''Imrei Binah'' is a work by Rabbi
Dovber Schneuri, the second
Rebbe of the
Chabad Hasidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...
movement. ''Imrei Binah'' is considered to be one of the most profound texts in
Chabad philosophy
Chabad philosophy comprises the teachings of the leaders of Chabad-Lubavitch, a Hasidic movement. Chabad Hasidic philosophy focuses on religious concepts such as God, the soul, and the meaning of the Jewish commandments.
Teachings are often draw ...
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The central themes discussed in ''Imrei Binah'' are the Hasidic explanations for the commandment of the reading the Shema and donning the Tefillin.
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Background
''Imrei Binah'' was originally written for the Chassid Yekusiel Liepler, a student of Rabbi Dovber.[Dalfin, Chaim]
''The Seven Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes''
Jason Aronson. (1998): p. 32.
Teachings
* "Oil alludes to and symbolizes the esoteric and hidden parts of the Torah."
Study in Lubavitch
The Chassid Rabbi Yisroel Jacobson recalled that ''Imrei Binah'' was studied in the first Tomchei Tmimim yeshiva founded by the fifth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn ( he, שלום דובער שניאורסאהן) was the fifth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement. He is known as "the Rebbe Rashab" (for Reb Sholom Ber). His teachings represent the emerge ...
, in the town of Lubavitch. The mashpia, Rabbi Shilem Kuratin, convinced the older students at the yeshiva to study ''Imrei Binah'', which they did for twelve hours a day. The younger students, Jacobson included, resisted Kuratin and chose to study the works of the fifth Rebbe instead.
Publishing
''Imrei Binah'' was initially published in Kapust and was later republished by Kehot Publication Society in Brooklyn, New York. The Opening Gateway (Petach HaShaar) is available in English under the title "The Gateway To Understanding"
References
External links
Imrei Binah
on ChabadLibrary.org
Imrei Binah in English
on TrueKabbalah.com
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Chabad-Lubavitch texts
Chabad-Lubavitch (Hasidic dynasty)
Hasidic literature
Jewish philosophical literature
Books published by Kehot Publication Society