The Language of Truth
שפת אמת
The Sfas Emes Online Library
The complete Torah of Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter of Ger (1847–1905): 5,195 essays on every parsha and festival, with 5,195 translated into clear, faithful English.
This Week
Eikev
עקבMoshe promises that if the people heed the mitzvos, Hashem will keep the covenant with blessing, fertility and health. He reminds them that the manna taught that man lives not by bread alone but by the word of Hashem, and warns them not to credit their own strength for the coming prosperity. He recalls the sin of the golden calf and his own prayer for forgiveness, describes the Land as one watered by rain and watched over by God, and calls on Israel to fear, love and cleave to Him.
- Guarding the light mitzvos
- Shabbos, taste of Olam Haba
- Yirah unlocking blessing
- Mitzvos as heavenly channels
- Eretz Yisrael: gift and earning
- Refining the body
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About the Work
The Language of Truth
The Sfas Emes — “the Language of Truth” — is among the most beloved works of Chassidic thought ever written. Composed over thirty-five years of Shabbos and Yom Tov teachings, it weaves Midrash, Zohar, and the teachings of the Kotzker and Chiddushei HaRim into a sustained meditation on finding the inner point of holiness within everything. Each essay here presents the original Hebrew alongside a clear English translation and explanation.
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“Truthful speech is established forever” — Mishlei 12:19