Auction 050 Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut – Marking the Date in which Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi was Released from Czarist Imprisonment
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Three letters and documents from the Neumark family archive (a Chabad rabbi in Russia):
• Leaf handwritten by Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Neumark, Rabbi of Novhorod-Siverskyi (elder brother of R. Chaim Meshulam Zalman Neumark, Rabbi of Starodub). [Novhorod-Siverskyi, 1864.] Letter of commitment not to drink alcohol [apparently due to R. Neumark's function as a shochet, following an ancient statute].
• Responsum (2 handwritten pages) to R. Chaim Meshulam Zalman Neumark, Rabbi of Starodub, by R. Uri Aryeh Leib Katz, posek in the bordering town of Pahar (Lubyane). [Zlynka?], first day of Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, 1892. Question as to whether the synagogue ark should be changed from the east side to the south side to face Jerusalem.
• Document of sale of chametz (2 pages), handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yaakov Neumark, Rabbi of Prienai (grandson of R. Chaim Meshulam Zalman Neumark, Rabbi of Starodub). Prienai, 14 Nisan, 1912.
[3] leaves. Varying size and condition. Overall good to fair condition.
R. Chaim Meshulam Zalman Neumark (d. 1893), a leading Chabad rabbi, important disciple of the Tzemach Tzedek, the Rebbe Maharash and the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch. One of the most renowned and prominent rabbis of Chabad Chassidut in his times. He served as rabbi of the following prominent Chabad cities and towns: Horki (1857-1867), Starodub (1867-1886), Vitebsk (1886-1888) and Nevel (1888-1893). Rebbe Yehudah Leib of Kopust called him "a renowned posek, both in halachic ruling and in his Chassidic knowledge".
Lengthy responsum (8 pages) handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shlomo Yehudah Leib Eliezerov. Oran (Algeria), Wednesday, 21 Cheshvan [1887].
Responsum letter on a woman who was betrothed to multiple men. R. Eliezerov discusses the issue at length and proffers a ruling.
Interestingly, this letter was sent from Oran, Algeria in 1887, while R. Eliezerov was an emissary sent to raise funds for the Jewish settlement in Hebron at the young age of 24. Little is known about this voyage, which R. Eliezerov describes in the letter.
The letter was printed, with textual variants, in his book Responsa She'elat Shlomo (Jerusalem, 2002), section 55.
R. Shlomo Yehudah Leib Eliezerov (1863-1952), rabbi and leader of the Chabad and Ashkenazi community in Hebron, and emissary to the Jewish community of Bukhara-Samarkand. Founder of the Magen Avot and Torat Emet yeshivas in Hebron. His father R. Eliezer Shimon Kazarnovsky was a grandson of Rebbetzin Menuchah Rachel Slonim, daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe. In 1873 he immigrated with his parents to Eretz Israel and settled in Hebron, where he studied under R. Shimon Menashe Chaikin and R. Eliyahu Mani. He traveled frequently to North Africa and Uzbekistan as an emissary of the Sephardic Hebron community, and in 1897 he was appointed chief rabbi of the Bukhara-Samarkand region, where he changed his surname to Eliezerov (after his father). In 1903 he was appointed Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Hebron community, and after World War I he settled in Jerusalem until his passing. His halachic responsa are printed in She'elat Shlomo.
[4] leaves (8 handwritten pages). Approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains and wear (mainly to last page). Small marginal tears, reinforced with tape.
Four letters of pilpul and halachah sent to R. Chaim Berlin (during his tenure as Rabbi of Yelisavetgrad and during his Jerusalem period), by important Chabad rabbis in Russia during the time of the Tzemach Tzedek, the Rebbe Maharash and the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch. Kherson, Romanovka, Yekaterinoslav and Lubavitch, 1902-1912.
1. Letter handwritten and signed by R. Gershon Dov Ber Pinsker, Rabbi of Kherson, regarding permitting an agunah to remarry. Kherson, 18 Shevat, 1902. At the top of the letter is his stamp.
2. Letter handwritten and signed by R. Sheiman (Shlomo) Itkin, Rabbi of Romanovka. Romanovka, 1903. At the top of the leaf is his stamp: "Sheiman son of R. Itkin, posek of the Romanovka community". In the letter R. Itkin asks R. Berlin's opinion regarding a machine for drawing well water into a mikveh [in the beginning of the letter R. Itkin mentions a responsum he had received from R. Berlin a week earlier; see this responsum on mikveh matters in Nishmat Chaim – Yoreh Deah, Jerusalem 2008, section 122, pp. 219-220].
3. Letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Dov Ze'ev Kozhevnikov, posek in Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro), regarding succession to a position as community shochet. Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro), 11 Nisan, 1905. At the top of the leaf is his stamp.
4. Lengthy letter (10 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Chaim Naeh. Lubavitch, 27 Sivan, 1912. At the end of the letter are his stamps in Hebrew and Latin script: “Chaim Mendelov”, “Ch. Mendelow”. Lengthy responsum discussing various topics (Chazakah and Chezkat Mamon, Tzrorot and Koach Kocho, and more).
The letter was sent during R. Naeh's stay in Lubavitch with the Rebbe Rashab, at the end of his service as an emissary in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on the way back to Eretz Israel. During this period R. Naeh wore the characteristic clothing of Bucharan Jews and adopted the surname Mendelov. Despite his young age when sending the present letter, only 22 years old, R. Naeh was famed for his greatness in Torah and corresponded with the great rabbis of Jerusalem. At the beginning of Chanoch LaNaar, a book he had printed during that period for the residents of Samarkand, R. Berlin's letter to him is printed, where he showers him with titles of admiration and affection. [It can be deduced from the beginning of the present letter that he had sent previous responsa.]
Four letters (14 handwritten pages). Approx. 21-22 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains, creases and light wear.
To the best of our knowledge and research, the four present letters have never before been printed.
Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Riga, 12 Cheshvan, 1932.
Typewritten on official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz – "Department of Affairs of Kollel Chabad in our Holy Land" – with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak".
Sent to the administration of Kollel Chabad in Jerusalem [whose members were: R. Shlomo Yehudah Leib Eliezerov, R. Menachem Mendel Naeh, R. Chaim Kam, R. Yisrael Asher Libo and R. Mordechai Reuven Rokeach]: "I hereby send the text of the founding statutes of Kollel Chabad, as well as a letter to the advisory board, requesting that the statutes and letter be delivered to them".
[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 18 Elul, 1935.
Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim: "For the upcoming year… I bless him and his relatives… with a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds and creases. Marginal tears.
Letter of R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 24 Tishrei, 1948.
Typewritten on the official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak" and an addition in his handwriting.
Sent to the dean of the Torat Emet yeshiva in Jerusalem, R. Moshe Aryeh Leib Shapiro. In his letter, the Rebbe Rayatz blesses the students of the yeshiva: "Thank God for his great kindness with the students of the Torat Emet yeshiva [during the difficult days of the War of Independence], and that you can now with God's help study without disturbances. May He bolster all their health and may they succeed in their studies and practice of fear of heaven"; he goes on to bless the yeshiva dean: "may God bolster his health and that of his family, and may He give them good livelihood and may they succeed in their service physically and spiritually".
The words "physically and spiritually" are added in the Rayatz's handwriting.
The letter is printed in the Igrot Kodesh of the Rayatz (X, 3305).
R. Moshe Aryeh Leib Shapiro (1889-1972), dean of Torat Emet yeshiva and rabbi and posek in Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem. During the visit of the Rebbe Rayatz in Jerusalem in 1889, R. Shapiro was one of his escorts. Author of Nimukei Malbim and Tabeot Zahav on Ketzot HaChoshen.
[1] leaf, official stationery (thin paper). Approx. 16 cm. Good condition. Folds.
Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 22 Tevet, 1961.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature. "Public-private letter" (an identical letter sent to several individuals).
Sent to R. Chaim Shalom HaLevi Segal of Jerusalem. In his letter, the Rebbe offers the blessing (based on a teaching of the Alter Rebbe) "to turn Tzarah (distress) into a Tzohar (window) by the light of the Torah and commandments".
The Rebbe concludes with a blessing for good tidings.
In the margins of the letter are references and sources for topics and ideas cited in the letter.
Aerogram. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Light wear.
Letter of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 11 Shevat, 1962.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature and one word in his handwriting. "Public-private letter" (an identical letter sent to several individuals).
