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{{Infobox publisher
{{Infobox publisher
| name = Kehot Publication Society
| name = Kehot Publication Society
| image = Kehotlogo.jpg
| image = Kehot Publication Society Logo.png
| founded = 1942
| founded = 1942
| founder = [[Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn]]
| founder = [[Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn]]
|keypeople = {{Unbulleted list|Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman (Director)|<br/>}}
| headquarters = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| headquarters = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| distribution = North America, Israel, South America, South Africa, Australia
| distribution = International
| url = {{URL|http://kehot.com/}}
| url = {{URL|http://kehot.com/}}
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'''Kehot Publication Society''' is the publishing division of the [[Chabad-Lubavitch]] movement.
'''Kehot Publication Society''' is the publishing division of the [[Chabad-Lubavitch]] movement.


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Kehot was established in 1941 by the sixth Rebbe of [[Chabad|Chabad-Lubavitch]], Rabbi [[Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn]]. In 1942, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak appointed his son-in-law, Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] (who became the seventh Rebbe in 1951) as director and editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seeman|first=Don|date=2014-07-16|title=Publishing Godliness: The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Other Revolution|url=https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/1085/publishing-godliness-the-lubavitcher-rebbes-other-revolution/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Jewish Review of Books|language=en-us}}</ref>
Kehot was established in 1941 by the sixth Rebbe of [[Chabad|Chabad-Lubavitch]], Rabbi [[Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn]]. In 1942, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak appointed his son-in-law, Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] (who became the seventh Rebbe in 1951) as director and editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Seeman|first=Don|date=2014-07-16|title=Publishing Godliness: The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Other Revolution|url=https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/1085/publishing-godliness-the-lubavitcher-rebbes-other-revolution/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Jewish Review of Books|language=en-us}}</ref>


Prior to the establishment of Kehot, printed editions of Chabad texts were limited. Since its founding, Kehot published many volumes of both Hasidic texts and general Jewish literature, growing significantly as an established publisher of Jewish books published in [[Hebrew]], [[Yiddish]], [[English language|English]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]], [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fishkoff |first1=Sue |title=The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch |date=January 2005 |publisher=[[Schocken Books]] |isbn=0805211381 |page=299}}</ref>
Prior to the establishment of Kehot, printed editions of Chabad texts were limited. Since its founding, Kehot published many volumes of both Hasidic texts and general Jewish literature, growing significantly as an established publisher of Jewish books published in several languages.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fishkoff |first1=Sue |title=The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch |date=January 2005 |publisher=[[Schocken Books]] |isbn=0805211381 |page=299}}</ref>


Rabbi Menachem Mendel served as editor for many of the early Kehot publications.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel served as editor for many of the early Kehot publications.
In a 1946, he wrote of his editorial work for Jewish holiday literature published in French and in English. He edited both Jewish educational literature for children as well as volumes of Hasidic discourses.<ref>Igrot Kodesh vol. 2, page 90</ref>
In a 1946, he wrote of his editorial work for Jewish holiday literature published in French and in English. He edited both Jewish educational literature for children as well as volumes of Hasidic discourses.<ref>Igrot Kodesh vol. 2, page 90</ref>

Rabbi Menachem Mendel also worked on publishing old manuscripts from the previous Rabbis of Chabad. In the first years he mainly focused on the works of the fourth Chabad Rebbe, the Rebbe [[Maharash]] also writing a biography on his life. Rabbi Schneerson also published the encyclopedic work of [[Chaim Hezekiah Medini]] the Sdei Chemed, with rearranging it and adding [[Index (publishing)|indices]] In 1956 he began publishing the discourses of the First Lubavitcher Rebbe the [[Alter Rebbe]], a project he later related as "time consuming".

== Publication ==
Kehot is one of the largest orthodox publishing houses in America publishing over 600 new titles in the last 80 years.

This publishing house is known for properly indexing their works (not so common in Jewish publishing).

=== Sefer Hamamarim ===

{{Main|Maamarim (Chabad)}}
One of the biggest undertakings of Kehot was to publish the discourses of all the Chabad Rebbe's which is an ongoing work numbering hundreds of volumes. Below, the discourses published by Kehot are listed.

[[Alter Rebbe]]:
* ''Sefer Hamaamarim'' - discourses of the first Lubavitcher Rebbe mainly according to year (27 Volumes)
* ''[[Torah Or/Likutei Torah]]'' - discourses prepared by the [[Tzemach Tzedek|third Lubavitcher Rebbe]] (2 volumes)
[[Mitteler Rebbe]]:
* Discourses and books by the second Rebbe of Chabad (33 volumes)
[[Tzemach Tzedek]]:
* ''Or Hatorah'' - discourses written by the third rebbe of chabad (41 volumes)
* ''Sefer Halikkutim'' - works of the Tzemach Tzedek reorganized by topic (27 Volumes)
* ''Hanachos'' - discourses transcribed by the listeners (as of 2021 2 volumes)
[[Rebbe Maharash]]:
* ''Toras Shmuel'' - discourses from the fourth lubavitcher Rebbe (21 volumes)
[[Rebbe Rashab]]:
* ''Sefer Hamamarim'' - discourses from the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe (30 Volumes as of 2021)
[[Friediker Rebbe]]:
* ''Sefer Hamamarim'' - discourses from the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (21 Volumes as of 2021)
[[Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson]]:
* ''Sefer Hamaamarim Melukat'' - edited discourses of the current Lubavicher Rebbe (6 volumes)
* ''Sefer Hamaamarim'' - transcribed discourses of the current Lubavicher Rebbe (25 volumes as of 2021)

=== ''Igros Kodesh'' ===
{{Main|Igrot Kodesh}}
''Igros Kodesh'' (lit. holy letters) are published letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbes. As of 2021 there are 59 volumes published including 33 volumes of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe.

