Maggid

Maggid (Hebrew מַגִּיד, "speaker", " narrator " ) is the name for a Jewish itinerant preacher, umore together with the name zedek " and teacher of righteousness " refers to it occasionally also a rabbinical judge.

The Preacher Maggidim made ​​their appearance since the 16th century to the pre- Holocaust period in areas with large Jewish populations, particularly in Eastern Europe and had popularly often cult status.

Chance the name lives on to the present day, such as Shalom was the squadron Jeruschalmer Maggid.

Literature (selection )

  • Jewish Encyclopedia III, 1282-1286
  • Orthodox Judaism
  • Jewish title
Sholom Schwadron
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