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== Writing Process ==
== Writing Process ==
The Tzemach Tzedek was one of the greatest responsa writers of his generation, with his printed responsa numbering over one thousand. However, a large portion of his responsa, possibly even the majority, were lost or burned in fires that occurred in the town of Lubavitch.
The Tzemach Tzedek was one of the greatest responsa writers of his generation, with his printed responsa numbering over one thousand. However, a large portion of his responsa, possibly even the majority, were lost or burned in fires that occurred in the town of [[Lubavitch]].


Initially, when writing his responsa, he would bind them together with the questions and arrange them in collections which he called "Part 1", "Part 2" and so on. After some responsa were lost and many new ones were added, he began calling them "Book Number 1" and so forth.
Initially, when writing his responsa, he would bind them together with the questions and arrange them in collections which he called "Part 1", "Part 2" and so on. After some responsa were lost and many new ones were added, he began calling them "Book Number 1" and so forth.
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* Rabbi Shalom DovBer Levin, Introduction to the "Tzemach Tzedek" Series, Brooklyn, NY 1998
* Rabbi Shalom DovBer Levin, Introduction to the "Tzemach Tzedek" Series, Brooklyn, NY 1998
[[Category: Sifrei Chassidus]]
[[Category: Sifrei Chassidus]]
[[he:ספר צמח צדק]]