''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, the founder of

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. 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

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(Hebrew Bible).Golding, Peretz
"The Baal Shem Tov: A Brief Biography."
''Chabad.org''. Accessed June 29, 2014. 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

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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

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publishing house,

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, 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 {{Authority control 1794 non-fiction books 2004 non-fiction books Hebrew-language religious books Hebrew words and phrases Hasidic_literature Books published posthumously