Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
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Prayers for throughout the year according to the Nusach HaArizal, Volume 2 for Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Nusach Chabad, with explanations of the words according to the kavanot of the Arizal, halachot and Chassidic sayings by the Admor HaZaken Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liady. Edited by his son the middle Admor Rabbi Dov Ber. Kopys, [1816]. First edition.
Composed of: Kavanot of the mikveh, entering Shabbat, Mincha of Erev Shabbat, Arvit for Shabbat, Shabbat meals, Shacharit for Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Festivals, Elul, Rosh HaShana, blowing the shofar, Yom Kippur, Succot, Lulav, Chanuka, Purim, Pesach, Lag BaOmer and Shavuot.
Lacking copy. 2-68; 58, 61-98 leaves (lacking: title page, Leaves 59-60 of second counting and Leaf 99 at the end – total of four leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves (with damage to text).
Composed of: Kavanot of the mikveh, entering Shabbat, Mincha of Erev Shabbat, Arvit for Shabbat, Shabbat meals, Shacharit for Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Festivals, Elul, Rosh HaShana, blowing the shofar, Yom Kippur, Succot, Lulav, Chanuka, Purim, Pesach, Lag BaOmer and Shavuot.
Lacking copy. 2-68; 58, 61-98 leaves (lacking: title page, Leaves 59-60 of second counting and Leaf 99 at the end – total of four leaves). 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves (with damage to text).
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Chabad
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Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $600
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Collection of Chabad books printed between 1860-1953, some of which are especially rare and significant. For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
11 books. Varying sizes and conditions. Majority in good condition and in attractive bindings.
11 books. Varying sizes and conditions. Majority in good condition and in attractive bindings.
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Chabad
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Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $200
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Collection of leaves and notebooks of Chassidic writings of Chabad Torah thoughts, by various writers from various times.
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
Approximately 10 items, dozens of leaves, varied size and condition, fair-poor to good-fair.
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
Approximately 10 items, dozens of leaves, varied size and condition, fair-poor to good-fair.
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Chabad
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Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $220
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Volume composed of leaflets of Chassidic articles and discourses by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson of Lubavitch. Riga and Warsaw, New York and Jerusalem. 1928-1932.
• Ma'amar Kinyan HaChaim (Koift Leben). Riga, 1928. • Wedding homiletics (for the wedding of his daughter Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka with Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch). Riga, 1929. •Ma'amar Bet Nissan. Riga, 1929. • Homiletics, for the Festival of Redemption (Passover). Riga, 1929. •Drushei D'Ach, delivered in Eretz Israel. Jerusalem, 1929. • Ma'amarim, Bet Nissan, New York, 1930. •Homiletics, for the Festival of Redemption. New York, 1930. • Articles of Chassidism and discourses (shmussen), Pamphlets 10-16, 18. Riga-Warsaw, 1931-1932.
22 cm. Varying condition, good to fair, some on brittle paper with tears. Detached leaves. Damaged semi-leather binding.
Signatures: Rabbi "Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi" [Rabbi of Kfar Chabad], Rabbi "Moshe Ashkenazi", Rabbi "Yitzchak Yadger". Kvitel between leaves.
• Ma'amar Kinyan HaChaim (Koift Leben). Riga, 1928. • Wedding homiletics (for the wedding of his daughter Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka with Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch). Riga, 1929. •Ma'amar Bet Nissan. Riga, 1929. • Homiletics, for the Festival of Redemption (Passover). Riga, 1929. •Drushei D'Ach, delivered in Eretz Israel. Jerusalem, 1929. • Ma'amarim, Bet Nissan, New York, 1930. •Homiletics, for the Festival of Redemption. New York, 1930. • Articles of Chassidism and discourses (shmussen), Pamphlets 10-16, 18. Riga-Warsaw, 1931-1932.
22 cm. Varying condition, good to fair, some on brittle paper with tears. Detached leaves. Damaged semi-leather binding.
Signatures: Rabbi "Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi" [Rabbi of Kfar Chabad], Rabbi "Moshe Ashkenazi", Rabbi "Yitzchak Yadger". Kvitel between leaves.
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Chabad
Catalogue
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $250
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• Kuntress HaTefilla, by Rebbe Shalom Duber Schneerson (Rashab). Vilna, 1924. First edition.
