His devotion to Hashem (God), his love for every fellow Jew and his happiness to every Mitzvah (commandment) of Hashem (God), were seen at his very young age.Īs Rabbi Yisroel grew older he looked around on his fellow Orthodox Jews. Hasidic Jews accept many stories about his holiness in his very young age. Hasidism history started then at his very young age. Srulik devoted his childhood years for deep learning of Torah. Little Srulik was born, and his parents died when he was at very young age. Hasidic legend goes that it was decided in heaven that Sara give birth to a son with a holy soul, a soul that merits to come on earth only once in a thousand years. All his needs were fulfilled.Īs soon as the Satan returned to heaven, the heavenly court decided that he must be rewarded. He asked for more and more food and later requested to sleep in R' Eliezers bed. He asked for food, and behaved in a very immoral fashion. He had a terrible body odor and knocked on the door of R' Eliezer and asked if he can stay there. The Satan dressed up as a poor person dressed in rags and dirty from head to toe. The Satan argued that he wants to test R' Eliezer if he will take in as a guest even poor and dirty person. The court of heaven decided that they must be rewarded. There was great admiration in heaven for the great deeds of R' Eliezer and his wife Sara. R' Eliezer and his wife always did the great deed of taking in guest, as called by Orthodox Jews - Hachnasat Orchim. His father Rabbi Eliezer was a very pious Orthodox Jew, who together with his wife Sara was childless till close to age 100.
Hassidic Jews tell over a very interesting story on the birth of the founder of Hasidism Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov. There are many mystical stories surrounding his great personality. Hasidism - the Hasidic Judaism movement was founded by Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov.
The Hasidic Jews beliefs and practices date back to the Eighteenth century. Hasidic Jew - The History, Culture and Lifestyle of Hasidism