Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Collection of Handwritten Letters by the Kabbalist Rabbi Yehuda Zev Leibowitz
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $6,875
Including buyer's premium
Collection of dozens of letters and papers handwritten by the Kabbalist R. Yehuda Zev Leibowitz. [Tel Aviv, 1971-1977].
The letters were sent to his colleague R. Yosef Weinstock, one of the greatest students of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal HaSulam" and the disseminator of his teachings. The letters contain important Kabbalistic content, commentaries on the Zohar and other hidden teachings, Chassidic Torah teachings, and stories and lessons in the name of the great Chassidic masters, primarily the Rebbes of Belz and R. Yehuda Ashlag. One of the letters refers to the ability of R. Ashlag to bring salvation even after his passing.
Several of the letters deal with the publication of the works of R. Yosef Weinstock and R. Yehuda Zev.
The Kabbalist R. Yehuda Zev Leibowitz (1921-2010) was a disciple of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal Hasulam" and one of the hidden holy men of his generation. He was a master of the revealed as well as the hidden (Kabbalistic) Torah. His writings have been printed as the books "Kol Yehuda Baal HaKetavim", "VeZot LeYehuda", "Yizal Mayim MiDaliyav", "Ohr Levi", "Ziv Yehuda" and others. He was born in Satmar, Hungary, and was a student of R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and R. Yehuda Rosner, rabbi of Szekelyhid (today Sacueni, Romania), author of "Imrei Yehuda". After surviving the Holocaust he made his way to Eretz Israel, where he joined a group of disciples of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal Hasulam". The group included the Kabbalistic scholars R. Yehuda Tzvi Brandwein, R. Moshe Yair Weinstock and R. Yosef Wienstock. Unlike the other members of the group, R. Yehuda Zev's greatness remained hidden. However, he corresponded with many of the Torah leaders of his day, including the Rebbes of Belz and Sanz-Klausenberg, who regarded him as one of the thirty-six hidden righteous people whose merit supports their generation. Upon the advice of the Chazon Ish, he was employed as a construction worker and lived in a single room in Tel Aviv. He thus managed to avoid the limelight until his final years, when he moved near relatives in Bnei Brak and gained renown as a miracle worker and holy man. From then until his passing in 2010, he was approached by many for blessings and salvation.
Approx. 60 items; including 46 signed letters (23 postcards and 23 long letters), over 12 typed pages, several with handwritten additions, 3 signed "Yehuda Zev". Size and condition vary; overall good condition.
The letters were sent to his colleague R. Yosef Weinstock, one of the greatest students of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal HaSulam" and the disseminator of his teachings. The letters contain important Kabbalistic content, commentaries on the Zohar and other hidden teachings, Chassidic Torah teachings, and stories and lessons in the name of the great Chassidic masters, primarily the Rebbes of Belz and R. Yehuda Ashlag. One of the letters refers to the ability of R. Ashlag to bring salvation even after his passing.
Several of the letters deal with the publication of the works of R. Yosef Weinstock and R. Yehuda Zev.
The Kabbalist R. Yehuda Zev Leibowitz (1921-2010) was a disciple of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal Hasulam" and one of the hidden holy men of his generation. He was a master of the revealed as well as the hidden (Kabbalistic) Torah. His writings have been printed as the books "Kol Yehuda Baal HaKetavim", "VeZot LeYehuda", "Yizal Mayim MiDaliyav", "Ohr Levi", "Ziv Yehuda" and others. He was born in Satmar, Hungary, and was a student of R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and R. Yehuda Rosner, rabbi of Szekelyhid (today Sacueni, Romania), author of "Imrei Yehuda". After surviving the Holocaust he made his way to Eretz Israel, where he joined a group of disciples of R. Yehuda Ashlag, the "Baal Hasulam". The group included the Kabbalistic scholars R. Yehuda Tzvi Brandwein, R. Moshe Yair Weinstock and R. Yosef Wienstock. Unlike the other members of the group, R. Yehuda Zev's greatness remained hidden. However, he corresponded with many of the Torah leaders of his day, including the Rebbes of Belz and Sanz-Klausenberg, who regarded him as one of the thirty-six hidden righteous people whose merit supports their generation. Upon the advice of the Chazon Ish, he was employed as a construction worker and lived in a single room in Tel Aviv. He thus managed to avoid the limelight until his final years, when he moved near relatives in Bnei Brak and gained renown as a miracle worker and holy man. From then until his passing in 2010, he was approached by many for blessings and salvation.
Approx. 60 items; including 46 signed letters (23 postcards and 23 long letters), over 12 typed pages, several with handwritten additions, 3 signed "Yehuda Zev". Size and condition vary; overall good condition.
Letters - Chassidism
Letters - Chassidism