Important Literature
- Meor Eynayim by the first rebbe of Chernobyl, Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky.
- Toldos Yaakov Yosef, by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Hakohen of Polnoye, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov;
- Ohr ha-Chaim ("the light of life"), by Rabbi Haim Ben-Attar. (Traditionally studied on Friday nights (on the eve of the Sabbath). The book is especially treasured by Skverer Hasidim.
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