=== English Works ===
In addition to all the deep Hebrew Chassidic texts, Kehot also focuses on publishing in English for the English reader to benefit from a few of their works, a number of large projects such as:
* ''[[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]]'' in English in conjunction with ''[[Sichos in English]]'' (10 volumes available out of 12)
* ''[[Chassidic Heritage Series]]'' - a collection of discourses translated into English with an introduction and explanation (25 volumes)
* ''Historical Sketches'' - history of Chabad from the works of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe
* ''The Yosef Marcus Collection'' - four basic Hebrew text with insights and explanation from [[Chassidic Philosophy]] (4 volumes: [[Pirkei Avot]], [[Haggadah]], [[Tehilim]], and [[Megilat Esther]])
* ''The [[Kehot Chumash]]'' - an interpolated translation and commentary on the [[Chumash (Judaism)|Chumash]] based on the works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe


==Name==
==Name==
[[File:חנות קה"ת.jpg|thumb|291x291px|Official Kehot Publication Society bookstore in Brooklyn, New York]]
The name ''Kehot'' (קה"ת) is an acronym for ''Karnei Hod Torah'' ("the rays of the Torah's glory"), and the three Hebrew letters feature in the publishing house's logo. The letters also refer to the Hebrew year, 5505 (תק"ה), in which the founder of Chabad, Rabbi [[Schneur Zalman of Liadi]], was born.
The name ''Kehot'' (קה"ת) is a Hebrew acronym for ''Karnei Hod Torah'' (קרני הוד תורה) meaning "the rays of the Torah's glory", and the three Hebrew letters feature in the publishing house's logo. The letters also refer to the Hebrew year, 5505 (תק"ה), in which the founder of Chabad, Rabbi [[Schneur Zalman of Liadi]], was born.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==Awards and honors==
* (2017) Best Book Award, Religion – A Time to Heal, {{ISBN|978 082 669 0012}}
* (2015) Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner – Daily Wisdom, {{ISBN|978 082 660 0950}}
* (2005) National Jewish Book Award Finalist – The Last Pair of Shoes, {{ISBN|978 082 660 0318}}

==External links==
* [https://www.esicha.org (vaad l'hafotzas sichos official website)
* [http://www.kehot.org Kehot Publication Society] (official website)
* [http://www.kehot.com Kehot Publication Society] (store)
* [http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?AID=109854 A selection of books published by Kehot Publication Society online] chabad.org
* [http://www.kehot.com.ar Kehot Lubavitch Sudamericana - Kehot publications in Spanish] www.kehot.com.ar
* [http://www.jabad.com Some of the Spanish books published by Editorial Kehot Lubavitch Sudamericana can be found online here] es.chabad.org
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5fG-KNN6k Kehot Publication Society] YouTube
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kehot+Publication+Society/@40.669768,-73.9442387,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25b78acc5e82b:0x135946745f5d384f Kehot Publication Society] Google maps

== See also ==
* [[Soncino Press]]
* [[Hebrew Publishing Company]]
* [[ArtScroll]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:15, 28 October 2024

Kehot Publication Society
Founded1942
FounderRabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn
Headquarters locationBrooklyn, New York
DistributionInternational
Key people
  • Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman (Director)

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Kehot Publication Society is the publishing division of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

History

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Kehot was established in 1941 by the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. In 1942, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak appointed his son-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (who became the seventh Rebbe in 1951) as director and editor-in-chief.[1]

Prior to the establishment of Kehot, printed editions of Chabad texts were limited. Since its founding, Kehot published many volumes of both Hasidic texts and general Jewish literature, growing significantly as an established publisher of Jewish books published in several languages.[2]

Rabbi Menachem Mendel served as editor for many of the early Kehot publications. In a 1946, he wrote of his editorial work for Jewish holiday literature published in French and in English. He edited both Jewish educational literature for children as well as volumes of Hasidic discourses.[3]

Name

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Official Kehot Publication Society bookstore in Brooklyn, New York

The name Kehot (קה"ת) is a Hebrew acronym for Karnei Hod Torah (קרני הוד תורה) meaning "the rays of the Torah's glory", and the three Hebrew letters feature in the publishing house's logo. The letters also refer to the Hebrew year, 5505 (תק"ה), in which the founder of Chabad, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, was born.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Seeman, Don (2014-07-16). "Publishing Godliness: The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Other Revolution". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  2. ^ Fishkoff, Sue (January 2005). The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch. Schocken Books. p. 299. ISBN 0805211381.
  3. ^ Igrot Kodesh vol. 2, page 90
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