This site is meant to serve as introduction to the teachings of the chassidic master Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810).

A 90-minute film, A Life Apart: Hasidism in America , is the first in-depth documentary about a distinctive, traditional Eastern European religious community. In an historic migration after World War II, Hasidism found it most vital center in America. Both challenging and embracing American values, Hasidim seek those things which many Americans find most precious: family, community, and a close ...

Jewish walking tour of Hassidic Community, in-depth fascinating exciting. See scribe, Chassidic synagogue, Chassidic library, etc.

Hasidism Note: The Hebrew word Hasid means pious and is employed in classical Jewish sources to designate one whose spiritual devotion extends beyond the technical requirements of Jewish religious law. The term came to denote an adherent of the popular East European Jewish religious movement whose history and doctrines are outlined below. Background to the Rise of Hasidism 17th- Century ...