Tzava'at HaRivash (Testament of the Baal Shem Tov): Difference between revisions
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Unlike what is implied by the book's name, it was not written by the [[The Baal Shem Tov|Baal Shem Tov]] himself, but rather is a collection of his teachings written by his student Rabbi Yeshaya of Yanov. | Unlike what is implied by the book's name, it was not written by the [[The Baal Shem Tov|Baal Shem Tov]] himself, but rather is a collection of his teachings written by his student Rabbi Yeshaya of Yanov. | ||
The [[ | The Rabbi [[Shneur Zalman of Liadi|Alter Rebbe]] in the Tanya (Igeret HaKodesh Chapter 25) says about the book: "In truth, it is not his testament at all, and he did not command anything before his passing. Rather, these are collections of his pure teachings that were collected repeatedly, and they did not know how to precisely capture the language, but the meaning is absolutely true." | ||
He also answered this to his interrogators during his imprisonment when they questioned him about what was written in the book. | He also answered this to his interrogators during his imprisonment when they questioned him about what was written in the book. | ||
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