Lubavitcher

(lo̵̅o̅ bäv′ə c̸hər, lo̵̅o̅′bə vic̸h′ər)

noun

a member of a Hasidic group () that emphasizes outreach services directed at nonobservant and unaffiliated Jews

Origin: from Lubavitch, town in Belorussia where the group's headquarters was moved in 1820

See Lubavitcher in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of a Hasidic community founded in Russia in the late 18th century that stresses the importance of religious study.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish Libavitsher

Origin: , from Libavitsh, Jewish town in Russia where the movement originated

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