Toledot Yaakov Yosef — The First Printed Hasidic Book
תולדות יעקב יוסף
Author: Rabbi Jacob Joseph de Polonne (c. 1710–1784)
Date: 1780
Preservation: Éditions imprimées depuis Koretz, 1780
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The Toledot Yaakov Yosef is the very first Hasidic work to be printed, marking Hasidism's entry into the public and literary sphere. Written by a principal disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, it transmits over 250 direct oral teachings of the Besht on devekut, joy in divine service, and the spiritual value of every Jew.
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The Toledot Yaakov Yosef is the very first Hasidic work to be printed, marking Hasidism's entry into the public and literary sphere. Written by a principal disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, it transmits over 250 direct oral teachings of the Besht on devekut, joy in divine service, and the spiritual value of every Jew.