Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
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Travel certificate - joint passport for both Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz and his wife, Rebbetzin Margalit.
Israeli passport issued in Jerusalem in 1952. On p. 4, photos of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin, with their signatures. The passport contains the Rebbe’s biographical details and details of his travels: entry permits, stamps and inscriptions from various countries.
Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim (1888-1972), son and successor of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. In 1944, he escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Eretz Israel. Following the Holocaust, he returned to Grosswardein (Oradea), moving in 1947 to Antwerp and then to Tel Aviv. He established the Kiryat Vizhnitz neighborhood in Bnei Brak, rebuilt the Vizhnitz Chassidic dynasty, and set up its institutions. He was one of the leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel, and a member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. His teachings were published in the Imrei Chaim series. His wife, Rebbetzin Margalit was the daughter of Rebbe Zeev Twersky of Rachmastrivka
32 pages. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. The Rebbe’s photo is partially damaged. One corner of the front cover was cut off, marking the cancellation of the passport.
Israeli passport issued in Jerusalem in 1952. On p. 4, photos of the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin, with their signatures. The passport contains the Rebbe’s biographical details and details of his travels: entry permits, stamps and inscriptions from various countries.
Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim (1888-1972), son and successor of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. In 1944, he escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Eretz Israel. Following the Holocaust, he returned to Grosswardein (Oradea), moving in 1947 to Antwerp and then to Tel Aviv. He established the Kiryat Vizhnitz neighborhood in Bnei Brak, rebuilt the Vizhnitz Chassidic dynasty, and set up its institutions. He was one of the leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel, and a member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. His teachings were published in the Imrei Chaim series. His wife, Rebbetzin Margalit was the daughter of Rebbe Zeev Twersky of Rachmastrivka
32 pages. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. The Rebbe’s photo is partially damaged. One corner of the front cover was cut off, marking the cancellation of the passport.
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Chassidism - Letters, Documents and Manuscripts
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $500
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Passport of Rebbe Moshe Yehoshua Hager of Vizhnitz, author of Yeshuot Moshe.
The passport was issued in Sivan 1969, valid for five years, and later renewed for five more years. On p. 3, the Rebbe’s photo, with his signature underneath. The passport contains the Rebbe’s biographical details and details of his travels to various countries: entry permits, stamps and handwritten inscriptions.
Rebbe Moshe Yehoshua Hager of Vizhnitz, author of Yeshuot Moshe (1916-2012), son of Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz, the Imrei Chaim. Before his marriage, he already served as rabbi in Vil’khovets. In 1944, he escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Eretz Israel. Upon his arrival, he was appointed dean of the Vizhnitz yeshiva, and assisted his father in establishing and expanding the Vizhnitz Chassidism. Following his father’s passing in 1972, he succeeded him and led the large court of Vizhnitz Chassidim for forty years. He was renowned for his exceptional diligence, holiness and outstanding service of G-d. Multitudes flocked to his Tishim, to be inspired by his fiery passion and typical Vizhnitz "sweetness", which enraptured and aroused the crowd. From 1989, he served as president of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Yisrael. Some of his discourses and letters were published in the nine-volume Yeshuot Moshe series, including a collection of his lectures on Tractate Pesachim. His sons are Rebbe Yisrael Hager and Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager. His sons-in-law are the Rebbes of Skver and Belz, Rebbe Aharon of Satmar and R. Menachem Ernster dean of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva.
34 pp. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Cancellation stamps on several leaves. The corners of the front cover are cut off, marking the cancellation of the passport.
The passport was issued in Sivan 1969, valid for five years, and later renewed for five more years. On p. 3, the Rebbe’s photo, with his signature underneath. The passport contains the Rebbe’s biographical details and details of his travels to various countries: entry permits, stamps and handwritten inscriptions.
Rebbe Moshe Yehoshua Hager of Vizhnitz, author of Yeshuot Moshe (1916-2012), son of Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz, the Imrei Chaim. Before his marriage, he already served as rabbi in Vil’khovets. In 1944, he escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Eretz Israel. Upon his arrival, he was appointed dean of the Vizhnitz yeshiva, and assisted his father in establishing and expanding the Vizhnitz Chassidism. Following his father’s passing in 1972, he succeeded him and led the large court of Vizhnitz Chassidim for forty years. He was renowned for his exceptional diligence, holiness and outstanding service of G-d. Multitudes flocked to his Tishim, to be inspired by his fiery passion and typical Vizhnitz "sweetness", which enraptured and aroused the crowd. From 1989, he served as president of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Yisrael. Some of his discourses and letters were published in the nine-volume Yeshuot Moshe series, including a collection of his lectures on Tractate Pesachim. His sons are Rebbe Yisrael Hager and Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager. His sons-in-law are the Rebbes of Skver and Belz, Rebbe Aharon of Satmar and R. Menachem Ernster dean of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva.
