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1. Hasidic Jews believe that rather than having extensive knowledge of their religion, they should enjoy the "mystical experience" of their religion.
2. Hasidic Jews follow the Torah very closely and take it very seriously. They believe it to be "the word of God" and listed inside are such things as the kosher dietary laws and how Hasids are expected to behave.
3. Hasidic Jews look at the world as a blessing because it was made by God. Because of this, Hasids believe that "people have a duty to be joyful all the time".
"The whole world is full of His glory." Isaiah 6:3

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Hasidic Traditions and Rules of Modesty | Oprah's Next Chapter | Oprah Winfrey Network

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Every summer, starting when you were 8, you were sent to a Hasidic summer camp upstate; can you describe the bathing suit you had to wear?
http://nypost.com/2012/02/07/i-was-a-hasidic-jew-but-i-broke-free/

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As mentioned before, the Torah lists a bunch of commandments/rules for Hasidic Jews to follow. One of these rules prohibits shaving beards. However, if needed, it is possible to trim the beard. And if it gets too long, you may cut it with scissors, but you may not use a razor blade.

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Feldman: When I was 11, they changed the clothing rules. You used to be able to wear a long-sleeve, high-neck T-shirt. Now you can only wear high-neck blouses, with woven fabrics, because their theory is that woven fabrics don’t cling. T-shirts show boobs. http://nypost.com/2012/02/07/i-was-a-hasidic-jew-but-i-broke-free/

If you had a curvy body, then there was something wrong with you. No matter what I wore, the school principal always had a problem with me, because I’m a little Kardashian-esque and I developed young. My principal would walk by and slap me on the ass and be like, “Your skirt shows too much.”

http://nypost.com/2012/02/07/i-was-a-hasidic-jew-but-i-broke-free/

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At 17, your grandparents arranged to marry you to a local man, as you were already on the old end of marriageable and, with absentee parents, you made a less-than-perfect prospect. You met him only once before the wedding.
http://nypost.com/2012/02/07/i-was-a-hasidic-jew-but-i-broke-free/

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An area that Hasidic Jews and Orthodox Jews have issues with is the current state of the nation Israel. The Hasidic Jews believe that Israel should not exist unless it is controlled by the Messiah. Pictured below is a picture of Israel.

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We light this yellow candle to rekindle God's flame,

to shine His light upon the world once again,

to sanctify the memories of the millions of souls,

to honor their prayers and all their lost goals.

We bless their existence by being alive

to light this yellow candle as proof we survived.

Ron Adler

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Who Am I To Speak Of A Time?"

Who am I to speak of a time

of families crushed, of crimes of mankind,

of children in hiding and living in fear,

of mothers trying to hide all their tears,

of fathers praying to an empty heaven,

of people dying again and again?

Who am I to know what it was like

to be persecuted by day and trapped by the night,

to be surrounded by a world turned upside down,

to be starved and tortured and beaten to the ground,

to witness a nation of hate marching past,

to see all their dreams broken and shattered like glass?

Who am I to mention their suffering and pain,

the ghettos, the camps, life and death inhumane?

I wasn't even born, I wasn't even there,

it happened long ago, it could never happen here.

Who am I to know what God had in mind

when the virtues of man were buried alive,

when good lost to evil and hope turned to despair,

when hell upon earth seemed everywhere?

Who am I to let their memories be forgotten,

to say and do nothing as if it never happened,

to forsake the loss of our Jewish family,

to live in a world of complacency?

http://fjmc.org/sites/default/files/images/shoah_yellow_candles/candle_lighting_poem_reading.pdf

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The Hasidic Jews believe that their religious leader, better known to them as a Tzaddik, has a very close relationship to God, more so than other Jews.

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After world war two, when hundreds of thousands of Jews immigrated to the USA, Israel and other European countries, the Hasidic and Yeshivish Rabbis tried to implement the old Shtetel life even in modern twenty first century society. Frum Orthodox Jewish groups tried to live together in neighborhoods where they could continue with their Orthodox Jewish Traditions,

Read more: http://www.orthodox-jews.com/jewish-culture.html#ixzz4JnhoS2fx

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Orthodox Jewish Culture is very odd. They live one life like in the middle ages in their private family and community life.Hasidim Orthodox Jew are often confused with an Amish person. Generally they adapt and mix in to the general society.

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The term“orthodox” implies “observant”,and there is a vast difference between being observant and being religious; But orthodox or Ultra Orthodox(Hasidic Jews are considered to be religious.

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Orthodox Judaism forbids men and women from praying together. In synagogues, men and women congregate in separate areas. In large gathering and men and women---segregated by sex---pray, dance and sing.

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It is estimated that around 90,000 - 100,000 Hasidic Jews live in North America and around 25,000 Hasids reside in small communities in Brooklyn, New York. It is also estimated that around 4,000 Hasids live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Pictured below is a Hasidic family walking downtown in Brooklyn.

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Some boys are so worried about the consequences of masturbating so they tie their hands to keep themselves from touching themselves.