Editing The Maharil (brother of the Alter Rebbe) (section)

== His Torah ==
His writings in nigleh were collected and published for the first time in Vilna in 1841, in a sefer called "She'eris Yehuda," by his grandson Rav Zev Wolf, son of Rav Yeshaya, the Maharil's son.

In 1957, the Rebbe edited and published a second edition in two parts. The first part was a photocopy of the first edition, and the second part contained new responsa from manuscripts, main points from his life history, notes and references (mainly to the subject discussed in the Tzemach Tzedek's responsa).

A new edition was edited by Rabbi Shalom Ber Levin and Rabbi Yitzchak Wilhelm and published in 2009. In the new edition, the sefer was reorganized, new sections that were printed in various places and from manuscripts were added, and source references and citations were added in the margins. Indexes were added at the end of the sefer.

The sefer includes halachic responsa in all four sections of the Shulchan Aruch. Some of the questions he was asked were to explain his brother the Alter Rebbe's opinion in the Shulchan Aruch, his enactments, and his reasoning in the siddur's text. In his responsa, the Maharil transmits traditions he heard from the Alter Rebbe. Several responses were written in multiple editions and all were printed. In addition to the responsa, the sefer also includes:

* Laws of salting meat. The main text is the Shulchan Aruch of Maran the Beis Yosef with the glosses of the Rama and Be'er HaGolah. Below them comes the Maharil's work in the form of notes including commentary, reasons for the laws, and a summary of laws from the Shulchan Aruch's commentators.
* Laws of tzitzis from Shulchan Aruch chapter 8 and below them "Summary of Words of Rishonim and Acharonim" from the Maharil.
* Novellae on Gemara (7 chapters).
* Notes on several chapters in the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch.
* Shaar HaShmua - (10 chapters) traditions and practical rulings - most from the Tzemach Tzedek.