Lot 363
Two Letters by Rebbes – A Letter of Warning by the Skulen Rebbe / Letter by the Pshevorsk Rebbe
Two letters:
· Letter signed by Rebbe "Yisrael Avraham ben Rabbi Eliezer Zusia Portugal of Skulen". Brooklyn, NY, Adar 1984.
Letter of warning to return his father's sacred objects and manuscripts which were taken from their home: "My beloved friends… about the sacred objects of my father in general and specifically his manuscripts and books and prayer belt…there are some who allowed themselves to take them without asking my permission…I request and warn them to return them before it is too late, so they shall not transgress the prohibitions of theft and stealing…because I do not forgive them for this, not in this world and not in the next". Official stationery, approximately 28 cm. Fair condition, wear and tear to margins.
· Long autograph letter signed by the Pshevorsk Rebbe, Rebbe Leibish Leizer. Brooklyn, 1977.
Written as encouragement to printing books containing the novellae of the Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Yedid HaLevi, an Aleppo scholar. the rebbe offers financial assistance to whoever continues publishing the books. At the end of the letter, he signs: "…Chaim Leibish Leizer, who wants to remain anonymous".Official stationery, 21.5 cm. Approximately 20 handwritten lines. Very-good condition.
