Auction 046 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of 11th Nisan - Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and in Honor of Pesach
Likutei Amarim – Tanya, by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Brooklyn NY: Kehot Publication Society, 1982.
Special edition of the Tanya (edition 164), printed in honor of the 80th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – 11th Nissan 1982; containing printed reproductions of the title pages of all editions of the Tanya printed up until then, and facsimiles of Tanya Mahadura Kama manuscripts.
This edition was distributed by the rebbe at the Hitvaadut on 11th Nissan 1982, together with a dollar for charity – the present lot includes only the Tanya, without the dollar.
Handwritten inscription (Hebrew): "From the Rebbe's hand".
Towards the end of the Hitvaadut, which lasted five hours, the rebbe explained the idea behind the publication of the present Tanya edition: in order to hasten the coming of the Mashiach, it was suggested to print the title pages of all the Tanya books ever printed throughout the world in one volume; and moreover, to study the Tanya so intensely, as to wear out the book, thereby necessitating the printing of additional editions.
After the Hitvaadut, there remained approx. 3000 copies of the 11th Nissan 1982 edition. The Rebbe gave the instruction that the date on the remaining copies should be changed to 13th Nissan, and the books be sold to the general public at a convenient price.
[5], 334, [3] ff. Approx. 18 cm. Good condition. Margins trimmed close to text. Cover partly detached (divided into two parts); spine missing.
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Kuntres "11th Nissan – 1990", with one Dollar bill for charity, distributed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot, [1990]. "200th birthday of the Tzemach Tzedek – 40 years of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's leadership".
Inscription to Dollar bill margins (Hebrew): "from the hand of the Rebbe".
On the evening of 11th Nissan, 1990, the Lubavitcher Rebbe distributed copies of the present booklet, wrapped in a fine, light-blue cover, alongside Dollar bills for charity. The distribution was held in the Rebbes home, after the Maariv prayer. The foreword to this edition indicates that the booklet was printed on the occasion of the Rebbe's 80th birthday. The present lot includes a booklet and a Dollar bill distributed by the very hands of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on 11h Nissan, 1990.
Booklet: 11, [2] pp. 23 cm. Exceptionally good condition.
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"Kuntres Chag HaGeulah Yud-Beis and Yud-Gimmel Tammuz 5688", and one-dollar Bill for Charity, distributed by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot Publication Society, 1991. "200th Birthday of the Tzemach Tzedek and 40 Years of the Rebbe's Leadership".
Handwritten inscription on booklet cover and on margins of the bill (Hebrew): "from the hand of the Rebbe".
The Lubavitcher Rebbe distributed the present booklet on Sunday evening, 9th Tamuz, 1990 – following the Maariv prayer, after his return from his father-in-law's Ohel. The booklet contains a letter and a Chassidic Maamar, sent by the Rebbe Rayatz on the occasion of the first Chag HaGeulah, Yud-Beis and Yud-Gimmel Tammuz 1928, one year after he was released from the Soviet prison; it contains five additional letters, sent by the Rebbe Rayatz in 1928. Alongside each booklet, the Lubavitcher Rebbe distributed a one Dollar bill for charity. The present lot includes a booklet and a Dollar bill distributed by the very hands of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on 9th Tamuz, 1990.
Booklet: 16 pp. Approx. 23 cm. Exceptionally good condition.
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Two one-dollar bills, distributed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Pen inscription to bills' margins: "from the Rebbe's hand – Friday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan 1990 after the Mincha prayer". Enclosed is a letter of authenticity, signed by Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch, stating that these dollar bills were received by Rabbi Deutsch and his father, on the above-mentioned occasion.
The present one-dollar bills were distributed by the Rebbe on a special and rare occasion, on Sabbath evening, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 1990. This rare distribution is documented in several sources (see Hebrew description).
Good condition.
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One 25 cents coin (quarter dollar), distributed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity, signed by Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch, stating that the present quarter was received by a member of Rabbi Deutsch's family during the 1960s.
Good condition.
Five Nickel Coins (five 5-cents coins), received from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity, signed by Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch, stating that the present five nickel coins were received by members of his family during the 1980s.
Good condition.