1700 ⟶ Baal Shem Tov Founds Hasidic Judaism
Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, founds Hasid...
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1820
🙏 Baal Shem Tov Founds Hasidic Judaism
Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, founds Hasidic Judaism, a way to approach God through meditation and fervent joy. He and his disciples attract many followers, and establish numerous Hasidic sects. The European Jewish opponents of Hasidim (known as Misnagdim) argue that one should follow a more scholarly approach to Judaism. Some of the more well-known Hasidic sects today include Bobover, Breslover, Gerer, Lubavitch (Chabad) and Satmar Hasidim.⟶
HasidismBaal Shem TovJewish MysticismReligious MovementsEastern EuropeReligious InnovationOrthodox Judaism
✡️ Development of Orthodox Judaism
The development of Orthodox Judaism, a set of traditionalist movements that resisted the influences of modernization that arose in response to the European emancipation and Enlightenment movements; characterized by continued strict adherence to Halakha.⟶
Orthodox JudaismTraditionalismHalakhaEuropean EmancipationEnlightenmentModernizationReligious response19th centuryReligious movements