It originated in a time of persecution of the Jewish people when European Jews had turned inward to Talmud study; many felt that most expressions of Jewish life had become too "academic", and that they no longer had any emphasis on spirituality or joy.
O credo relixioso provén dun tempo de persecución dos xudeus, cando os xudeus de Europa incursionan dentro do estudo do Talmud; moitos encontraron que a maior parte das expresións da vida xudaica se volveran "moi académicas" e tiñan a súa énfase sobre a espiritualidade ou mesmo a alegría.