Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
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Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 20th Kislev 1980.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature – "M.Schneerson"; with added words and corrections in his handwriting.
Sent to his relative ("my mechutan") R. Chaim Shalom HaLevi Segal in Jerusalem. The Rebbe mentions that it is a Hakhel year and adds that the pidyon sent would be read at the previous Rebbe's gravesite.
At the end of the blessing, the Rebbe adds a blessing for his birthday: "With blessing – regarding the birthday – for a year of success, physical and spiritual".
The recipient, R. Chaim Shalom HaLevi Segal (1918-1983), sixth generation from the Baal HaTanya. Founder and mashpia at the Chabad synagogue Beit Yehudah in the Mazkeret Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem, and lecturer in the Etz Chaim yeshiva. He studied Rashi's commentary on the Torah for decades, and published his works Tosefet Rashi on the Tanach, Munachei Rashi and Yitron HaOr. On his visit to the Rebbe's court on Shmini Atzeret 1970, he was appointed the delegate from Israel as part of the "Chassidic United Nations".
[1] leaf. Official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Letter by R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, NY, 25 Tamuz 1984. With official envelope in which the letter was sent, Hanukkah gelt and other items.
The letter is typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery and bears his own signature "M. Schneerson".
Sent to R. Shaul Ohaly Rikhaus in Tel Aviv. The letter contains guidance for living according to Torah values.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Envelope: 16.5X9.5 cm. Good condition.
Enclosed: • Two sets of Hanukkah gelt from the Rebbe which were distributed in Israel by Chabad youth in 1884. The coins total ILS 100 and are packed in their original plastic jackets with a colored leaf bearing a printed portrait of the rebbe. • Letter to the Lubavitcher Rebbe by R. Shaul Ohaly Rikhaus, with his request for the rebbe's blessing for good health (4 Iyar 1984). • Thank-you letter for a donation and official receipt received by R. Shaul Ohaly Rikhaus by the chief emissary to Tel Aviv, R. Yosef Garlitzky (9 Nisan 1984).
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Letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn – the Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn NY, 1st day of Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan 1942.
Typewritten on the official stationery of Rebbe Rayatz, and signed by his secretary R. Chaim Lieberman "in the name of the rebbe".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and folding marks.
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Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe, with his signature. Brooklyn NY, Elul 1963. "Selichot days… one hundred and fifty years since the passing of the Baal HaTanya".
Typewritten on the rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature and the addition of the blessing "Hatzlacha" (success) in his handwriting.
Addressed to R. Nissan Mindel, his secretary for over forty years. Blessings for upcoming new year.
[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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One-shekel bill received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe. 6th Shevat 1990.
Inscribed: "From the rebbe, in an audience of Wednesday night, 6th Shevat 1990, on the eve of my visit to the Holy Land", signed: "N.M." [Nissan Mindel].
Approx. 13.5X7.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor marginal tears and wear.
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Ten-shekel bill received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe. 6th Sivan 1987.
Inscribed: "From the rebbe, on the eve of my visit to the Holy Land. Motzaei Shabbat Parashat Nasso, 6th Sivan, 1987", signed: "N.M." [Nissan Mindel].
Approx. 13.5X7.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor marginal tears and wear.
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Likutei Amarim – Tanya, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot Publication Society, 11th Nisan, 1982. "Eightieth birthday of the Rebbe".
Special edition of the Tanya (edition 164), printed in honor of the 80th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – 11th Nisan, 1982; containing facsimiles of the title pages of all editions of the Tanya previously printed, and facsimiles of Tanya Mahadura Kama manuscripts. This edition was distributed by the rebbe at the Farbrengen on 11th Nisan, 1982, together with a dollar for charity. Handwritten inscription by recipient inside the front board: "Dov Shochet"; inscription on margins of dollar bill: "From the Rebbe's hand".
The distribution ceremony of this Tanya and dollar bill is described in detail in Kovetz LeChizuk HaHitkashrut – 29 (pp. 13-15). It was one of the largest events in Chabad history, and was attended by important rabbis and community leaders. Towards the end of the Farbrengen, the rebbe announced he would distribute a Tanya to all the participants, explaining the idea behind the distribution: to study the Tanya to the point of wearing out the book, thereby necessitating the printing of new editions. The Rebbe distributed the Tanya to men with a smile of satisfaction, especially to children, and afterwards to women with a blessing for the upcoming Passover. After the Farbrengen, there remained about 3000 copies of the 11th Nisan, 1982 edition. The Rebbe gave the instruction that the date on the remaining copies should be changed to 13th Nisan, and the books be sold to the general public at a convenient price.
[6], 2-167, [2], 169-334, [3] leaves. Leaves 140-155 bound out of order. 18 cm. Good condition. High-quality paper, with wide margins. Original binding, with two fabric bookmarks. Light wear to margins of binding. Dollar bill in good condition.
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Kitzurim VeHearot LeSefer Likutei Amarim, with a dollar bill, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn: Kehot, 1989. Marking the two hundredth birthday of the Tzemach Tzedek, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe's fortieth year as rebbe.
