Letter signed by Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. [Brooklyn, New York], [Cheshvan] 1953.

Blessings on the occasion of a marriage. Typewritten, with two concluding lines handwritten and signed by the Rebbe, with wishes for happiness and longevity.

Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), a prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion. After miraculously surviving the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.

[1] leaf, official stationery. 24 cm. Good condition. Fold lines.

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Letter on postcard, handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak Kahn, the Rebbe of Toldot Aharon. Jerusalem, [6 Tamuz, 1955].

Sent to his relatives in Safed, the Kalich family, on the occasion of the birth of one of his sons (on Shabbat, 5 Tamuz, 1955). Writing to his aunt Mrs. Rachel, he invites them to the circumcision, signing his name at the end.
After his signature, the Rebbe adds an invitation to his uncle R. Shmuel Kalich.

Rebbe Avraham Yitzchak Kahn, the Divrei Emunah (1914-1996), a disciple of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and leader of Toldot Aharon, a new Chassidic dynasty that became one of the dominant dynasties in Jerusalem.

Postcard. 14.5 cm. Good condition.

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Assorted collection of printed wedding invitations from families of rebbes. Poland and Ukraine, ca. 1890s-1930s.

• Invitation of Rebbe Shimon Shlomo Wertheim of Bender to the wedding of his son R. Yosef and the daughter of his uncle R. Eliezer Ingerleib, Rabbi of Ustyluh. No date. Printed in Odessa, 1898.
• Invitation of R. Yaakov Simchah Bunam Danziger and his brother Rebbe Yitzchak Menachem of Alexander, the Akeidat Yitzchak, to the wedding of R. Yaakov Simchah Bunam's daughter and R. Avraham Bornsztain, son of the Shem MiShmuel of Sochatchov in Alexander (Aleksandrów Łódzki), Adar 1931.
• Invitation of Rebbe Avraham Moshe Kalish of Falenitz-Vurka-Otwock to the wedding of his son R. Yaakov David Baruch (later Rebbe of Vurka in the United States) and the daughter of R. Menachem Mendel Morgenstern, Rabbi of Węgrów, son of the Rebbe of Sokolov, in Węgrów, Elul, 1936. Printed in Warsaw.
• Invitation of R. Yisrael Pinchas HaKohen Rabinowitz, Rabbi of Radomsk, to the wedding of his son R. Yekutiel Natan Nata and the daughter of R. Menachem Mendel HaLevi Landau of Radomsk (both bride and groom are descendants of the Tiferet Shlomo of Radomsk), in Radomsk, Adar 1925. Printed in Radomsk.
This invitation was sent to R. Isser Zalman Meltzer in Jerusalem. On the reverse side of the letter is a request for a blessing handwritten and signed by the groom.
• Invitation of R. Aryeh Elimelech HaKohen Rabinowitz, Rabbi of Szydłów (son of the Knesset Yechezkel of Radomsk) to the wedding of his son R. Chaim Yechezkel Alter Meir and the daughter of Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak Elchanan HaLevi Rottenberg of Wolbrom in Częstochowa, Elul 1935. Printed in Cracow.
• Invitation of R. Naftali Menachem Weissblum of Staszów to the wedding of his daughter and R. Moshe Naftali Yosef Rabinowitz, son of Rebbe Natan David of Kintzk (son of Rebbe Pinchas of Kintzk son of Rebbe Natan David of Shidlovtza) in Sędziszów, Elul 1912. Printed in Kielce.
• Invitation to the wedding of Pinchas Eliyahu son of R. Yitzchak Meir Elbinger and the daughter of the widow Devorah Meisler, granddaughter of the Rabbi of Łask and the Rebbe of Rozprza in Warsaw, Adar II, 1932. Printed in Warsaw.

7 invitations. Varying size. Overall good condition. Invitation of R. Yisrael Pinchas HaKohen of Radomsk has open tears affecting the text of the invitation and the letter on the reverse side of the leaf (repaired with paper filling).

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Letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Otwock (Poland), 13 Iyar, 1936.

Typewritten on the official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak".

Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim, about two weeks after the outbreak of the Great Arab Revolt of 1936-1939, at the end of April 1936. At the beginning of his letter the Rayatz thanks R. Slonim for his message that the Chassidic community is well, and blesses them with peace; at the end of the letter the Rayatz expresses his shock and disappointment that Kollel Chabad didn't report to him on the state of the Chassidim in Eretz Israel.

The Rayatz goes on to thank him for the greeting he received from his relative R. Yisrael Moshe Barbash (grandson of Rebbe Shemaryahu Noach of Babruysk), who had immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Tel Aviv about two months earlier, and blesses him with an order conducive to Torah and service of God, sustenance and ease, physical and spiritual. The Rayatz goes on to write about the health of the mashpia R. Alter Simchowitz (1891-1939) and showers him, his wife and his children with blessings.
The present letter has not been printed in the Rebbe's Igrot Kodesh.

[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Filing holes. Folds. Stains, creases and light wear. Light marginal tears. Inscription on reverse side.
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Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 27 Elul 1955.

Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature and corrections, and added words in his handwriting.
The letter was sent to R. Shlomo Noach Kroll. The Rebbe gives him Shanah Tovah wishes on the occasion of the new year.

In the margins of the letter, the Rebbe addresses R. Kroll's involvement in the Pe'ilim (Yad L'Achim) organization, along with his friend R. Shalom Dov Ber Lipschitz. The Rebbe reproves them for occupying themselves with other "nicer" activities, that detract from the organization's primary goal, and offers them blessings for success in their endeavor.
At the end of the letter, the Rebbe writes about R. Kroll's wife, who reputedly had exceptional educational capabilities, saying she must fully utilize them.

The present letter has not been printed in the Rebbe's Igrot Kodesh.

R. Shlomo Noach Kroll (1928-1999), rabbi of Moshav Chemed, dean of the Chemdat Shmuel yeshiva, founder of the Pe'ilim (Yad L'Achim) organization, along with his friend R. Shalom Dov Ber Lipschitz. Son of R. Mordechai Shmuel Kroll, Rabbi of Kfar Chassidim, and son-in-law of R. Yaakov Landau, Rabbi of Bnei Brak.

Aerogram. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds. Light wear.

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