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Mitnaggedim

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Title applied by the Ḥasidim to their opponents, e., to the Orthodox Jews of the Slavonic countries who have not become adherents of Ḥasidism (see Jew. Encyc. 6:254, s. Ḥasidim). The latter have in course of time accepted that title, and "mitnagged" now means not necessarily an active or even a passive opponent of Ḥasidism, but simply a non-Ḥasid. An alternative title for "mitnagged" is "'Olam'sher Yid" (= "Jew of the world"), not in the sense of being worldly, but meaning one who belongs to the great mass of the Jews of the world who are not Ḥasidim.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Mitnaggedim'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​m/mitnaggedim.html. 1901.
 
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