• Ma'amar Kinyan HaChaim (Koift Leben). By Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (the Rayatz). Riga, Elul 1928.
• 19th of Kislev, leaflet with explanations for Passover. Distributed by Tze'irei Agudat Chabad, Tel Aviv, 19th of Kislev 1959.
3 items (two bound volumes and a newspaper-like leaflet). Varied size and condition. Moth damages.
• Ma'amar Kinyan HaChaim (Koift Leben). By Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (the Rayatz). Riga, Elul 1928.
• 19th of Kislev, leaflet with explanations for Passover. Distributed by Tze'irei Agudat Chabad, Tel Aviv, 19th of Kislev 1959.
3 items (two bound volumes and a newspaper-like leaflet). Varied size and condition. Moth damages.
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Chabad
Catalogue
![Letter written by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch Chabad, to Rabbi Avraham [Rappaport]. Brooklyn (New York), 19](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale37-public/186.jpg "Letter by the Lubavitcher Rebbe with Chassidic Thoughts")
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $300
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Letter written by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch Chabad, to Rabbi Avraham [Rappaport]. Brooklyn (New York), 1966.
Letter of greetings sent in the month of Cheshvan, referring to the conclusion of the month of Tishrei, with Chassidic thoughts on the meaning of the festivals that take place in Tishrei and their impact on the rest of the year.
Typewritten, with handwritten additions and his signature.
28 cm. Good condition, folding marks and stains.
Letter of greetings sent in the month of Cheshvan, referring to the conclusion of the month of Tishrei, with Chassidic thoughts on the meaning of the festivals that take place in Tishrei and their impact on the rest of the year.
Typewritten, with handwritten additions and his signature.
28 cm. Good condition, folding marks and stains.
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Chabad
Catalogue
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $220
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Letter of good wishes for the New Year, "Ketiva v'chatima tova for a good sweet year, material and spiritual", by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Chabad Lubavitch. Brooklyn, 1972.
Official stationery, typewritten, with the word "In honor" added in handwriting and with his signature.
21 cm. Good condition, few stains, folding marks.
• Enclosed is a dollar given by the Rebbe, to give to charity. (Laminated, with a sticker with his photograph).
Official stationery, typewritten, with the word "In honor" added in handwriting and with his signature.
21 cm. Good condition, few stains, folding marks.
• Enclosed is a dollar given by the Rebbe, to give to charity. (Laminated, with a sticker with his photograph).
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Chabad
Catalogue
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
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Sefer Likutei Amarim, Tanya. "One Thousandth Publication". Brooklyn, New York, 11 Nisan 1984.
Thousandth edition of Sefer HaTanya. Elegant volume. At the end appears an extensive bibliographic section of printings of the Tanya, photocopies of title pages of previous publications and manuscripts of Sefer HaTanya. This edition was distributed by the Rabbi of Lubavitch following the Farbrengen [Chabad gathering] of 11 Nisan 1984 (his 82nd birthday) by 50 of the Kollel students.
19 cm. blue cloth bookmarks and binding, high-quality paper, wide margins. Excellent condition.
Thousandth edition of Sefer HaTanya. Elegant volume. At the end appears an extensive bibliographic section of printings of the Tanya, photocopies of title pages of previous publications and manuscripts of Sefer HaTanya. This edition was distributed by the Rabbi of Lubavitch following the Farbrengen [Chabad gathering] of 11 Nisan 1984 (his 82nd birthday) by 50 of the Kollel students.
19 cm. blue cloth bookmarks and binding, high-quality paper, wide margins. Excellent condition.
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Chabad
Catalogue
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $200
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• "We want Mashiach now – This is what the Lubavitch sage said", Colored cardboard proclamation, with a photograph of the Lubavitch –Chabad Rebbe next to a LaMenatze'ach menorah. Hebrew, English and Spanish inscriptions. •Illustration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the background of his home and the Rebbe's Beit Midrash. (Reproduction on cardboard). • Printed letter by the Rebbe "For Jewish boys and girls" from the beginning of 1990, with a copy of his signature.
• Seven one dollar bills given by the Chabad Rebbe to give to charity [written on six of them are the dates on which they were given].
