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Collection of seventeen booklets received by Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary from his grandfather R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, and his uncle R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
A separate letter of authenticity is enclosed with each booklet (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by Barry Gurary. In the letters, Barry Gurary describes when and from whom he received the booklet and adds additional information. Each of the letters are dated February 2, 1997.
See Hebrew description for a list of the booklets.
17 booklets + 17 enclosed letters of authenticity. Varying size and condition. Overall good to fair condition. The booklets were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
The booklets are placed in a fine leather suitcase that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the suitcase was given along with the present items, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
"Bucharan" kippah bought by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, for his only grandson R. Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary - son of his daughter Rebbetzin Chana and her husband R. Shemaryahu Gurary, when he was a small boy.
Embroidered with gilt, wrapped metallic thread on black velvet.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew: "I hereby gift… the Bucharan Yarmaka that my grandfather [the Rebbe Rayatz] gave me. I have a Photo with my great-grandmother [Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah] wearing – one of three Yarmaka's that my grandfather gave me. This one was my favorite because one year on Purim while we were eating the Seuda I traded Yarmakas with my grandfather. For the whole Seuda my grandfather wore this Yarmaka - Shalom Ber Gurary". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
As mentioned in the letter of authenticity, there is a known photograph of Barry Gurary from the 1920s, at the age of 6 or 7, next to his great-grandmother Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson (wife of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch) depicting him wearing a Kippah with a style strongly reminiscent of this one (see enclosed picture).
Approx. 15 cm. Good condition. Damage and light wear.
Included is a fine wooden box that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the Kippah, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
Fabric collar (to be worn around the neck as an elegant decoration) of Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch.
Fine lacework.
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… a decorative collar worn by my grandmother Shterna Sara for many years". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
There is a known photograph of Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah from the late 1920s next to her great-grandson Barry Gurary (aged six or seven at the time) in which she is wearing a white collar whose form and style are reminiscent of the present collar (see enclosed picture).
Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe Rashab and mother of the Rebbe Rayatz. Born in Lubavitch in 1860 to Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak of Ovruch, son of the Tzemach Tzedek, and Chana, daughter of R. Yaakov Yisrael of Cherkasy, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe.
In 1865, she became engaged to the Rashab. The engagement was celebrated in the home of the Tzemach Tzedek (the groom and bride were both five years old). The couple wed ten years later, in 1875. She stood beside her husband and assisted him in all communal matters. She was very active in supporting the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva, and established an international women's organization in support of the students of the boys' schools of Lubavitch. In 1940, she escaped occupied Warsaw to the United States together with her only son, the Rebbe Rayatz. She passed away on 13 Shevat, 1942, and was buried in New York. The Beit Sarah network of girls' schools was named after her.
Length: Approx. 40 cm. Width: Approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.
Included is a fine metal box, with a cover decorated in hand-illustrated vegetal patterns, which may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the collar, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
Small scissors of Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneerson, wife of the Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch.
Small metal scissors for sewing, embroidery and other handiwork. In the center of the hinge, one of the blades is inscribed with the letter S – the initial of Rebbetzin Rivkah's surname (Schneerson).
Enclosed is a letter of authenticity (handwritten note in English), signed in Hebrew by her great-granddaughter Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… my great-grandmother's small scissors. Rebbetzin Rivkah was the wife of the Maharash. These scissors had engraved on them the letter S for Schneerson". The letter is dated March 4, 1990.
Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneersohn, mother of the Rebbe Rashab and grandmother of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Born in 1833 to Rebbetzin Sarah, daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch and to R. Aharon Alexander of Shklow, she was orphaned of both her parents at a young age, and was raised by her grandmother, Rebbetzin Sheina, wife of the Mitteler Rebbe (who had himself passed away before she was born, in 1827). In 1849, her wedding to the Rebbe Maharash was celebrated. After her marriage, Rebbetzin Rivkah assisted her husband in all communal matters. She took upon herself the responsibility of the finances of the rebbe's court, and was in charge of distributing the Maamad funds (charity given by Chassidim to support the rebbe's court). She also worked actively on behalf of the students of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. She supervised the boys' eating and sleeping arrangements, inquired about their wellbeing and made sure they could study diligently without material worries.
She was known as a Baalat Shemuah, a source for many stories on the history of the Chabad Chassidut and its rebbes. Her grandson, the Rebbe Rayatz, would visit her regularly to hear her stories, as instructed by his father the Rebbe Rashab. Many of these stories were later published in the books of the Rayatz – Sefer HaZichronot, Likutei Diburim, Sefer HaSichot, and others. The Rashab once related to his son the Rayatz that his father the Maharash once stated that when his wife Rebbetzin Rivkah would relate a certain story to him, he would experience an "inner pleasure", since she was a Baalat Shemuah. Her father-in-law, the Tzemach Tzedek, blessed her with longevity, and Rebbetzin Rivkah indeed lived to the ripe old age of eighty, passing away on Erev Shabbat, 10 Shevat, 1914. She was buried in Lubavitch, near the gravesite of her father-in-law the Tzemach Tzedek and her husband the Maharash. In a letter to his daughter-in-law and grandsons, her son the Rashab wrote: "There are no words sufficient to describe our great loss. A great and holy light was removed from our home… I am consoled only with the clear knowledge that she is still with us now, and wherever we are, she is there with us" (Igrot Kodesh of Rebbe Rashab, Part II, p. 781). The Beit Rivkah network of educational institutions were established in her memory.
Approx. 8 cm. Good condition.
Included is a wooden box that may have also been used by the rebbe or his family (the box was given along with the scissors, but it is not mentioned in the letter of authenticity).
