Responsa of R. Yom Tov Tzahalon (Maharitatz). Venice: Vendramin, 1694. First edition. Illustrated title page, depicting the Tabernacle on the recto, and the Temple, Shulchan and Menorah on the verso; illustration of the Temple on leaf [4].
Important ownership – the copy was previously owned by the head of the Pressburg community, the renowned intercessor R. Yaakov Koppel Theben (1732-1799) – with his signature on the title page; many years later, the book reached the possession of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar.
Stamp of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum on leaf 4, from when he lived in his hometown of Sighetu Marmației (in his youth, after the passing of his father in 1904, until 1906). Many stamps (some trimmed) of the rebbe from his tenure as rabbi of Orsheva, on the endpapers and other leaves. Catalog inscriptions on the front endpaper, from the rebbe's library in the United States.

Signature (penciled) on the title page: "Chananya Yom Tov Teitelbaum" (presumably a nephew of Rebbe Yoel, named after his grandfather the Kedushat Yom Tov).
Ownership inscriptions handwritten by disciples of the rebbe - "Yehoshua Moshkovitz", "Moshe Moshkovitz", on the endpaper facing the title page. Various other names inscribed (presumably young Chassidim of the rebbe), including: "Avraham Yosef Grünwald son of…" [possibly R. Avraham Yosef Grünwald (1878-1928), rabbi of Ungvar and Khust, author of Avnei Shoham, son and successor of R. Moshe Grünwald Rabbi of Khust, author of Arugat HaBosem].
On the verso of the endpaper, interesting inscriptions by a student of the Khust yeshiva named Shmuel Yehuda Grussgott, who travelled to the rebbe's court in Orsheva in Cheshvan 1911. R. Shmuel Yehuda Grussgott later served as a community leader in Bardejov, and perished in the Holocaust in 1945. His poignant testament, smuggled out of the Bistritz Nazi prison, was published in various places.

Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region.

He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.

[4], 223; 25, [5] leaves. Misfoliation. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains and dark stains. Mold stains to some leaves. Creases and wear (mostly to first leaves). Marginal paper repair to title page, and tear repaired with paper, affecting title page border. Marginal tears and open tears to some leaves, repaired in part with paper. Fine, new leather binding.

Volume comprising six works on ethics, faith, and Chassidut printed in Warsaw [ca. 1913].
Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, with the rebbe's stamps from his tenure as rabbi of Karoly (Carei) on the front endpaper and title page of the first book.
Other signatures and inscriptions on the front endpaper, including signatures and inscriptions of R. Shraga Feivish Ashkenazi, close attendant of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar.

The volume comprises six works, presumably printed together in Warsaw ca. 1913 (stereotype and photocopy editions):
• Tzavaat Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah, by R. Alexander Siskind of Horodna author of Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah. [2], 3-14 leaves.
• Imrei Shefer by R. Pinchas of Korets, with two other works. [1], 2-4, 2-5 leaves.
• Vikucha Rabba, by R. Yaakov Bacharach of Keidan. 58 pages.
• Emet VeEmunah, by R. Yisrael Yitzchak Tornovsky. [1], 2-32 leaves.
• Tzvi LaTzadik, by R. Tzvi Hirsh (Hirschel) Levin Rabbi of Berlin, grandson of Chacham Tzvi. [2], 96 leaves.
• Igeret HaTiyul, by R. Chaim Betzalel of Friedberg (brother of the Maharal of Prague); with Igeret R. Chaim Vital. [1], 2-20 leaves.

Approx. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Wear. Minor tears and open tears, affecting text in some places. Margins of front endpaper strengthened with transparent tape. Fine, new leather binding.

Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region.

He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.

R. Meshulam Shraga Feivish Ashkenazi of Safed (perished in the Holocaust, 1944), son-in-law of R. Yaakov Yitzchak Unger of Safed and close attendant of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar for 27 years (during the latter's tenures as rabbi of Orsheva, Karoly and Satmar, until the Holocaust). His son, R. Efraim Yosef Dov Ashkenazi (1912-2002) also served as the close attendant of the rebbe of Satmar for some sixty years, assisting him in all his matters.

Siddur Shaar HaShamayim – prayers for weekdays, Shabbat and festivals, Yotzrot, Passover Haggadah, piyyutim and selichot for fast days, with the Shaar HaShamayim kabbalistic commentary by R. Yeshaya HaLevi Segal Horowitz – the Shelah. Includes Derech HaChaim, comprising all the laws pertaining to the prayer order, by R. Yaakov Lorberbaum of Lissa, and Sharbit HaZahav on all the laws of Brit Milah. Ashkenazi rite. Warsaw, 1882. Two parts in one volume (without title page of part I).
Siddur of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, with his stamp from his tenure as rabbi of Karoly on the final page. The rebbe's name is lettered on the spine: "Yoel Teitelbaum".

[4], 347, [1] leaves. Lacking title page of part I. Approx. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Tears, including open tears, affecting text in some places. Paper repairs. Inscriptions and stamps. With original cloth bookmark. Original elegant gilt-decorated binding, with leather spine and corners, slightly worn and damaged. Book title and name of the rebbe lettered on spine.

