This article is about the term. For the branch of Orthodox Judaism, see Hasidic Judaism. For the medieval sect, see Ashkenazi Hasidim.
Ḥasīd (Hebrew: חסיד, "pious", "saintly", "godly man"; plural חסידים "Hasidim") is a Jewish honorific, frequently used as a term of exceptional respect in the Talmudic and early medieval periods. It denotes a person who is scrupulous in his observance of Jewish law, and often one who goes beyond the legal requirements of ritual and ethical Jewish observance in daily life. In the Mishnah, the term is used thirteen times, the majority of which being in the Tractate Pirkei Avot.[1]
^Danby, H., ed. (1933). The Mishnah. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-815402-X., s.v. Hagigah 2:7; Avot 2:8; (ibid.) 5:10; (ibid.) 5:11; (ibid.) 5:13; (ibid.) 5:14; (ibid.) 6:1; Berakhot 5:1; Sukkah 5:4; Sotah 9:15; Kiddushin 4:14; Keritot 6:3, et al.
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