidism, sometimes Hasidic Judaism, (Hebrew: u05D7u05E1u05D9u05D3u05D5u05EAu200Eu200E, hasidut, Ashkenazi pronunciationu00A0: ; originally, "piety") is a Jewish religious sect. It arose as a spiritual revival movement in contemporary Western Ukraine during the 18th Century, and spread rapidly through Eastern Europe. Today most affiliates reside in the United States, Israel and Britain...
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(Hasidic) Stricter Jewish Orthodox sect
(Hasidism) (Hebrew, from hasid, "the pious") Revivalist movements that have appeared three times in the course of Jewish history, most recently in eastern Europe in the eighteenth century. ...
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(Hasidism) Hasidic Judaism carries forward the mystical aspects of Traditional Judaism into the Modern Period. They are essentially Orthodox and usually quite observant. ...