Invitation from Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim, of Vizhnitz to the wedding of his grandson Rabbi Yisrael ben Moshe Ernster, with the daughter of Rebbe Yitzchak Kalish of Amshinov-New York. Adar Aleph 1970.
On the back of the invitation is a personal handwritten letter from the Rebbe to Rabbi Avraham Moshe Ba'abad, signed in his handwriting: "Chaim Meir" (it is apparent from the signature that the writing was difficult for him, due to his old age).
Rabbi Avraham Moshe Ba'abad, Rabbi of Gura Humorului (Bukovina), an outstanding Torah genius, one of the elder Chassidic rabbis in Eretz Israel, close to the Vizhnitz Chassidic court, see attached material.
~ On the reverse side of the leaf is another personal letter in Yiddish handwritten and signed by the Rebbe's wife, Rebbetzin Margalit.
24 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.

Igra D'Kallah, on the Five Books of the Torah, by Rebbe Zvi Elimelech of Dynów, author of Bnei Yissaschar. New York, 1961.
Signatures of Rebbe "Chaim Ya'akov Safrin of Komarno" from New York and Jerusalem, and signature of Rabbi "Naftali Chaim Guttman" of Bnei Brak, who writes that he had purchased the book from Rabbi Zvi Moskowitz of Jerusalem, who exchanged the book with the Rebbe of Komarno. Many handwritten glosses, most were written by Rabbi Naftali Chaim Guttman.
Rabbi Chaim Ya'akov Safrin (1892-1967), son of Rebbe Avraham Mordechai Safrin of Boryslav-Komarno. Served as Rebbe in the city of Uzhhorod (Ungvar). In 1937, immigrated to the US and was one of the leading Chassidic rebbes in New York. In 1962, he ascended to Jerusalem where he established his Beit Midrash. An outstanding Torah scholar and a holy man, great in Cabbalistic wisdom. Wrote some 40 manuscripts, of which only four were printed, Beit Ya'akov, Beit Avot, Ma Zot and Shabbat Shalom U'Mevorach.
[2], 322 pages; 216 pages. 25 cm. Good condition, wear. Original worn binding.

Chesed L'Avraham, on Kabalistic wisdom, by Rabbi Avraham Azulai. Slavita, [1794]. Printed by Rabbi Pinchas Shapira.
Signature of Rebbe "Avraham Yissachar HaCohen Rabinowitz of Radomsk" – the second rebbe of the Radomsk dynasty (1843-1892, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut Vol. 1, pp. 113-114), son of Rebbe Shlomo HaCohen Rabinowitz, author of Tiferet Shlomo of Radomsk. Rebbe Avraham Yissachar succeeded his father after his death and became the leader of thousands of Chassidim belonging to one of the most famous Chassidic courts in Poland. Renowned for his righteousness and Torah proficiency, he wrote the book Chesed L'Avraham on the Torah and festivals. Stamps on the book leaves: "M. Rabinowicz - Nowo-Radomsk".
Stamps of Rebbe "Avraham Yissachar Englard Av Beit Din of Sosnowica" – Rebbe Avraham Yissachar Englard (1890-2006), Av Beit Din of Sosnowica son-in-law of Rebbe Mordechai Yosef Elazar of Radzin. Stood at the head of the chain of Radzin yeshivot in Poland and assisted his brother-in-law Rebbe Shmuel Shlomo Leiner in leading the Radzin Chassidism. All his family and his father-in-law's family perished in the Holocaust and he miraculously survived, immigrated to the US and in 1954 was crowned Rebbe of Radzin and ascended to Eretz Yisrael. He lived a long life and until an old age taught Torah and Chassidism in the city of Bnei Brak.
Stamps and other ownership inscriptions.
[5], 87, 1-34 [should be: 36], [1] leaves (lacking title page). 20 cm. Good condition, stains and wear, tears to a few leaf margins. Damaged binding.

The seventh and eighth sections, Sha'ar Ru'ach HaKodesh and Sha'ar HaGilgulim, “of the eight sections written by the Rabbi the G-dly Mekubal Rabbi Chaim Vital… as he received from his teacher…Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi”. Jerusalem, [1863]. Printed by Yisrael Beck. First edition. Special title page and pagination for Sha'ar HaGilgulim.
Stamp of the Lelów Rebbe Rabbi "Elazar Menachem ben Rabbi Moshe, in the city of Jerusalem". Many stamps patterned after the signature of his son Rebbe "Alter ben R' Eliezer Menachem". And many stamps: "Avraham Bezalel Nathan Neta ben R' Elazar Menachem Biderman, Jerusalem".
Rabbi Elazar Menachem Mendel Biderman (1827-1883), son of Rebbe Moshe'le of Lelów (Lelov), and son-in-law of the son of the "Chozeh of Lublin". Ascended to Eretz Israel in 1851 and that very year succeeded his father, the founder of the first Chassidic community in Jerusalem [until his days, there were Chassidic settlements only in Tiberias and Safed. In Jerusalem lived mainly the Pharisees, disciples of the Vilna Gaon and the Chatam Sofer]. He was renowned for his prayers and did not miss even one day of prayer by the Western Wall.
His son Rebbe Alter Biderman, (1862-1933) was born in Jerusalem to his father Rebbe Elazar Mendel of Lelów and was named Avraham Bezalel Nathan Netz, but was called Alter. In 1894, he traveled to Poland and led the Chassidic community in the city of Sosnowica in Poland and was called "Der Eretz Israel Rebbe".
[2], 76, [4] leaves; 78 leaves. 21 cm. High-quality paper, good condition, foxing. Paper covered leather binding, slightly worn.

Levush Ateret Zahav, on Tur Yoreh Deah, by Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, with Chagorat Shmuel commentary, by Rabbi Shmuel of Lenzburg; section III of Sifrei Halevush series. Berdychiv, [1819]. Rabbi Yisrael Beck Printing Press.
Stamps of Rebbe Rabbi “Nachum son of Rabbi Mordechai Twersky” – The Rebbe Nenachem Nachum Twersky (1894 - 1944, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, vol 3, pp. 166-167), son of Rabbi Mordechai Yosef of Zlatopol, served in place of his father in Warsaw. Was murdered during the Holocaust.
182 leaves, 33 cm. bluish paper, good-fair condition, moth damage, stains and wear. New binding.