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
Likutei Torah, Parts I-IV, Chassidic discourses on the books of Vayikra-Devarim, the festivals and Shir HaShirim, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe. Zhitomir: R. Avraham Shalom Shadov, 1866. Second edition. Four parts (in four volumes).
Likutei Torah is considered one of the most important and fundamental books in Chabad Chassidic thought. It contains discourses on the books of Vayikra-Devarim (and Beshalach and Pekudei in Shemot), on festivals and on Shir HaShirim, while the discourses on the books of Bereshit and Shemot were published in Torah Or.
The book contains "homilies" which the Baal HaTanya delivered to the public on Shabbat and festivals, as well as "commentaries" which he gave over to his sons and select disciples during the course of the week to clarify what he had said in the Shabbat sermon. The homilies mostly deal with the Chassidic approach to worship of God, while the commentaries explain and simplify kabbalistic concepts, based on Chassidic teachings.
Four parts in four volumes: Part I (Vayikra): [4], 8; 54 leaves. Part II (Bamidbar): [1], 96 leaves. Part III (Devarim): [2], 100 leaves. Part IV (Shir HaShirim): [1], 51 leaves. Approx. 28.5-30 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases and wear. Stains, including large dark stains, affecting text. Inscriptions and stamps. New bindings.
Likutei Torah and Torah Or by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Vilna: widow and brothers Romm, 1878-1899. Third edition of Likutei Torah and third edition of Torah Or.
• Torah Or, Chassidic discourses on Bereshit and Shemot and on the festivals Chanukah and Purim, with "additions to Torah Or" (divisional title page). Vilna, 1899. Published by R. Shmuel Akiva Schneerson (a descendant of the author, the Alter Rebbe). [3], 100 leaves; [1], 2-24 leaves.
• Likutei Torah, Parts I-IV, Chassidic discourses on Vayikra-Devarim, on the festivals and on Shir HaShirim. Vilna, 1878. Third edition.
Four parts in four volumes – Part I (Vayikra): [2], 8; 54 leaves; Part II (Bamidbar): [1], 96 leaves; Part III (Devarim): [1], 100 leaves; Part IV (Shir HaShirim): [1], 51 leaves. At the end of the book are bound two additional leaves 51.
5 volumes. Varying size and condition. Overall good condition. New bindings.
Likutei Torah, Parts I-IV, Chassidic discourses on the books of Vayikra-Devarim, the festivals and Shir HaShirim, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Vilna: Yehudah Leib Metz, 1885. Fourth edition. Four parts.
Likutei Torah is considered one of the most important and fundamental books in Chabad Chassidic thought. It contains discourses on the books of Vayikra-Devarim (and Beshalach and Pekudei in Shemot), on festivals and on Shir HaShirim, while the discourses on the books of Bereshit and Shemot were published in Torah Or.
On the endpaper is the stamp of Rebbe Menachem Nachum of Kantikozva (Pribuzhany), during his residence in Voznesensk, Nikolayev. Rebbe Menachem Nachum Rabinowitz – the Rebbe of Kantikozva-Koidanov-Haifa (1887-1959), son of Rebbe Pinchas Rabinowitz of Kantikozva-Linitz (1861-1926). Fifth generation from the author, the Alter Rebbe. Served as rabbi and rebbe in Russia in place of his father-in-law Rebbe Yosef Perlow of Koidanov. In 1916, he was ordained by R. Chaim of Brisk. In 1934 he immigrated to Eretz Israel where he was Rabbi of Haifa. His teachings are printed in Machshevet Nachum (Jerusalem, 2004).
Four parts in two volumes. • Volume I (Vayikra-Bamidbar): [2], 8; 54 leaves; [1], 96 leaves. • Volume II (Devarim and Shir HaShirim): [1], 100 leaves; [1], 51 leaves. Approx. 28-30 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Brittle paper. Marginal tears. New bindings.
She'erit Yehudah, laws of Melichah (salting meat) from Shulchan Aruch (sections 69-74), with commentary and responsa on all four parts of Shulchan Aruch, by R. Yehudah Leib, posek and Maggid in Yanovitch (Yanavichy), brother and close disciple of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe. Vilna: Menachem Mann and Simchah Simmel, 1841. First edition.
Brought to press by R. Ze'ev Wolf son of Yeshayah (son of the Maharil of Yanovitch.