Kuntres Chag HaGeulah 12-13 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, 12-13 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 by the recipient, R. Shaul Shimon Deutsch: "from the Rebbe's hand".
Booklet: 16 pages. Approx. 23 cm. Very good condition.
Etz HaChaim, along with a dollar for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot, 20 Cheshvan, 1990. "Forty years of the Rebbe's leadership" (1951-1990).
Etz HaChaim is an instructional booklet written by the Rebbe Rashab in 1904 for students of the Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch yeshiva, containing an explanation of the objectives of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva and the necessity to study the "inner Torah" (Chassidut) in order to succeed in the "outer Torah" and fear of heaven. The booklet was first printed in 1946 and is prefaced by an introduction by his son, the Rebbe Rayatz. Shortly before 20 Cheshvan, 1990, on the 130th anniversary of the Rebbe Rashab's birth, the booklet was printed anew in a special edition at the behest of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; at the beginning were added a portrait of the Rebbe Rashab and a facsimile of his manuscript.
On 20 Cheshvan, 1990, the Rebbe distributed the booklet along with a dollar bill for charity.
On the inner side of the cover and in the margins of the dollar bill appears an inscription by the recipient, R. Shaul Shimon Deutsch: "from the Rebbe's hand".
Booklet: [3], 88 pages. Approx. 23 cm. Good condition. Damage, stains and light wear. Erased stamp at the top of the first title page. The dollar is in good condition.
Maamar Anochi Magen Lach – 5678, along with a dollar for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot, 20 Cheshvan, 1990."Forty years of the Rebbe's leadership" (1951-1990).
Maamar Anochi Magen Lach was delivered by the Rebbe Rashab for Shabbat Parashat Lech Lecha, 1917, and his autograph manuscript was found shortly before 20 Cheshvan, 1990, the 130th anniversary of his birth. The discourse was first printed at the behest of the Rebbe and was distributed by him along with a dollar bill for charity.
The present booklet was distributed Monday, 24 Cheshvan, 1990, after the missing autograph manuscript of the Rebbe Rashab came to light shortly before his birthday.
The inscription of the recipient, R. Shaul Shimon Deutsch, is on the inside cover of the booklet and in the margins of the dollar bill: "From the Rebbe's hand".
Booklet: 11 pages. Approx. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. The dollar is in good condition.
Devar Malchut, issue 12, novellae and commentary on Rambam's Laws of Kings (chapters 11-12), by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot ("special edition"), 1991.
This book was distributed by the Rebbe on Monday, 15 Iyar, 1991.Notably, this was the only distribution that took place on an ordinary weekday, unrelated to a holiday. Inscription of the recipient on the title cover: "from the Rebbe's hand".
Booklet: 27, [4] pages. Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and light wear.
Kuntres Maamarim 5682, along with two dollars for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot, 1992. "The Rebbe's ninetieth year".
The booklet, printed at the behest of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the occasion of the yahrzeit of his father-in-law the Rebbe Rayatz on 10 Shevat, contains three Chassidic discourses delivered by the Rayatz in 1921, located in manuscript. At the beginning of the booklet is printed a portrait of the Rebbe Rayatz, and at its end are facsimiles of the copyist's manuscript and a brief biography of the Rebbe Rayatz.
On the night of 10 Shevat, 1992, the Rebbe distributed the present booklet along with two dollars for charity. The Rebbe distributed about 7000 booklets over the course of three hours, giving brief blessings. The gathering of 10 Shevat which was held afterwards began with the study of a section from the newly-distributed booklet.
On the inner side of the cover and on the margins of the two dollar bills appears an inscription by the recipient, R. Shaul Shimon Deutsch: "from the Rebbe's hand".
Booklet: 59, [1] pages. Red cover. Approx. 23 cm. The booklet and dollars are in good condition.
Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Riga, 12 Cheshvan, 1932.
Typewritten on official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz – "Department of Affairs of Kollel Chabad in our Holy Land" – with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak".
Sent to the administration of Kollel Chabad in Jerusalem [whose members were: R. Shlomo Yehudah Leib Eliezerov, R. Menachem Mendel Naeh, R. Chaim Kam, R. Yisrael Asher Libo and R. Mordechai Reuven Rokeach]: "I hereby send the text of the founding statutes of Kollel Chabad, as well as a letter to the advisory board, requesting that the statutes and letter be delivered to them".
[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 18 Elul, 1935.
Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim: "For the upcoming year… I bless him and his relatives… with a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds and creases. Marginal tears.
Letter of R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 24 Tishrei, 1948.
Typewritten on the official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak" and an addition in his handwriting.
Sent to the dean of the Torat Emet yeshiva in Jerusalem, R. Moshe Aryeh Leib Shapiro. In his letter, the Rebbe Rayatz blesses the students of the yeshiva: "Thank God for his great kindness with the students of the Torat Emet yeshiva [during the difficult days of the War of Independence], and that you can now with God's help study without disturbances. May He bolster all their health and may they succeed in their studies and practice of fear of heaven"; he goes on to bless the yeshiva dean: "may God bolster his health and that of his family, and may He give them good livelihood and may they succeed in their service physically and spiritually".
The words "physically and spiritually" are added in the Rayatz's handwriting.
The letter is printed in the Igrot Kodesh of the Rayatz (X, 3305).
R. Moshe Aryeh Leib Shapiro (1889-1972), dean of Torat Emet yeshiva and rabbi and posek in Beit Yisrael, Jerusalem. During the visit of the Rebbe Rayatz in Jerusalem in 1889, R. Shapiro was one of his escorts. Author of Nimukei Malbim and Tabeot Zahav on Ketzot HaChoshen.
[1] leaf, official stationery (thin paper). Approx. 16 cm. Good condition. Folds.