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What are the causes and effects of a religion splitting up into divisions or sects?
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Ai) What are the causes and effects of a religion splitting up into divisions or sects? Hasidism The word Hasidism means `the pious` and best known for their spiritual devotion are the Hasidism Jews. Before the holocaust occurred the Hasidic Jews were in Eastern Europe and in the 17th century, when the Hassidic movement began many of the Hassidic Jews were forced into poverty. The huge loss of life in Poland and the economic burden of those who survived were due to the Russian and Swedish invasions. From then on Jewish life was changed in Eastern Europe. Before the trouble started there were plenty of opportunities for talented young men and woman to come to the study of the Torah and Yeshivot. The Jews worked very long hours conscientiously for very little pay. By the 18th century only the larger communities of Jews could actually afford to maintain Yeshivot. This severely...
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