Sent to the educator R. Abba Levin in Kfar Chabad, "the day after the 12th yahrzeit of my father-in-law the Rebbe [Rayatz]". In his letter, the Rebbe gives the blessing that by studying the teachings the Rebbe Rayatz instructed to learn on his yahrzeit, "may the heavenly treasury of the King of King of Kings, the Holy One Blessed is He, be opened… In order to be victorious in war… we open up the treasury to give… to the soldiers… by Torah study (revealed Torah and Chassidut), prayer service, and fulfillment of mitzvot…".
In the margins of the letter are references and sources for topics and ideas cited in the letter.
Aerogram. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Creases and wear.
"Public-private" letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 18 Kislev, 1967.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature. A "public-private" letter (an identical letter sent to several individuals), apparently to R. Naftali Tzvi Gottlieb.
The letter was sent between the Chag HaGeulah of the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, 10 Kislev, and the Chag HaGeulah of his father the Alter Rebbe, 19 Kislev [the letter was originally typewritten on 10 Kislev, the Chag HaGeulah of the Mitteler Rebbe, but it was sent a few days later, on 18 Kislev; at the top of the letter, the date is corrected in pen, and changes are made to dates in the text of the letter].
In his letter, the Rebbe offers the blessing: "May everyone strengthen themselves and improve… in study of Torah, performance of acts of kindness (and mitzvot in general) and in prayer service – illuminated with the aforementioned light of their Torah… to thereby bring closer the fulfillment of the purpose… the day of redemption of God and His children, the great and awesome day of the Lord, the day of our redemption by our righteous Mashiach, very soon".
The Rebbe closes his letter with a blessing of success on moving to a new residence, and with a blessing for Chag HaGeulah.
On the margins of the letter are references and sources for topics and ideas cited in the letter.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds.
A letter full of blessings by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 25 Tevet, 1956.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature.
Sent to R. Alter Chaim Kohen in Ramat Gan. The Rebbe begins his letter writing about participation in the Chag HaGeulah gatherings in Kislev, and especially the "Yom HaBahir" 19 Kislev gathering, and offers the blessing for the day's gathering to influence the rest of the year.
The Rebbe goes on to bless him on the birth of a grandson, that his parents bring him up to Torah, marriage and good deeds, and that they derive "true, Chassidic satisfaction" from him and all their offspring.
The Rebbe goes on to bless his daughter with an easy pregnancy and birth.
The Rebbe ends his letter with a blessing for his son Yechezkel who had commenced his studies in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lod, that he study constantly and diligently, and that the blessing of the founders of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva be fulfilled – "to be an illuminating candle".
Aerogram. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Creases and wear. Missing bottom part of leaf (not affecting text).
Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 9 Shevat, 1956.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature. Sent to R. David Perkowitz in London, in response to his message scheduling his daughter's wedding. In his letter the Rebbe blesses him, "may they build an everlasting Jewish home founded on the Torah and mitzvot… with a blessing of Mazal Tov, Mazal Tov". The Rebbe goes on to bless him with "improvement of your health, both physically and spiritually".
R. David son of R. Avraham Yeshayahu Perkowitz (1898-1976), an important Jerusalem Chassid of Rebbe Shaul Yedidyah Elazar Taub of Modzitz. After his rabbi's passing, he became close with Rebbe Yechiel Yehoshua Rabinowicz of Biala, the Chelkat Yehoshua. He was known as a master of Chassidic traditions and tunes. He lived for several years in London, where he attended to R. Yehudah Leib Ashlag, the Baal HaSulam. During the Holocaust, he assisted in the rescue of Rebbe Aharon Rokeach of Belz and his brother R. Mordechai Rokeach of Bilgoray, along with the Rebbe of Modzitz and the Rebbe Rayatz. He had close ties with the Chabad rebbes; he used to pray in the Chabad Beit Midrash and synagogue in Beit Yisrael in Jerusalem, and he used to participate in Chassidic lectures and gatherings.
Aerogram. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds. Creases and light wear.
Letter of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 27 Nisan, 1956.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery – "Secretariat", and signed by the secretary R. Eliyahu Quint.
Sent to R. Moshe Naftali Anshin in Jerusalem, informing him that his Pidyon Nefesh was received and that it would be read at the Rebbe Rayatz's gravesite. A check for 5 shekels was enclosed with the letter.
[1] leaf, 22 cm. Good condition. Folds. Light stains.