In the same way, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries many Kabbalistic groups in Europe adopted the Lurianic-Sephardic rite in preference to the Ashkenazi. This was however the custom of very restricted circles, and did not come into widespread public use until the rise of middle to late 18th-century Hasidism.
Similarly, in both the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many Kabbalistic groups in Europe opted for the Lurianic-Sephardic rite instead of the Ashkenazi. This custom was limited to a few circles and did not gain widespread public use until the rise of middle to late 18th-century Hasidism.