34 pp. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Cancellation stamps on several leaves. The corners of the front cover are cut off, marking the cancellation of the passport.
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Chassidism - Letters, Documents and Manuscripts
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Collection of items from the kabbalist R. Asher Ze'ev Werner Rabbi of Tiberias:
• Large collection of letters, documents, postcards, photographs and paper items, from the archive of R. Asher Ze'ev Werner Rabbi of Tiberias and his family. Tiberias, 1941-1957.
The collection includes: 32 promissory notes from the Oneg Yom Tov free-loan society run by R. Asher Ze'ev Werner, handwritten by the lender R. Asher Ze'ev Werner. The signatures of the borrowers and guarantors appear at the foot of the notes, and include: Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky of Slonim - the Netivot Shalom (3 signatures), R. Asher Ze'ev's father-in-law R. Aharon Yosef Luria - author of Avodat Pnim, and others. The collection also includes a document from the Tiberias Beit Din, handwritten and signed by R. Asher Ze'ev; receipts and letters addressed to him and to his wife, some from rabbis and public figures including: R. Shmuel Baruch Werner - head of the Tel Aviv Beit Din, R. Yitzchak Gerstenkorn - founder of Bnei Brak, R. Binyamin Mintz and others; family photographs of his son R. Moshe Werner (d. 2010), and of his brother-in-law Rebbe Meir Halberstam of Tshakava.
R. Asher Ze'ev Werner (1892-1957), Rabbi of Tiberias and prominent kabbalist. He was the close disciple of R. Moshe Kliers, author of Torat HaAretz. He studied under the elder disciples of the Yesod HaAvoda of Slonim, and absorbed from them much guidance in worship of G-d. During WWI, he sojourned in the United States where he served as rabbi of several cities and was tremendously successful in bolstering Torah observance. In 1934, he returned to Tiberias upon the request of R. Kliers, and shortly thereafter was appointed Ashkenazi rabbi of Tiberias. He engaged in profound study of kabbalah and Chassidism from a young age, and was exceptionally well-versed in the writings of the Arizal and the Rashash, within which he innovated his individual approach. The majority of his novellae in Halacha, Kabbalah and homily are recorded in his books Taam Zekenim (Jerusalem 1955) and BiNe'arenu UbiZekenenu (Jerusalem 1957). Most of his halachic responsa were printed in his biography Me'od Naalah (Jerusalem 2013).
R. Asher Ze'ev Werner was reputed as the pillar of lovingkindness and charity in his generation. His home was like that of our patriarch Avraham, open to any needy, despondent or embittered person. His home was always filled with guests, who ate and slept there as if it were their own home. During his stay in the United States, he raised funds for the recovery of the Jewish settlement in Tiberias (which was under threat of collapse during WWI). Upon his return to Tiberias, he managed several large free-loan societies, with the support of American donors. The societies served people from throughout the country. The present documents give us a glimpse into his extensive activity in this field. The documents disclose the scope of the sums of money he loaned in the early 1950s, during the Israeli austerity-period.
• Chanukah Lamp which belonged to the kabbalist R. Asher Ze'ev Werner Rabbi of Tiberias. He lit this Chanukah lamp in the final two years of his life, Chanukah 1956 and 1957.
A large upright Chanukah lamp, with scrolling vines, the Tablets of the Law, lions and a Star of David. Warsaw, [ca. early 20th century].
Stamped and cast copper alloy, silver plated; the candlestick is marked "Zybert Galw. Warszawa".
Large Chanukah lamp, designed as a candlestick bearing the upper part of the lamp - a central arm, eight branches and a shamash. The candlestick and oil fonts are decorated with architectural pillars, wreaths, vine leaves and clusters of grapes. The branches of the lamp are fashioned as scrolling vines, with leaves and clusters of grapes. The central branch is topped with a ball bearing a pair of heraldic lions supporting the Tablets of the Law, surmounted by a Star of David. The shamash is removable.
