Keter Shem Tov

Keter Shem Tov (Hebrew: כתר שם טוב, "The Crown of the Good Name"[1]) was the first published work of the teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.

The book was published in Zalkevo, 1794, more than thirty years after Rabbi Israel's passing.

[2] The Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement has republished the work in a number of new editions.

[3] A complete edition of Keter Shem Tov (titled Keter Shem Tov Hasholeim) was published by the Chabad publishing house, Kehot Publication Society, in 2004.

[6] A Paraphrased Translation of Keter Shem Tov including the Additions Added (collected from the writing of the Chabad Rebbes) by Rabbi Immanuel Schochet was released by Rabbi Zevi Wineberg.