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Hitlahavut

Burning enthusiasm: the fervent, joyful ecstasy of Hasidic prayer.

Also: enthusiasm

Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism

Hitlahavut, from the word for flame, is the burning fervour with which the Hasid prays and serves God. Martin Buber made it one of his themes in presenting Hasidism to the West. It reflects the movement’s conviction that God should be served with joy.