כֶּתֶר שֵׁם טוֹב
Kesser Shem Tov Publishing House
כֶּתֶר שֵׁם טוֹב עוֹלֶה עַל גַּבֵּיהֶן
“A crown of a good name surpasses them all.”
Pirkei Avos 4:13We bring to the Jewish people the classic seforim of our masters that have never been translated or elucidated — unlocking, for this generation and every one after it, the wellsprings hidden in the holy works of our heritage.
A sefer is a legacy that learns on forever.
Many of our most precious works still sit closed to those who cannot read the original — early Chassidus, classic halacha, the teachings of our masters. We open them: faithful translation beside the original, with a clear running elucidation, printed to endure and inscribed in the name of the one who made it possible.
Translate
Faithful English set beside the original lashon hakodesh, so no door stays closed.
Elucidate
A clear running commentary that opens the depth of every passage to the learner.
Endure
Printed to last and dedicated in your name — Torah that is learned in your merit, always.
Seforim awaiting a patron
Each of these classics is ready to be brought to light — and waits for the one whose name it will carry. Choose a sefer to see its dedication.
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Toldos Yaakov Yosef
The first sefer of Chassidus ever printed — and the greatest treasury of the Baal Shem Tov’s teachings.
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Ben Poras Yosef
Holds the Baal Shem Tov’s famous letter describing the ascent of his soul on high.
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Me’or Einayim
A luminous path through the parsha from one of the Maggid’s foremost disciples.
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Ohr HaMe’ir
The radiant teachings of a close disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch.
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Degel Machaneh Efraim
Torah the Baal Shem Tov’s own grandson heard at his table and set to writing.
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No’am Elimelech
A cornerstone of Chassidus on the way of the tzaddik and the service of the heart.
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Seforim completed and given to the world — each carried by the name of a family who chose to leave an eternal mark.
Dedications shown are illustrative — your name belongs on the next volume.
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Tell us which work you would see brought to light. More than one of our projects began with a single request.