Should Hasidism Be Considered Revolutionary?

Should Hasidism Be Considered Revolutionary?
January 13, 2004
The term revolution is defined as: A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed . The term revolutionary is defined as: markedly new or introducing radical change . Through these definitions of the terms revolution and revolutionary one can conclude that Hasidism should be considered revolutionary. This conclusion could be supported by the fact that Hasidism created a radical and fundamenta…