Varied size and condition.
• Seven one dollar bills given by the Chabad Rebbe to give to charity [written on six of them are the dates on which they were given].
Varied size and condition.
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Chabad
Catalogue
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Responsa and testimonies regarding Agunot from Ancona, by Rabbi Yeshayah Azulai (Son of the Chida), Oriental Italian writing, with a few handwritten corrections by Rabbi Yeshayah (who wrote in Jerusalem Sephardic writing). Ancona, 1810.
On margins of the responsum are 4 lines of approbation by Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri, emissary from Eretz Israel who writes, "G-d has led me to this city of Ancona, on my travels as emissary of the holy rabbis of the city of Tiberias... I have gone to visit the great rabbi…Yeshaya Azulai. See the two witnesses who signed before me and testified to all the above…My name is Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri" [curly signature].
Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri (died 1833, Otzar HaRabbanim 12200) Torah scholar and Kabbalist, one of the greatest sages of Jerusalem, emissary of the sages of Tiberias to Europe from 1808-1811. Author of Ateret Yisrael, Tiferet Yisrael. See enclosed material.
Rabbi Refael Yeshayah Azulai (1743-1826, Otzar HaRabbanim 17891). Eldest son of the Chida, disciple of his father and one of the leading Torah scholars in Jerusalem. During the 1780s, traveled to Europe as emissary of the Rabbis of Tiberias and while in Amsterdam married the daughter of Rabbi Shlomo Shalem, Rabbi of the Amsterdam Sefaradi community. In 1788, was appointed Av Beit Din of Ancona, where he served for 40 years.
The Chida sent many missives and letters to his son Rabbi Yeshaya, of which 50 were published. Three can be found in Igrot Chida, Livorno, and 47 were printed by Rabbi Chaim Rosenberg in Budapest in 1827 on the 100 year anniversary of the death of Rabbi Refael Yeshaya.
6 pages. 27 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition, minor moth damage, tiny holes from ink burn. Wear (restored) on leaf margins.
On margins of the responsum are 4 lines of approbation by Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri, emissary from Eretz Israel who writes, "G-d has led me to this city of Ancona, on my travels as emissary of the holy rabbis of the city of Tiberias... I have gone to visit the great rabbi…Yeshaya Azulai. See the two witnesses who signed before me and testified to all the above…My name is Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri" [curly signature].
Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Refael Sagri (died 1833, Otzar HaRabbanim 12200) Torah scholar and Kabbalist, one of the greatest sages of Jerusalem, emissary of the sages of Tiberias to Europe from 1808-1811. Author of Ateret Yisrael, Tiferet Yisrael. See enclosed material.
Rabbi Refael Yeshayah Azulai (1743-1826, Otzar HaRabbanim 17891). Eldest son of the Chida, disciple of his father and one of the leading Torah scholars in Jerusalem. During the 1780s, traveled to Europe as emissary of the Rabbis of Tiberias and while in Amsterdam married the daughter of Rabbi Shlomo Shalem, Rabbi of the Amsterdam Sefaradi community. In 1788, was appointed Av Beit Din of Ancona, where he served for 40 years.
The Chida sent many missives and letters to his son Rabbi Yeshaya, of which 50 were published. Three can be found in Igrot Chida, Livorno, and 47 were printed by Rabbi Chaim Rosenberg in Budapest in 1827 on the 100 year anniversary of the death of Rabbi Refael Yeshaya.
6 pages. 27 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition, minor moth damage, tiny holes from ink burn. Wear (restored) on leaf margins.
Category
Letters
Catalogue
Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $400
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A letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Moshe Bidigan to Rabbi Zalman Aryeh, regarding delivery of books from Frankfurt. Metz, [1829]. Divrei Torah in handwriting on the back of the leaf.
Rabbi Moshe son of Rabbi Yisrael Bidingen, among rabbis of Metz, author of Chanoch La’Na’ar, Em LaMikra (Metz, 1816) and ‘Drush for Bar Mitzvah’ (Metz, 1821). His commentaries and glosses were printed in the Machzorim and prayer books which were printed in Metz during those years. His composition ‘Kaf Achat Asara Zahav’ on the poem ‘Eleh Ezkera’, which was printed together with the Slichot printed in Metz in 1822 is well-known.
