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1. Chassidic Movement
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1
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1666
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Shabtai Tzvi disgrace, not long after Chimelnicky massacres.
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Fellowship of Hidden Tzadikim
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Turning Point
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33
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1698
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Birth of the Ba'al Shem Tov
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Fellowship of Hidden Tzadikim
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2. Chassidic and Lithuanian Systems
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52/ 2
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1717
(1720)
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Birth of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk, brother of Reb Zushya of Anipoli
(Birth of the Vilna Gaon)
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Ba’al Shem Tov
(1716-1760)
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Turning Point
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31-34
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1746-
1749
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Birth of the Alter Rebbe (Elul 1745) and Rav Chayim of Volozhin
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Ba’al Shem Tov
(1716-1760)
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3. Second Generation Chassidic Movement
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51/1
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1766
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Birth of Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz, the “Yid haKodesh”
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Magid of Mezeritch (1761 – 1772), Leadership Divided
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Turning Point
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31-33
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1796-1798
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Birth of the Ruzhiner Rebbe; Publication of the Tanya; Yud Tet Kislev
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Alter Rebbe
(1798-1812)
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4. Jewish
Emancipation
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52/2
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1815
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Pope forbids giving more rights to the Jews, and they lose the few
rights they had received.
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Mitteler Rebbe
(1813-1827)
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Turning Point
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33-34
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1848-1849
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Revolutions in Europe give Jews complete civil rights in many countries.
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Tzemach Tzedek
(1827 – 1866)
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5. Zionism
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51/1
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1866
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Birth of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (Elul 1865)
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Rebbe Maharash
(1866 – 1882[1])
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Turning Point
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31-34
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1896-1899
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Publication of "The Jewish State." WZO and Jewish Colonial
Trust established
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Rebbe Rashab
(1893 - 1920)
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6. Israel’s Independence
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52/2
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1917
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World War I; Balfour Declaration. Beginning of British Mandate
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Rebbe Rayatz
(1920 – 1950)
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Turning Point
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32-34
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1947- 1949
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War of Independence, Declaration of State, shortly after the Holocaust
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The Rebbe
(1950 – 1994)
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7. Modern Israel
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52/2
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1967
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Six Day War, Yom Yerushalayim
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The Rebbe
(1950 – 1994)
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Turning Point
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31-34
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1996-
1999
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Benjamin Netanyahu is prime minister after surprise victory. Three years
later, he is defeated by a wide margin.
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Brotherhood of Chassidim
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[1] The Rebbe Maharash
passed away at the young age of 48, when the Rebbe Rashab was only 21 years
old. The Rebbe Rashab officially became Rebbe at the age of 32.
