Kesser Shem Tov Publishing Kesser Shem TovPublishing

For the children

Chassidic stories, drawn for children

Full-colour comic books · Ages 6–10

Five of the best-loved chassidic stories — four of the Baal Shem Tov for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkos and Simchas Torah, and one of his grandson Rabbi Baruch of Mezhibuz for Chanukah — retold faithfully in bright, warm comic art. Each book has a Words to Know glossary and a page for parents on where the story comes from. Read them together on Yom Tov, or give them as a gift.

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The Master Key — front cover: Reb Ze’ev at the bimah with the shofar, the Baal Shem Tov beside him

Five books so far.Click a book to see inside.

Inside the book

Made to be read together. For ages six to ten.

Twenty pages of full-colour art

Bright, warm comic pages that tell a classic Baal Shem Tov story faithfully.

Words to Know

A short glossary of the Hebrew and Yiddish words in the story.

A page for parents

Where the story comes from, and what to talk about together.

See it inside

Open the book.Click a page to read the sample.

A page from inside Kukariku! A page from inside Kukariku! A page from inside Kukariku!
Real pages from the printed book. Open the sample PDF to read more.

Who we are

Kesser Shem Tov Publishing is the publishing arm of Beis Chabad of Passaic and Clifton, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Torah institution in Passaic, New Jersey (EIN 82-2020077). Our mission is to open the classic seforim of our masters to English-speaking learners. Proceeds from book sales support Beis Chabad of Passaic and Clifton’s Torah publishing and educational programs. More about us.