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The Kesser Shem Tov edition

Hebrew with nikud, a faithful English translation, and an explanation as you learn

Seforim in English — without losing the original

Every Kesser Shem Tov sefer keeps the whole of the original text on the page, fully vocalized, so the learner who cannot yet read it alone can still follow every word. Beside it runs a faithful English translation, phrase by phrase, and an elucidation that names the sources and opens each passage. The halacha and responsa volumes add practical-halachah boxes and a summary of every ruling.

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The edition

What is on every page. Learn it on your own, whatever your background.

Vocalized Hebrew

The complete original text, set with full nikud so it reads aloud as easily as it learns.

Phrase-by-phrase English

A faithful translation set directly beside each Hebrew phrase, so you always know which words you are reading.

A running elucidation

The explanation is carried along with the text, naming the sources and opening each passage as you read it.

Summaries and indices

A summary at the head of each section, and indices of subjects and sources to find your way back.

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A page from inside Midrash Tehillim A page from inside Midrash Tehillim
Midrash Tehillim: vocalized Hebrew, the translation in bold with the explanation woven in, and footnotes. Open the sample PDF.

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Side by side.Click a page to read the sample.

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Responsa Chasam Sofer: the Hebrew and English side by side. Open the sample PDF.

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With the practical halacha.Click a page to read the sample.

A page from inside Aruch HaShulchan · Issur v’Heter A page from inside Aruch HaShulchan · Issur v’Heter
Aruch HaShulchan, Issur v’Heter: the text with practical-halachah boxes. Open the sample PDF.

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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.