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Lot 185

Collections of Leaves in Manuscript – Hechaltzu by the Rebbe Rashab and Discourses by the Sons and Grandsons of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch – Incomplete Copies

Collections of leaves in manuscript, (incomplete) copies of five Chassidic discourses by the sons and grandsons of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch:

• Copy of Hechaltzu – Chassidic discourse delivered by the Rebbe Rashab in 1898. Copied up to section 18 (missing pages). The discourse (which was based on a discourse of the Alter Rebbe) was delivered by the Rebbe Rashab twice in 1898 – for Simchat Torah and for Shabbat Parashat Noach; the title at the top of the first page: "Parashat Noach 5659 (1898)".

[31] pages. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.


• Manuscript, copy of two Chassidic discourses, apparently discourses by one of the Chabad rebbes, sons or grandsons of the Tzemach Tzedek. Incomplete copy (missing pages). Different hands; to the best of our knowledge and research the discourses have not been printed.

[6] pages; [10] pages. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.


• Manuscript, four leaves with copies of two Chassidic discourses. One appears to be by Rebbe Shemaryah Noach Schneersohn, Rabbi of Babruysk (grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch) – one of the pages is titled "Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Parashat Va'era 5669 (1908), Babruysk". Signed inscription at the end of the copy in the margins of one of the leaves in the second discourse: "Wednesday, Parashat Nitzavim 1907, Orsha […] Nachum David son of [...] Wertheim". Incomplete copy (missing pages). Different hands; to the best of our knowledge and research the discourses have not been printed.

[3] pages; [4] pages. 22.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Creases and large open tears, affecting text.