The Hasidic Jews: Finding Joy in Piety - Chicago Tribune - IL
Despite the severity of their dress—black from skullcap to shoes for men, ankle-length skirts and head scarves for women—the Hasidim are not a somber folks. The founder of the movement, the Baal Shem Tov, taught that God wants his creatures to approach him with enthusiasm and joy… Wherever a rabbi settled, a dynasty was founded bearing the name of the village—Lubavitch, Satmar, Belz—names that survive in the movement’s branches.
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