The Comeback of “SimpleFaith”: The Ultra-OrthodoxConcept of Faith andIts Development in theNineteenth Century

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At the end of the eighteenth century, and especially in the nineteenthcentury, a swift and astounding process took place, wherein a shift occurred inthe belief values of Central and Eastern European Jewry. In rapid succession,Kabbalah lost its centuries-old hegemony over the Jewish spiritual world, andits vacated place was occupied by simple faith. Note that from this stage onward,simple faith became a religious ideal of Judaism and no longer a compromise—