[ noun ] a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly <noun.group>
Mr. Kleinberg says Hasidim shun commercial radio because "we're not supposed to listen to women singing," but he adds, "I love Middle Eastern music."
The Lubavitcher Hasidim have been active in pressing for the change, plunging into Israeli politics.
It is a replica of another building 6,000 miles away, at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn _ the headquarters of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the 88-year-old leader of the Lubavitcher Hasidim.