Pages 4336 Page count 4,336 | Media type Print ISBN 978-0826654557 Genre Religion | |
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Subject Jewish mysticism, Hasidic philosophy Similar Imrei Binah, Samech Vov, Sefer HaMa'amarim, Bringing heaven down to e, Derech Mitzvosecha | ||
Keter Shem Tov, (Hebrew: כתר שם טוב, "The Crown of the Good Name") was the first published work of the teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. The book was published in Zalkevo, 1794, more than thirty years after Rabbi Israel's passing. The book contains numerous, but brief, Hasidic interpretations of the Torah (Hebrew Bible).
Contents
The Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement had republished the work in a number of new editions.
Teachings
In Keter Shem Tov, the Baal Shem Tov stresses the importance and esteem placed on the recital of Psalms.
Quotes
Publishing
A complete edition of Keter Shem Tov (titled Keter Shem Tov Hasholeim) was published by the Chabad publishing house, Kehot Publication Society, in 2004. The new edition was edited and annotated by Rabbi Jacob Immanuel Schochet who recompiled the collection and added numerous annotations, footnotes, cross references and textual corrections.