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  • noun A Jew belonging to any of a number of communities, generally centered around a Rebbe, comprising the movement founded in the 18th century by Baal-Shem-Tov.

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Examples

  • Now, that ad took a frame from the movie "Annie Hall" and showed Allen as an Hassidic Jew.

    CNN Transcript May 18, 2009 2009

  • This guy is a religious Hassidic Jew who is rocking the music world with reggae.

    CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2005 2005

  • He is notorious for playing the part of a Hassidic Jew who mimics the Nazi salute.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2010

  • Religion & Ethics: Matisyahu - He is an Hassidic Jew and a reggae singing sensation.

    Firedoglake 2009

  • On 13 April 1999, Sharon Kalimi, a Hassidic Jew, told Munich's Suddeutsche Zeitung that,

    Signs of the Times 2009

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