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This article refers to the Torah book .1 Shem Mishmuel ( ) is the name of a nine-volume collection of homiletical teachings on the Torah and Jewish holidays delivered by Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain , the second Sochatchover Rebbe , between the years 1910-1926. A major work in Hasidic thought, it synthesizes the Hasidism of Pshischa and Kotzk in the style of Sochatchov, and is frequently cited in Torah shiurim (lectures) and articles to this day. Bornsztain became known as the Shem Mishmuel after the title of this work, which was published posthumously.
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Shem Mishmuel ( שם משמואל ) is the name of a nine-volume collection of inspirational essays on the Torah and Jewish holidays delivered by Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain , the second Sochatchover Rebbe , between the years 1910-1926. A major work in Hasidic thought, it synthesizes the Hasidism of Pshischa and Kotzk in the style of Sochatchov. Bornsztain became known as the Shem Mishmuel after the title of this work, which was published posthumously.
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This article refers to the Torah book . Shem Mishmuel ( ) is a nine-volume collection of homiletical teachings on the Torah and Jewish holidays delivered by Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain , the second Sochatchover Rebbe , between the years 1910-1926. A major work in Hasidic thought, it synthesizes the Hasidism of Pshischa and Kotzk in the style of Sochatchov, and is frequently cited in Torah shiurim (lectures) and articles to this day. Bornsztain became known as the Shem Mishmuel after the title of this work, which was published posthumously.
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Shem Mishmuel ( ) is a nine-volume collection of homiletical teachings on the Torah and Jewish holidays delivered by Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain , the second Sochatchover Rebbe , between the years 1910–1926. A major work in Hasidic thought, it synthesizes the Hasidism of Pshischa and Kotzk in the style of Sochatchov, and is frequently cited in Torah shiurim (lectures) and articles to this day. Bornsztain became known as the Shem Mishmuel after the title of this work, which was published posthumously.
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Shem Mishmuel ( Hebrew : שם משמואל ) is a nine-volume collection of homiletical teachings on the Torah and Jewish holidays delivered by Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain , the second Sochatchover Rebbe , between the years 1910–1926. A major work in Hasidic thought, it synthesizes the Hasidism of Pshischa and Kotzk in the style of Sochatchov, and is frequently cited in Torah shiurim (lectures) and articles. Bornsztain became known as the Shem Mishmuel after the title of this work, which was published posthumously.
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name of a nine-volume collection of inspirational essays on the torah and jewish holidays delivered by rabbi sh
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nine-volume collection of homiletical teachings on the torah and jewish holidays delivered by rabbi shmuel born
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