ספרי ראשיתEarly Works
בן פורת יוסףBen Porat YosefInsights on the Book of Bereshit by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polnoye, one of the foremost disciples of the Baal Shem Tov.קדושת לויKedushat LeviSeminal work of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev arranged according to the weekly Torah portion.כתונת פסיםKetonet PasimInsights on the Book of Vayikra by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polnoye, one of the foremost disciples of the Baal Shem Tov.מגיד דבריו ליעקבMaggid Devarav leYaakovCollection of teachings from Rabbi Dov Ber (the “Maggid”) of Mezeritch, compiled by his student Rabbi Shlomo of Lutzk.מאור עיניםMe'or Einayim18th-century Torah commentary by the founder of the Chernobyl Chasidic dynasty, including teachings that he learned from the Ba'al Shem Tovנועם אלימלךNoam ElimelekhCollection of sermons of Rebbe Elimelekh of Lizhensk published by his students, emphasizing the role of the tzaddikפרי הארץPeri HaAretzTorah commentary by Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, a principle disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch.תולדות יעקב יוסףToldot Yaakov YosefFirst published chasidic work, printed in 1780, with teachings of the Baal Shem Tov recorded by his student, Yaakov Yosef of Polonne.צוואת הריב"שTzava'at HaRivashCollection of teachings of the Ba'al Shem Tov and his successor, the Maggid of Mezeritch, presented as an ethical will.צפנת פענחTzofnat PaneachInsights on the Book of Shemot by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polnoye, one of the foremost disciples of the Baal Shem Tov.