HUMA 1880 Lecture 12: Lecture 12
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Poland is being participant, there new 4 different participants, the first one in the jews are in the more western regions, then move to the more central european spots. Even in the 18th century- there was still this notion that exile is possible. In poland, exile is less bitter than anywhere else in the east the situation was deteriorating. His earliest followers were the patients that he healed. His main student was a person named dov ben of mezerich - allowed the. Hasidic movement to go mainstream . the most important figure for the jews is the rabbi, and the hassidic movement is a threat to that and to the traditional jewish learning (talmud). Talmud- commentary on the mishna that become the main collection of jewish law and all kinds of other jewish traditions. Hassidism, emphasizes the intellectual aspect of judaism. E liyahu ben s hlomo- aka vilna g aon. Greatest talmud s cholar of his generation.