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Collection of Books of Rebbes of Sighet and Satmar

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Large collection of books containing the teachings of rebbes of Sighet and Satmar – Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, the Yitav Lev; his son Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, the Kedushat Yom Tov; and his two sons: Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, the Atzei Chaim; and Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Satmar.

Most books in first editions. Some books with stamps, signatures and ownership inscriptions.
1. Rav Tuv LeBeit Yisrael, commentaries on the Torah by Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev, Rabbi of Sighet. Lviv, 1889. First edition.
On the last leaf are printed two letters from the author: "Regarding the problem that has arisen in winemaking… so as not to transgress the prohibition of Chametz on Pesach and Yein Nesech".
2-3. Yitav Panim, sermons and Chassidic discourses on the festivals by Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, the Yitav Lev. Khust, 1912. Second edition. Two parts in two volumes. First edition to identify the author.
4-5. Kedushat Yom Tov, Part I on the Torah and Part II on Rosh Hashanah and the festivals, by Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1905. First edition. Two parts in one volume; divisional title page for Part II.
6. Atzei Chaim, on the Torah, Parts I-II, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1927. First edition.
7. Atzei Chaim, sermons on the festivals, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, 1934. First edition.
8. Atzei Chaim, Part I – responsa, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet, [1939]. First edition. Without Part II on laws of mikvaot.
9-10. Atzei Chaim, Parts I-II – responsa, by Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, with Part II on laws of mikvaot. Sighet, [1939]. First edition. Both parts in one volume; lacking title page of first part.
11-12. Chidushei Torah, by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, delivered in 5716 (1956). Jerusalem, 1955-1956. Two volumes of first edition, with mimeographs of all the booklets that were sent out weekly, and printed as a book.
13. Al HaGeulah VeAl HaTemurah, collected sermons by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York, 1967. First edition of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum's famous polemical work against Zionism. In the work, written in the wake of the victory of the State of Israel in the Six Day War, the Satmar Rebbe exposits his anti-Zionist views at length. He claims that the victory in the war was not from the forces of holiness, but from the forces of impurity. He rules that it is forbidden to visit the holy sites conquered in the war, such as the Western Wall and Rachel's Tomb, because "the heretics boast that they managed to conquer the holy sites with their power and strength… By going there, one greatly supports them". The work itself was written by disciples of the Rebbe of Satmar (based on discourses he delivered on Shabbat over four Seudah Shelishit meals in 1967, the Torah portions Naso, Behaalotecha, Shelach and Korach), apart from the long introduction at the beginning of the book which was written by the Rebbe himself (of which he once said that he wrote it with his heart's blood, not with ink).

11 volumes. Size and condition Varies. Ten in new bindings (some leather), except for Al HaGeulah VeAl HaTemurah in original fabric binding. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.

Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet – the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), a close disciple of his grandfather the Yismach Moshe – Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel, and disciple of Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Ropshitz. In 1833 he was appointed rabbi of Stropkov, and after the passing of his illustrious grandfather, he was selected to succeed him as Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely), and was later appointed Rabbi of Gorlitz (Gorlice), Drohobych and finally Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), where he founded a large yeshiva and earned worldwide renown, with thousands of Chassidim flocking to seek his counsel and blessings.
His son,
Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), son and successor of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev. Disciple of his father and prominent disciple of Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, the Divrei Chaim. He succeeded his father after the latter's passing as Rabbi of Sighet and leader of the Chassidim. Under his leadership, the Sighet Chassidut flourished and numbered thousands of Chassidim. He was a foremost leader of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region, an uncompromising zealot and a fierce opponent of the Zionist movement.
His sons were Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, author of Atzei Chaim, who succeeded him as Rabbi and Rebbe of Sighet, and R. Yoel Teitelbaum, author of Vayoel Moshe, who served as Rabbi and Rebbe in Satmar.