Auction 050 Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut – Marking the Date in which Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi was Released from Czarist Imprisonment
Letter of Blessings by the Lubavitcher Rebbe – 1956 – Chag HaGeulah Gathering, 19 Kislev – Blessing on the Birth of a Son – Blessing for an Easy Pregnancy and Birth – Blessing for Diligent Study
A letter full of blessings by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 25 Tevet, 1956.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature.
Sent to R. Alter Chaim Kohen in Ramat Gan. The Rebbe begins his letter writing about participation in the Chag HaGeulah gatherings in Kislev, and especially the "Yom HaBahir" 19 Kislev gathering, and offers the blessing for the day's gathering to influence the rest of the year.
The Rebbe goes on to bless him on the birth of a grandson, that his parents bring him up to Torah, marriage and good deeds, and that they derive "true, Chassidic satisfaction" from him and all their offspring.
The Rebbe goes on to bless his daughter with an easy pregnancy and birth.
The Rebbe ends his letter with a blessing for his son Yechezkel who had commenced his studies in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lod, that he study constantly and diligently, and that the blessing of the founders of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva be fulfilled – "to be an illuminating candle".
Aerogram. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Creases and wear. Missing bottom part of leaf (not affecting text).