97 paper items (including 33 documents handwritten by R. Werner, one of them with his stamp) + 3 photographs. Size varies. Overall good condition. Chanukah lamp: Height -Approx. 73 cm. Width - Approx. 44 cm. Good-fair condition. Bends. Losses to silver plating in large areas of the candlestick and branches.
• Large collection of letters, documents, postcards, photographs and paper items, from the archive of R. Asher Ze'ev Werner Rabbi of Tiberias and his family. Tiberias, 1941-1957.
The collection includes: 32 promissory notes from the Oneg Yom Tov free-loan society run by R. Asher Ze'ev Werner, handwritten by the lender R. Asher Ze'ev Werner. The signatures of the borrowers and guarantors appear at the foot of the notes, and include: Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky of Slonim - the Netivot Shalom (3 signatures), R. Asher Ze'ev's father-in-law R. Aharon Yosef Luria - author of Avodat Pnim, and others. The collection also includes a document from the Tiberias Beit Din, handwritten and signed by R. Asher Ze'ev; receipts and letters addressed to him and to his wife, some from rabbis and public figures including: R. Shmuel Baruch Werner - head of the Tel Aviv Beit Din, R. Yitzchak Gerstenkorn - founder of Bnei Brak, R. Binyamin Mintz and others; family photographs of his son R. Moshe Werner (d. 2010), and of his brother-in-law Rebbe Meir Halberstam of Tshakava.
R. Asher Ze'ev Werner (1892-1957), Rabbi of Tiberias and prominent kabbalist. He was the close disciple of R. Moshe Kliers, author of Torat HaAretz. He studied under the elder disciples of the Yesod HaAvoda of Slonim, and absorbed from them much guidance in worship of G-d. During WWI, he sojourned in the United States where he served as rabbi of several cities and was tremendously successful in bolstering Torah observance. In 1934, he returned to Tiberias upon the request of R. Kliers, and shortly thereafter was appointed Ashkenazi rabbi of Tiberias. He engaged in profound study of kabbalah and Chassidism from a young age, and was exceptionally well-versed in the writings of the Arizal and the Rashash, within which he innovated his individual approach. The majority of his novellae in Halacha, Kabbalah and homily are recorded in his books Taam Zekenim (Jerusalem 1955) and BiNe'arenu UbiZekenenu (Jerusalem 1957). Most of his halachic responsa were printed in his biography Me'od Naalah (Jerusalem 2013).
R. Asher Ze'ev Werner was reputed as the pillar of lovingkindness and charity in his generation. His home was like that of our patriarch Avraham, open to any needy, despondent or embittered person. His home was always filled with guests, who ate and slept there as if it were their own home. During his stay in the United States, he raised funds for the recovery of the Jewish settlement in Tiberias (which was under threat of collapse during WWI). Upon his return to Tiberias, he managed several large free-loan societies, with the support of American donors. The societies served people from throughout the country. The present documents give us a glimpse into his extensive activity in this field. The documents disclose the scope of the sums of money he loaned in the early 1950s, during the Israeli austerity-period.
• Chanukah Lamp which belonged to the kabbalist R. Asher Ze'ev Werner Rabbi of Tiberias. He lit this Chanukah lamp in the final two years of his life, Chanukah 1956 and 1957.
A large upright Chanukah lamp, with scrolling vines, the Tablets of the Law, lions and a Star of David. Warsaw, [ca. early 20th century].
Stamped and cast copper alloy, silver plated; the candlestick is marked "Zybert Galw. Warszawa".
Large Chanukah lamp, designed as a candlestick bearing the upper part of the lamp - a central arm, eight branches and a shamash. The candlestick and oil fonts are decorated with architectural pillars, wreaths, vine leaves and clusters of grapes. The branches of the lamp are fashioned as scrolling vines, with leaves and clusters of grapes. The central branch is topped with a ball bearing a pair of heraldic lions supporting the Tablets of the Law, surmounted by a Star of David. The shamash is removable.
97 paper items (including 33 documents handwritten by R. Werner, one of them with his stamp) + 3 photographs. Size varies. Overall good condition. Chanukah lamp: Height -Approx. 73 cm. Width - Approx. 44 cm. Good-fair condition. Bends. Losses to silver plating in large areas of the candlestick and branches.
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Chassidism - Letters, Documents and Manuscripts
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