R. Yehudah Leib (ca. 1709-1826), brother and prominent disciple of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Maggid and posek in Yanovitch (Yanavichy), due to which he was known as the Maharil of Yanovitch. He was a close assistant and confidant of his brother the Baal HaTanya. He was the first to transcribe his brother’s discourses and homilies; the Alter Rebbe considered his transcriptions more reliable than those of others, and they form the basis for the homilies in Torah Or. [1],
49 leaves. 23 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and wear. Worming on most leaves, lightly affecting text. Stamp. New binding.
Hilchot Rav Alfas (Rif), with commentaries, Mordechai and Tosefta. Kopust (Kopys): R. Yisrael son of R. Yitzchak Yoffe (a prominent disciple of the Alter Rebbe), 1818-1820. Two parts. Some of the letters of the title page of Part I are printed in red ink. Printed on blue paper. This edition is based on the 1807-1810 Slavita edition. Approbation by R. Yehudah Leib, the Maharil of Yanovitch (Yanavichy), brother and close disciple of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. [The approbation deals with the permissibility of printing books after they were printed by someone else, and is also cited in Responsa Tzemach Tzedek (Yoreh Deah 195, p. 15c)]. Signatures to Part I title page (and additional leaves), and Part II title page. Short handwritten marginal glosses to some leaves in both parts.
Two parts in two volumes. • Part I (Berachot, Shabbat and Eruvin – 1818): [3], 52; 17; 100; 46 leaves. • Part II (Pesachim, Ta'anit, Beitzah, Rosh Hashanah, Yoma, Sukkah, Megillah, Moed Katan and Halachot Ketanot – 1820): [2], 3-214 leaves. Approx. 35 cm. Mostly on blue paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Worming, slightly affecting text. Uneven trimming. Inscriptions and stamps. Old leather bindings (with new spines).
R. Yehudah Leib (ca. 1709-1826), brother and prominent disciple of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Maggid and posek in Yanovitch (Yanavichy), due to which he was known as the Maharil of Yanovitch. He was a close assistant and confidant of his brother the Baal HaTanya. He was the first to transcribe his brother’s discourses and homilies; the Alter Rebbe considered his transcriptions more reliable than those of others, and they form the basis for the homilies in Torah Or.
Four books by Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch:
• "Small booklet on free will" by Rebbe Dov Ber of Lubavitch, called Shaar HaBechirah on the page headers. [Königsberg (Kaliningrad), 1831.] [1], 2-18, [2] pages. Date given incorrectly as 1726 (!) on title page; here given based on Maamarei Admor HaEmtza'i – Kuntresim (Brooklyn, 2008), p. 189, footnote 5.
• Ner Mitzvah VeTorah Or, Part II, "called Shaar HaYichud". [Czernowitz (Chernivtsi): Johann Eckhardt and son, 1858.] [1], 2-40 leaves. Part II, Shaar HaYichud, contains a brief explanation of Hishtalshelut HaOlamot and Sefirot. The Rebbe Maharash said that every one of the Mitteler Rebbe's books was meant for a specific type of Chassid, but Shaar HaYichud is "the key to Chassidic teachings" which the Mitteler Rebbe wrote for all Chassidim (Limud HaChassidut by the Rayatz, p. 30).
• Shaarei Orah, Shaar Chanukah and Shaar Purim. [Johannesburg: A. Goncharovsky, ca. 1860]. Printing details on last page (printing details of first edition on title page). [1], 2-100 leaves. The Rebbe Rayatz cites his grandfather the Rebbe Maharash that each of the Mitteler Rebbe's books was meant for a specific type of Chassid, but Shaarei Orah is meant for all Chassidim and is "the alphabet of Chassidic teachings" (Limud HaChassidut, p. 30).
• Ateret Rosh, Chassidic homilies for the high holidays – Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Shabbat Shuvah. [Johannesburg: A. Goncharovsky, ca. 1860.] Printing details on last page (printing details of first edition on title page).
[2], 3-7, [1], 8-31, 33-69, [1] leaves. Four volumes. Approx. 17.5-19.5 cm. Good to good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Light worming to Shaar HaBechirah. New bindings.
Collection of five books by Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch:
• Beurei HaZohar. Lviv: S.L. Flecker, 1861. First edition containing additions (printed in a new sequence with a divisional title page). Explanations of the Zohar delivered by the Alter Rebbe on Shabbat nights to his sons and elite disciples, written by his son Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. [Since the teachings are from the Alter Rebbe and they were written by the Mitteler Rebbe, Beurei HaZohar is sometimes attributed to the Alter Rebbe and sometimes to the Mitteler Rebbe.] [2], 64, 31-34, 69-84; 40, 31-34 leaves. Additions: [12], 13-20, [1] leaves.