10.5X16.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and creases.
Rabbi Moshe son of Rabbi Yisrael Bidingen, among rabbis of Metz, author of Chanoch La’Na’ar, Em LaMikra (Metz, 1816) and ‘Drush for Bar Mitzvah’ (Metz, 1821). His commentaries and glosses were printed in the Machzorim and prayer books which were printed in Metz during those years. His composition ‘Kaf Achat Asara Zahav’ on the poem ‘Eleh Ezkera’, which was printed together with the Slichot printed in Metz in 1822 is well-known.
10.5X16.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and creases.
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Letters
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Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
April 2, 2014
Opening: $800
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Leaf with four handwritten letters of recommendation by German rabbis, for Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben R' Asher, grandson of the author of Sha'agat Aryeh. Germany, 1840.
The first letter is by Rabbi Ya'akov Yehuda Kaufman Rabbi of Leipheim, who writes that Rabbi Aryeh Leib from Poland, grandson of the author of Sha'agat Aryeh came to his city and was in need of charity and monetary support (17th of Adar Aleph, 1840). Under this letter is another letter of recommendation by Rabbi Feitel Falhinger Rabbi of Bretten (17th of Adar Bet, 1840), and on the reverse side are two more letters. One is by Rabbi Eliyahu Hirsh Prager Rabbi of Bruchsal (10th of Adar Bet 1840), and the other is letter by Rabbi Elya Wilstetter Rabbi of Karlsruhe. All the writers lavishly praise Rabbi Aryeh Leib and note his greatness in Torah knowledge.
Rabbi Asher Walerstein Rabbi of Karlsruhe, son of the author of Sha'agat Aryeh and father of the subject of these recommendations was one of the greatest Torah scholars in his times and some of the most famous German rabbis were his disciples. Among them are the author of the Aruch LaNer and Rabbi Elyah Wilstetter, who wrote one of the recommendations and later succeeded him in the Karlsruhe rabbinate.
At the beginning of the book Gevurot Ari by the Sha'agat Aryeh, on Tractate Ta'anit, is a letter from 1836 written by Rabbi Aryeh Leib, the subject of the recommendations, in the name of his father, Rabbi Asher who was already blind and could not write by himself [there are also approbations by his disciples Rabbi Elya Wilstetter and Rabbi Eliyahu Hirsh Prager Rabbi of Bruchsal, from 1839].
Leaf, 19.5 cm. Written on both sides. Fair condition, stains, tears to margins and folding marks.
The first letter is by Rabbi Ya'akov Yehuda Kaufman Rabbi of Leipheim, who writes that Rabbi Aryeh Leib from Poland, grandson of the author of Sha'agat Aryeh came to his city and was in need of charity and monetary support (17th of Adar Aleph, 1840). Under this letter is another letter of recommendation by Rabbi Feitel Falhinger Rabbi of Bretten (17th of Adar Bet, 1840), and on the reverse side are two more letters. One is by Rabbi Eliyahu Hirsh Prager Rabbi of Bruchsal (10th of Adar Bet 1840), and the other is letter by Rabbi Elya Wilstetter Rabbi of Karlsruhe. All the writers lavishly praise Rabbi Aryeh Leib and note his greatness in Torah knowledge.
Rabbi Asher Walerstein Rabbi of Karlsruhe, son of the author of Sha'agat Aryeh and father of the subject of these recommendations was one of the greatest Torah scholars in his times and some of the most famous German rabbis were his disciples. Among them are the author of the Aruch LaNer and Rabbi Elyah Wilstetter, who wrote one of the recommendations and later succeeded him in the Karlsruhe rabbinate.
At the beginning of the book Gevurot Ari by the Sha'agat Aryeh, on Tractate Ta'anit, is a letter from 1836 written by Rabbi Aryeh Leib, the subject of the recommendations, in the name of his father, Rabbi Asher who was already blind and could not write by himself [there are also approbations by his disciples Rabbi Elya Wilstetter and Rabbi Eliyahu Hirsh Prager Rabbi of Bruchsal, from 1839].
Leaf, 19.5 cm. Written on both sides. Fair condition, stains, tears to margins and folding marks.
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Letters
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