The Ashkenazi Revolution

307in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political partyin the settlement in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine. (see HashomerHatzair Workers Party of Palestine).HasidismHasidic Judaism or Hasidism,from the Hebrew word for "piety" (literally "loving kindness", is a branchof Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through thepopularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamentalaspects of the Jewish faith. It was founded in 18th century Eastern Europe byRabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov as a reaction against overly legalistic Judaism.Hebrew LegionAlso known as The JewishLegion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established asthe British Army's 38th through 42nd (Service) Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers.The initial unit, known as the Zion Mule Corps, was formed in 1914-1915during World War I, when Britain was at war against the Ottoman Empire, asZionists around the world saw an opportunity to promote the idea of a JewishNational Homeland.HellenizecustomsHerzlTo adopt Ancient Greek ideas andSee Binyamin Ze’ev HerzlHillel DanHillel Dan was a senior member ofMapai and a prominent figure in the management of large Jewish Agencyorganizations.Honi the Circle-DrawerHoni Ha-Ma'agel (lit. Honi theCircle-Drawer, 1st century BCE) was a Jewish scholar prior to the age ofthe tannaim, the scholars from whose teachings the Mishnah was derived. Onone occasion when God did not send rain well into the winter (in thegeographic regions of Israel, it rains mainly in the winter), he drew a circle inthe dust, stood inside it, and informed God that he would not move until itrained. When it began to drizzle, Honi told God that he was not satisfied andexpected more rain; it then began to pour. He explained that he wanted acalm rain, at which point the rain calmed to a normal rain. The circumstancesof Honi's death are described in the Talmud. He is said to have fallen asleep,