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Melissa Boggs and Emily Nochowicz

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There are different types of Jewish religious leaders. The first is called a rabbi. A Rabbi isn't exactly a priest. A Rabbi has no more authority to perform rituals than any other adult male member of the Jewish community. Instead a Rabbi is in charge of performing religious rituals and sacrifices. The next is called a Chazzan. A Chazzan is the one who leads the congregation in prayer. The next is called a Gabbai. A Gabbai is a lay person who volunteers to perform various duties in connection with Torah readings at religious services. Serving as a Gabbai is a great honor, and is bestowed on a person who is thoroughly versed in the Torah and the Torah readings. Many more are left in the religion. There are many roles for one person to play in the religion.

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Each home in each community of a Hasidic Jew has very similar objects in each home. Every home has a Talmud and a Torah. Married couples must sleep in separate beds. The man is the head of the house. The women is supposed to get the chores done, do the cooking and raise the children. The children have to concentrate on their school work and the religion of Judaism.

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The Talmud is a set of Jewish civil and ceremonial laws. It also includes the legends (history) of the Mishnah and the Gemara.

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Yiddish is a language that was spoken by European Jews before the Holocaust. There are two major forms of it today, those being Eastern Yiddish and Western Yiddish. The more common between the two is Eastern Yiddish. Yiddish is mainly used in Hasidic yeshivas. Before the Holocaust, there were over 10 million Yiddish speakers. 85% of those who died in the Holocaust were Yiddish. Because of this, there was a huge decline in use of the language following the Holocaust. Today, however, the number of Yiddish speakers is increasing in Jewish communities.

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Jewish people only eat kosher food, which is translated to the word proper. They mostly eat meat or poultry that is certified kosher. The meat must be ritually slaughtered and salted to ensure that all of the blood is gone. Meat and dairy must never be combined. Lastly, meat like pork and shellfish are forbidden to eat in the kosher diet.

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A Shtreimel is a cap made of the fur of a fox tail that is worn on Sabbath.

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During the weekdays, Hasidic men will wear a suit that comes to three-fourths of their body length. Other clothing articles include Tzitzit, a wool vest-like piece of clothing with fringes at its four corners. In the middle of the suit, by the waistline the Hasidim wear a belt called Gartel. Most Hasidim will wear the Gartel only while praying, though. On Sabbath and holidays, Hasidic Jews will wear a Shtreimel on their heads, which is a cap surrounded by the fur of a fox tail.

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The Jews were horrified by the devastation of The Holocaust. Jewish culture was almost wiped out from the war. Jews were killed everyday, and they would look to their religion for guidance. But, praying didn't seem to work. They began to think that their God, the one person they look to for hope and guidance, was gone. They thought God was weak or even worse, he wasn't real. Their faith was shaken during this time, but somehow they believed again.

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Are religious Jewish women restricted? Are Jewish men and women equal? Due to hate speech comments have been discontinued.

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Although raised with much less education than boys, Hasidic girls are expected to work outside the home, allowing husbands to study and paying for yeshiva tuition for kids. Common jobs of Hasidic women include shopkeeping, teaching in girls' religious schools, and secretarial and computer jobs. They also can work in jobs related to their religion, such as matchmaking and catering simhas (weddings and other celebrations).

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Throughout history, emphasis has always been placed on the importance of educating Hasidic boys, but women and girls weren't expected to have more than basic literacy in prayers. It wasn't until the early twentieth century that Hasidic education for girls developed in Eastern Europe. However, these schools only served one generation before the Holocaust. Education of women rekindled post-war, but girls of Hasidic society are educated mainly to protect them from "outside society", rather than to bring them to the level of education that boys are given.

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A Hasidic Jew is a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.