Lot 125
Letter of Blessings from the Lubavitcher Rebbe – 25th Tevet 1951 – Shortly Before His Appointment as Rebbe, With Several Lines in His Handwriting
Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe, with his signature. Brooklyn NY, 25th Tevet 1951. Written two weeks before his appointment as rebbe on 10th Shevat 1951.
Typewritten on the official stationery of Merkos L'Inyanei Chinuch (which the rebbe headed since its founding in 1941, upon his immigration to the United States), with the signature of the rebbe and several lines in his handwriting.
The rebbe writes in the letter that he will read the kvittel by the gravesite of his father-in-law, Rebbe Rayatz, and blesses: "
The tzaddik who has departed, who is to be found in this world more than during his lifetime, will certainly give his blessing, and G-d will fulfill his blessings in material and spiritual matters". Near his signature and after the word "Bivracha" [=with blessing], the rebbe added the following in his handwriting: "
for success in his work and all good in material and spiritual matters".
The date (25th Shevat 1951) and name of recipient ("R… Yitzchak HaLevy") at the top of the letter were both handwritten by the rebbe.
At the foot of the letter, the rebbe added in his handwriting: "I am interested to know what resulted from his negotiations with his community".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding mark. Filing holes.
