Yosher Divrei Emetיושר דברי אמת
Zbarazh · 1777
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Yosher Divrei Emet
Yosher Divrei Emet
1742 CE–1794 CE · Acharonim · Zbarazh
Meshullam Feivush Heller of Zbarazh (1742-1794) was an early Hasidic master and one of the most important transmitters of the teachings of the Maggid of Mezritch and his circle. He is best known for Yosher Divrei Emet, a concise and influential letter-treatise that distills the core ideas of early Hasidut — devekut (cleaving to God), the service of the heart, and the role of the tzaddik — with rare clarity, and which became one of the classic introductions to Hasidic thought. A descendant of the Tosafot Yom Tov, he lived and taught in Galicia.
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