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There are around 14 million Jews today, worldwide. Of these, it is estimated that perhaps 2 million are Orthodox. The Hasidim are a minority among the Orthodox, so they number perhaps some 500,000 or more.
180,000
--source: http://news.ufl.edu/2006/11/27/hasidic-jews/
As of 2010, the Jewish population of the US was estimated at 6.5 million people.
At least 200,000.
About 5.5 million.
there is roughly 180,000 Hasidic Jews living in the USA which is about 3% of the total 6 Million Jews living in the USA. Total number of Jews living in the US is nearly 40% of the worlds population of Jews.
They're not.
They do?
Hasidic Jews are a subcategory of Orthodox Jews. The majority of Hassidim wear long coats, while most other Orthodox Jews wear regular suits. On Sabbath and festivals, Hassidim wear a fur hat called a streimel, while other Orthodox Jews wear hats more similar to standard styles.
"Progressive" implies change. Orthodox Jews are those who believe in God and the Torah, and keep the commands of the Torah (Sabbath, Kashruth, etc.).
A Shtibl is a small room used as a synagogue for hasidic Jews.
The earlocks worn by some very Orthodox and most Hasidic Jews are called payot in Hebrew and payes in Yiddish. There are many variations in spelling.
Orthodox Jews are strictly observant. Hassidic Jews are even more strict.
The same as all other Jews. Prayers are conducted in synagogues; and the central holiest site is the Temple in Jerusalem, of which only the Western Wall now stands.
Because there was a large Orthodox Jewish community already there, centered around the Beth Medrash Gavoah, one of the largest and most prestigious schools of Jewish learning in the world.
You can't really answer a question like that. All orthodox sects look different from one another. Search Hasidic, Haredi, or Satmar in Google. These are only a few of the many Orthodox sectsThere are many different groups of Orthodox Jews, so it depends which group they come from.
A "Hasidic Food Customer" would be a Hasidic Jew (Orthodox) shopping for Kosher items.