Tzava'at Harivash -The Testament of Besht

Publisher: Kehot Publication Society
Translator and Annotator:  Rabbi Jacob Immanuel Schochet
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-8266-0399-8
Format: 6" x 9", Harcover, 226 pages

The Testament of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov

Tzava`at Harivash   is an anthology of teachings and instructions attributed to the Baal Shem Tov and his successor, R. Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezhirech.

Segments of   Tzavaat Harivash   have been translated before. This however, is its first complete English rendition. The translation, by a foremost authority on Chassidism and Jewish Mysticism, is enhanced by source-references, brief commentaries, notes on the passages that were perceived to be controversial, and a comprehensive introduction.

• Hebrew

Tzava`at Harivash: The Testament of Rabbi Israel Baal Shaem Tov   is expertly translated and informatively annotated by Jacob Immanuel Schochet, an acknolwledged authority on Jewish philosophy and mysticism. One of the earliest Chassidic texts,   Tzava`at Harivash   is the first complete English rendition of a classic work that has formerly had only individual pieces and excerpts translated. Emphasizing the path to achieving joy and equanimity while keeping oneself free from the deadly barbs of pride, vanity, and other facets of evil that impede one`s service to G-d,   Tzava`at Harivash   explores means to acheive transformation of the Jewish soul, thought, and experience through a spiritual search for the meaning of existence. As profound and inspirational today as it was three hundred years ago.