• Maamarim Yekarim, Chassidic discourses by Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. [Königsberg (Kaliningrad), 1864.] Only edition. Two title pages. Contains two lengthy Chassidic homilies: 1. Inyan Gevia HaKesef, comprised of 12 chapters (printed in Maamarei HaAdmor HaEmtza'i, Bereshit, pp. 279 and on); 2. Inyan Birkat Chatanim, comprised of 24 chapters (printed in Maamarei HaAdmor HaEmtza'i, Drushei Chatunah, pp. 168 and on). The discourses were delivered by the Mitteler Rebbe in the years 1822-1823 and are based on the teachings of his father, the Alter Rebbe. After the Mitteler Rebbe's passing, the works remained in manuscript until published in the present edition. [3], 2-63, [1] leaves.
• Torat Chaim, Parts I-II, on Bereshit – commentary on discourses of the Alter Rebbe by his son Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw: R. Natan Schriftgisser, 1866. First edition of Part II [Part I of Torat Chaim was printed in in Kopust 1822; in 1866 R. Menachem Nachum, the Mitteler Rebbe's son, worked to finish printing the second half of Bereshit (which was then printed along with Part I)]. Two parts in one volume: Part I (Bereshit – Chayei Sarah): [2], 141 leaves; Part II (Toldot – Vayechi): [1], 108 leaves.
• Kuntres Perush HaMilot – expansion of the Alter Rebbe's Siddur by his son Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw: Natan Schriftgisser, 1867. First edition. This edition was called Mahadura Batra because it was a commentary and expansion of the short commentary in the Alter Rebbe's Siddur (Siddur Im Dach; Kopust, 1816), which was a sort of Mahadura Kama. [2], 114 leaves. Stamps on title page of R. Moshe Chaim Chefetz [apparently the disciple of the Vilna Gaon, immigrated to Israel ca. 1865, served as emissary to raise funds for the Jewish settlement in Jerusalem, passed away in 1884]; and Mendel Nisan Landau [one of the heads of Kollel Chabad in Jerusalem; he was one of the signatories, along with other Kollel leaders, of a letter asking the secular authorities in Eretz Israel to approve the Rebbe Rayatz's appointment as president of Kollel Chabad in Eretz Israel].
• Refuot HaAm, three books: Pokeach Ivrim, cures for the soul [by Rebbe Dov Ber of Lubavitch]; Sefer Refuot with Taaleh Aruchah, cures for the body [by an expert doctor]; and Darchei Yesharim, good practices [by R. Shmuel Shmelka of Nikolsburg]. [Lviv: published by H. ZuKer; printed by U. W. Salat, 1881]. Printing details on last page (on title page: "Amsterdam"). Yiddish and Hebrew. [26] leaves.
5 volumes. Varying size and condition. Overall good to good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Minor tears and worming. New bindings.
Tzemach Tzedek, responsa according to the order of the Shulchan Aruch, novellae on the Talmud and halachic rulings by R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. First editions.
Nine parts (in 6 volumes):
1. Orach Chaim. Vilna: widow and brothers Romm, 1884. Title cover and two title pages. [3], 76 leaves. Handwritten inscription in the second title page: "Natan Rubin, Beit Midrash Rabinowitz".
2-4. Yoreh Deah, Parts I-III (in one volume). Vilna: Finn, Rosenkranz and Schriftsetzer / widow and brothers Romm, 1874. On the main title page, the name of the author and press are printed in golden ink. Part I: [2], 86 leaves; Part II: 121 leaves; Part III: [1], 52, 13 leaves.
5. Even HaEzer, Volume I – two parts. Vilna: R. Yosef Reuven Romm / Finn and Rosenkranz, 1870. Part I: [2], 147 leaves; Part II: [1], 82, [1] leaves. Stamp on title page of R. Avraham Yechezkel son of Shaul Orlozorov, Rabbi of Kharkiv (ca. 1840-1900), a leading Russian rabbi and follower of the Tzemach Tzedek, the Rebbe Maharash and the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch, as well as Rebbe Shlomo Zalman, the Magen Avot of Kopust.
6. Even HaEzer, Volume II – two parts. Vilna: Finn and Rosenkranz, 1871. Part I: [2], 99 leaves; Part II: 135 leaves. Stamp on title page: "Mendel Leib HaLevi – Minsk" [apparently R. Mendel Leib Keidanov, posek in Minsk (a responsum addressed to him appears in Responsa Beit Av by R. Avraham Aharon Yudelovitz, Rabbi of Kapyl, Yoreh Deah section 9)]; handwritten inscription on endpaper: "Wednesday, Rosh Chodesh Av 1885".
