''Keter Shem Tov'', ( he, כתר שם טוב, "The Crown of the Good Name") was the first published work of the teachings of Rabbi
Israel Baal Shem Tov
Israel ben Eliezer (1698 – 22 May 1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov ( he, בעל שם טוב, ) or as the Besht, was a Jewish mystic and healer who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. "Besht" is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which ...
, 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).
[Golding, Peretz]
"The Baal Shem Tov: A Brief Biography."
''Chabad.org''. Accessed June 29, 2014.
The
Chabad-Lubavitch
Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, particularly for its outreach activities. It is one of the largest Hasidic group ...
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
* "A ''mashal'' (parable) is a vessel for the pure enlightenment of the mind"
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 annotations, footnotes, cross references and textual corrections.
A Paraphrased Translation of Keter Shem Tov including the Additions Added (collected from the writing of the Chabad Rebbes) by Rabbi Immanuel Schochet was released by Rabbi Zevi Wineberg. in July. 2020.
References
External links
''Keter Shem Tov'' 2004 edition, on HebrewBooks.org
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