Third edition of the booklet, with summaries, comments, glosses and commentary on the Tanya, compiled from the writings of the Tzemach Tzedek, with additions by the Rebbe Rashab and the Lubavitcher Rebbe; first compiled by the rebbe and printed in 1948. The booklet was distributed by the rebbe, together with a dollar bill, on 29th Elul 1989, Erev Rosh Hashana 5750, on the occasion of the two hundredth birthday of the Tzemach Tzedek (29th Elul 1789-1989).
Inscription of recipient inside front wrapper: "Chanah Schwartz"; inscription on margins of dollar: "From the hand of the Rebbe".
The booklet was distributed the night before Rosh Hashana, 1989. Following the Minchah and Maariv prayers, the Rebbe turned to face the crowd which filled the synagogue and gave a discourse in honor of the final day of the year and the 200th birthday of the Tzemach Tzedek. The Rebbe then proceeded to spend over three hours personally distributing the booklet published for the occasion to each and every person present, together with a dollar bill.
XI, 180 pages. 23 cm. Booklet and dollar bill in good condition. Stains and light wear to wrapper.
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Lot 273 Kuntres Chag HaGeulah and Dollar for Charity Given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe – 9th Tamuz 1990
Kuntres Chag HaGeulah 12th-13th Tamuz 5688, along with a dollar bill for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot, 1990. "200th anniversary of the Tzemach Tzedek's birth and forty years of the Rebbe's leadership".
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 gravesite. The booklet contains a letter and a Chassidic discourse, sent by the Rebbe Rayatz on the occasion of the first Chag HaGeulah, 12th-13th Tamuz 1928, one year after he was released from the Soviet prison; it contains five additional letters, sent by the Rebbe Rayatz in 1928. Along with each booklet, the Lubavitcher Rebbe distributed a dollar bill for charity.
Inscription on booklet cover and on margins of the dollar bill: "from the Rebbe's hand".
Booklet: 16 pages. Approx. 23 cm. Booklet and dollar bill in good condition. Light stains on wrapper.
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Maamar Baruch SheAsah Nisim (5664), with two dollar bills for charity, distributed by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot Publication Society, 1991. "Forty years of the Rebbe's leadership".
The discourse Baruch SheAsah Nisim was delivered by the Rebbe Rashab on Tuesday, eve of 20th Kislev 1903, and was recorded in writing by his son, the Rebbe Rayatz, with additional explanations. The discourse was first printed in this booklet, directly from the manuscript of the Rayatz, on the occasion of 10th Shevat – the yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rayatz and the day the Lubavitcher Rebbe took on the mantle of leadership. The booklets were distributed by the Rebbe along with two dollar bills for charity. Inscription on title page and margins of both dollar bills: "From the hand of the Rebbe".
The distribution ceremony of the present booklet is described in Kovetz LeChizuk HaHitkashrut – 29 (pp. 47-48). The Rebbe returned from the gravesite of the Rayatz and led the Maariv prayer, where the synagogue was especially crowded in anticipation of the distribution. The distribution was officially announced and took place next to the Rebbe's room for about three and a half hours.
Maamar Baruch SheAsah Nisim is a discourse by the Rebbe Rashab on the blessing SheAsah Nisim delivered in 1903. The fine binding is dated "10 Shevat, 1991". The discourse contains an in-depth explanation on the deeper meaning of the concept of miracles, and explains at length the difference between the revelation of divinity in supernatural miracles and in miracles concealed in nature, along with other foundational Chassidic concepts.
20 pages. Approx. 23 cm. Light green wrapper. Booklet and dollar bills in good condition.
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Kovetz 22nd Shevat, along with a five-dollar bill for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Kehot: Brooklyn, New York, 1992. "Fourth yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka".
On the eve of 22nd Shevat 1992, in honor of the fourth yahrzeit of his wife Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, after the evening prayers, the Rebbe distributed a special booklet named Kovetz 22nd Shevat, which contained discourses and letters on the virtue of Jewish women and girls. Each booklet was nylon-wrapped and presented together with a piece of Lekach cake and a five-dollar bill (the Hebrew word for five, ChaMeSh, is an acronym for the Rebbetzin's name – Chaya Mushka Schneerson).
The present booklet is placed in the original nylon wrapper, with the five-dollar bill received from the Rebbe. Inscription at the top of the title page and margins of five-dollar bill: "From the hand of the Rebbe".
64 pages. Approx. 23 cm. The booklet and dollar bill are in good condition. Tears and light wear to original nylon wrapper.
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Manuscript, goralot (lots), letters in Yiddish. [Central Europe], 1766. Cursive Ashkenazi script.
The first five leaves contain goralot (attributed to Rav Saadia Gaon). On leaf 5a, the scribe's colophon: "The book of goralot is concluded... on the day when 'it was good' was said twice, 6 Tishrei 1766, I am the scribe Jacob son of R.S.S." (written continuously, with double use of the letter bet), with his signature: "Jacob son of---".
The last four leaves contain fourteen copies of letters in Western Yiddish, exchanged between a father and son and a groom and his bride, concerning business and family matters. The letters were originally sent in 1764 – one letter was sent from Pest, Hungary, and another from Prague.
[8] leaves. Several leaves missing at the beginning and end. Approx. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Wear and tears. Detached leaves. Without binding.
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