Sichos HaRan
Rebbe Nachman's Wisdom

by Reb Noson of Nemirov

Appendix B
A History of This Work

Both Shevachay HaRan (The Praises of Rebbe Nachman) and Sichot HaRan (Rebbe Nachman’s Wisdom), were first published by Reb Noson a few years after Rebbe Nachman's passing, as an appendix to Sippurey Maasiot. They were written for a generation that was intimately familiar with the Rebbe's contemporaries and surroundings.

In calling the first part Shevachey HaRan rather than the more grammatical shivchei, we are making use of the normative pronunciation favored by most chassidim.

The following Hebrew editions have been published:

1.

Ostrog, 5576 (1816) as an appendix to Sippurey Maasiot (The Stories) 8º, in both Hebrew and Yiddish: 114 pp. Additions to Likutey Moharan: 2 pp. Sippurey Maasiot (actually Shevachey HaRan: 20 pp. Likutey Moharan (actually Sichot HaRan: 20 pp.) This edition only contains the Sichot up to #116.

2.

Slavita, 5606 (1846). Maagley Tzedek, the complete Shevachay and an abridged version of the Sichot (up to #92).

3.

Warsaw, 5606 (1846), Maagley Tzedek. 8º.

4.

Yozef, 5606 (1846). Maagley Tzedek.

5.

Warsaw, 5610 (1850). Maasot HaYam (Shevachay) and Maagley Tzedek (abridged Sichot) 12º. 36 pp.

6.

Zalkava, 5610 (1850). Magid Sichot, the complete Shevachay and Sichot. 4º. 35 pp.

7.

5610 (1850). No city mentioned. As Magid Sichot at the end of Sippurey Maasiot.

8.

Koenigsberg, 5620 (1860). Magid Sichot 8º. 180 small pp.

9.

Lemberg, 5620 (1860), Magid Sichot. 12º. 98 pp.

10.

Lemberg, 5624 (1864). Shevachay HaRan (also containing Sichot). Published by Reb Yisroel Alimelech Shtand and printed by M. F. Poremba. 8º. 61 pp.

11.

Lemberg, 5630 (1870). Shevachay HaRan. 8º. 32 pp.

12.

Lemberg, 5634 (1874). Published by Rabbi Nachman of Tchehrin.

13.

Warsaw, 5639 (1879). Maasos HaYam and Maagley Tzedek. Published by Rabbi Naftali Hertz Hertzog, and printed by Yisroel HaKohen Alafin. 8º. 28+29 pp.

14.

Warsaw, 5660 (1900). Magid Sichot. Printed by Aaron Glick. 8º. 125 pp.

15.

Lemberg, 5661 (1901). Shevachay HaRan and Sichot HaRan. Published by R. Ephraim Ramraz and R. Yisroel Halperin; printed by H. Rohatyn. 8º. 83 pp.

16.

Jerusalem 5664 (1904). Shevachay HaRan. In Yiddish. Printed by Goldberg. 12º. 52 pp.

17.

Lemberg, 5669 (1909).

18.

Lemberg 5672 (1911). In Yiddish. Published by David Roth and printed by R. Nathan Nata Kranenberg. 8º. 48 pp.

19.

Lemberg, 5627 (1912).

20.

Warsaw, 5682 (1922). Pulished by Rabbi Aaron Leib Tzigelman and printed by Sikur and Milner. 8º. 88 pp.

21.

Warsaw, 5687 (1927). Published by Rabbi Aaron Tzeigelman.

22.

Warsaw, 5696 (1936). Published by Rabbi Aaron Leib Tzeigelman. Contains index.

23.

Germany, 5707 (1947). Published by Dov Yoel ben Pinchas Nathan Ehrlich.

24.

Jerusalem. Published by Chasidei Breslov through R. Berach Rubinson and printed by Kedem. 8º. 59+188pp.

25.

Jerusalem, 5721 (1961). By Chasidei Breslov. Same as above.

26.

Jerusalem. Published by Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld and Aryeh Leib Berger. Same as above.

27.

New York, 5726 (1966). Shevachay HaRan and Sichos HaRan published in separate paperback editions by Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schick (Breslover) and the disciples of Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld. Same as above.

28.

New York, 5732 (1972). Published by R. Moshe Groman and Naftali Reichman. Same as above. Contains table of contents and Tikun HaKlali.