Editing Misnagdim (section)

== Winding down the battles ==

By the mid-19th century, most non-Hasidic Judaism had discontinued its struggle with Hasidism and reconciled itself to establishing the latter as a fact. One reason for the reconciliation between the Hasidim and the ''Misnagdim'' was the rise of the ''[[Haskalah]]'' movement. While many followers of this movement were observant, it was also used by the absolutist state to change Jewish education and culture, which both ''Misnagdim'' and Hasidim perceived as a greater threat to religion than they represented to each other.<ref>The Haskalah Movement, [[Jacob S. Raisin]], 1913</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Heilman|first=Samuel C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTX6VaP6VccC&dq=%22Misnagdim%22&pg=PA26|title=Defenders of the Faith: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry|date=2000|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-22112-3|language=en}}</ref> In the modern era, ''Misnagdim'' evolved into "Litvishe" or "[[Yeshivish]]."