and to preserving the norms of the community", framing its teachings in the context of "individual providence and the reckoning of sins and merits".The title of the work alludes to the number of chapters it contains (102, the numerological value of ?? kav), as well as the author's middle name (???? Hirsh is anagrammatic to ha-Y'shar ????).

Kav ha-Yashar was known for uplifting the spirits of Jewish communities