7. Tzemach Tzedek, novellae on the Talmud. Vilna: Finn, Rosenkranz and Schriftsetzer, 1878. [2], 192 leaves. Stamps of the She'erit Yisrael yeshiva in Bergen-Belsen.
8-9. Tzemach Tzedek, halachic rulings and novellae according to the order of the Tur, Shulchan Aruch and their commentaries – Parts I-II (in one volume). Vilna: Finn, Rosenkranz and Schriftsetzer / widow and brothers Romm, 1884. Two title pages in each part. Copy containing the words "I did not merit to understand his holy words". [On p. 69b, the Tzemach Tzedek quotes the Vilna Gaon, remarking "I did not merit to understand his holy words". The Lubavitcher Rebbe explains that this remark was introduced by the printers in Vilna, and that when the first copies of the book reached Lubavitch, this leaf was hurriedly replaced by a corrected leaf, containing the original phrase "this is not a refutation"]. [2], 286; [2], 50; 70, [4] leaves.
6 volumes. Varying size: Approx. 22-37 cm. Wide margins in some volumes. Overall good condition. Stains, creases, tears and light wear. Stamps. New and old bindings.
Magen Avot, Chassidic discourses on the Torah portions and festivals, Shir HaShirim, selections on Neviim and Ketuvim and wedding homilies, by Rebbe Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn of Kopust, grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. Berditchev (Berdychiv): Chaim Yaakov Sheftel, 1902. First edition.
Complete set; seven parts; two title pages to each part. The first six parts comprise discourses printed based on the author's manuscript. Part VII contains discourses recorded by his listeners and edited by him. The author, Rebbe Shlomo Zalman of Kopust (1830-1900), was the son of
Rebbe Yehudah Leib (the Maharil) of Kopust and grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, who regularly taught him Torah and Chassidut, "and he did not leave his tent until he revealed all his hidden wisdom to him…" (Beit Rebbe, III, chapter 8, p. 16). Following the passing of the Tzemach Tzedek, the majority of Chabad Chassidim appointed R. Yehudah Leib (Maharil) of Kopust (father of R. Shlomo Zalman) as their rebbe. But Rebbe Yehudah Leib passed away in 1866, only six months after the passing of his father, the Tzemach Tzedek. R. Shlomo Zalman succeeded him as rebbe and led the Chabad-Kopust Chassidim for about 34 years. A small part of his discourses was printed posthumously in the Magen Avot series, the present item.
Seven parts in two volumes. Volume I (Bereshit-Bamidbar): [4], 48; [2], 57; [2], [50]; [2], 80 leaves. Volume II (Devarim; Shir HaShirim, selections and wedding homilies; additions from listeners' copies, with index of verses): [2], 105, [1]; [2], 49; [2], 74, [1]; 15 leaves. 29 cm. Good condition. Light stains. New bindings.
Collections of leaves in manuscript, (incomplete) copies of five Chassidic discourses by the sons and grandsons of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch:
• Copy of Hechaltzu – Chassidic discourse delivered by the Rebbe Rashab in 1898. Copied up to section 18 (missing pages). The discourse (which was based on a discourse of the Alter Rebbe) was delivered by the Rebbe Rashab twice in 1898 – for Simchat Torah and for Shabbat Parashat Noach; the title at the top of the first page: "Parashat Noach 5659 (1898)".
[31] pages. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.
• Manuscript, copy of two Chassidic discourses, apparently discourses by one of the Chabad rebbes, sons or grandsons of the Tzemach Tzedek. Incomplete copy (missing pages). Different hands; to the best of our knowledge and research the discourses have not been printed.
[6] pages; [10] pages. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.
• Manuscript, four leaves with copies of two Chassidic discourses. One appears to be by Rebbe Shemaryah Noach Schneersohn, Rabbi of Babruysk (grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch) – one of the pages is titled "Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Parashat Va'era 5669 (1908), Babruysk". Signed inscription at the end of the copy in the margins of one of the leaves in the second discourse: "Wednesday, Parashat Nitzavim 1907, Orsha […] Nachum David son of [...] Wertheim". Incomplete copy (missing pages). Different hands; to the best of our knowledge and research the discourses have not been printed.
[3] pages; [4] pages. 22.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Creases and large open tears, affecting text.