The Alter Rebbe · Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
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The Alter Rebbe’s maamarim on Bereishis and Shemos and on Megillas Esther, first printed in Kopust in 1837 by the Tzemach Tzedek. Here it is in the Hebrew of the Kehot edition, with every marei makom opened right where it appears, and an English translation and a short explanation of every section.
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Parshas Bereishis
10 maamarim, beginning with השמים כסאי והארץ הדום רגלי אי זה בית וגו׳
Start readingSefer Bereishis ספר בראשית
Sefer Shemos ספר שמות
Megillas Esther מגילת אסתר
How to read here
Section by section
Each paragraph is broken into short sections: the Hebrew, then a faithful English translation, then a short explanation.
Sources in place
Each small number opens the Kehot note, including the Rebbe’s marei mekomos, with the verse, Gemara or Midrash itself beside it and how it connects.
Where you’re holding
Sections are marked as you learn them, and each parsha comes in seven daily portions, Sunday to Shabbos.