Siddur HaShelah Shaar HaShamayim
The Shelah wrote in his foreword to the siddur: "Blessed be G-d… who guided me in the correct path… and brought me to the holy city of Jerusalem, on Friday of Parashat Vayetze 1621… the gate through which prayers rise… via Shaar HaShamayim (the gates of Heaven)". In his will, printed at the beginning of the siddur, he added: "I thought to compose this holy work, in order to print it and distribute it throughout the Jewish world, so that I may have a merit and share in all the prayers of the Jewish people".
Praying from this siddur bears the special segulah of the prayer being accepted and not going unanswered. As the Bach wrote in his approbation to the siddur: "We have no doubt that when it will become widespread amongst the Jewish people, whoever prays from it will not have his prayer rejected". R. Avraham Yaakov, first Rebbe of Sadigura, mentions this segulah in his approbation to the third edition of the siddur (Zhitomir, 1866): "Siddur Shaar HaShamayim by the holy Shelah, as the renowned scholar, the Bach, testified… there is no doubt that whoever prays from it, his prayer will not be rejected". The holy kabbalist R. Naftali Katz, author of Semichat Chachamim, ascribes this segulah to the author himself, the Shelah, as he writes: "…order of prayers… from the beginning of the year until the end of the year, arranged and composed by R. Yeshaya Segal author of Shenei Luchot HaBrit, and he was very attached to this siddur, and directed his descendants to publish it, to give the public the privilege of praying in this order, with these kavanot, and pledged that whoever prays with all his might in this order with the kavanot, his prayers will not go unanswered. Go out and see how people practice, and the approbations of the great Torah scholars of that generation… R. Yoel Sirkis author of Bayit Chadash, and R. Yaakov Rabbi of Lublin… R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller author of Tosfot Yom Tov… and they all concur that whoever prays with these kavanot, his prayer will not be rejected".
The Baal HaTanya reputedly prayed in his youth utilizing the Shaar HaShamayim siddur, and following the kavanot of the Shelah (Beit Rebbi, Berdychiv 1902, chapter 1).

Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region.
He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.

Shofar used by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. In 1978, the rebbe gifted it to his confidant, R. Alexander Sender Deutsch, Rosh HaKahal of the Satmar community.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in Hebrew), signed by his son R. Yudel Deutsch: "This shofar belonged to the rebbe of Satmar, and was gifted to my father in 1978. Yudel Deutsch".
Letter of authenticity signed by R. Leib Friedman enclosed: "Shofar used by the rebbe of Satmar. In 1978, a year before his passing, the rebbe gave it as a gift to R. Alexander Sender Deutsch. I received this shofar from his son R. Yudel Deutsch" (Hebrew).

R. Alexander Sender Deutsch (1922-1998), confidant and assistant of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar; Rosh HaKahal of the Yetev Lev DeSatmar community and chief editor of the Satmar organ, Der Yid. His son R. Yudel, who received the present shofar from him, is one of the prominent communal workers in Satmar.

Approx. 31 cm. Good condition.

The Holiness of Items of Tzaddikim - In the Teachings of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar

In his writings, Rebbe Yoel of Satmar repeatedly relates to the holiness contained in the possessions of a Tzaddik; and conversely to the prohibition of benefitting from the money of the wicked, warning not to accept funding from the Zionist state and the like.

In several places in his book Divrei Yoel on the Torah, the Rebbe describes the tremendous virtue of the belongings of the Tzaddik, which have the power to endow holiness for generations, since the "sparks of holiness" endure in them. Based on this concept, the Rebbe explains Yosef's influence on the Egyptians, who were sustained from his produce during the famine and drew from it "spiritual vibrancy": "…the property of Tzaddikim has the power to impart spiritual vibrancy…" (Divrei Yoel, Shemot, p. 33). Regarding the "aspect of holiness" contained in the belongings of Tzaddikim from "the root of their soul", he writes: "The possessions of Tzaddikim are precious to them… since they contain an aspect of the root of their soul… as they are particular not to steal…" (Divrei Yoel, Vayetze, p. 92).

Small goblet used by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar for drinking LeChaim. Silver (835); marked – Germany, late 19th or early 20th century. Decorated with vegetal motifs.
Segulah for livelihood – the Holy Name "פאי" is engraved at the foot of the goblet.
Letter of authenticity signed by R. Leib Friedman enclosed: "Silver goblet used by the rebbe of Satmar. The goblet was passed on to Rebbe Elimelech Paneth of Deyzh. I received the goblet from Rebbe Elimelech Paneth of Deyzh" (Hebrew).
Rebbe Elimelech Alter Paneth of Deyzh-Boro Park (1929-2005), rabbi of Khal Zichron Yosef, Brooklyn NY. Grandson of Rebbe Yechezkel Paneth, the Knesset Yechezkel.

Approx. 4.5X3.5 cm. Good condition. Minor bends and defects. Hebrew inscription: ""פאי.

The Holiness of Items of Tzaddikim - In the Teachings of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar

In his writings, Rebbe Yoel of Satmar repeatedly relates to the holiness contained in the possessions of a Tzaddik; and conversely to the prohibition of benefitting from the money of the wicked, warning not to accept funding from the Zionist state and the like.

In several places in his book Divrei Yoel on the Torah, the Rebbe describes the tremendous virtue of the belongings of the Tzaddik, which have the power to endow holiness for generations, since the "sparks of holiness" endure in them. Based on this concept, the Rebbe explains Yosef's influence on the Egyptians, who were sustained from his produce during the famine and drew from it "spiritual vibrancy": "…the property of Tzaddikim has the power to impart spiritual vibrancy…" (Divrei Yoel, Shemot, p. 33). Regarding the "aspect of holiness" contained in the belongings of Tzaddikim from "the root of their soul", he writes: "The possessions of Tzaddikim are precious to them… since they contain an aspect of the root of their soul… as they are particular not to steal…" (Divrei Yoel, Vayetze, p. 92).