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![Draft of a general letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe. [Brooklyn NY, 28th Tammuz 1952].](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale75-public/130.jpg "Draft of a General Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe – Tammuz 1952 – F")
Auction 75 - Rare and Important Items
November 24, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $4,500
Including buyer's premium
Draft of a general letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe. [Brooklyn NY, 28th Tammuz 1952].
Typewritten, with many in-text and marginal additions and emendations handwritten by the rebbe.
Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad (Lubavitch Women's Organization) in Eretz Israel was founded by the rebbe in 1952, as an independent division within Agudas Chassidei Chabad. The idea of founding the organization was already mentioned in several earlier letters of the rebbe to Agudas Chassidei Chabad and to R. Zusha Vilimovsky ("the Partisan"), however, this is a draft of the first letter sent to Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad in Eretz Israel, in which the rebbe describes for the first time the objectives and goals of the organization and the great importance of its founding.
In his letter, the rebbe describes the "great role of Jewish women in general and Chabad women in particular in these times", and outlines the objectives of Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad in two clauses. The first clause refers to the duties of Chabad women vis-à-vis themselves, and the second clause to their duty to reach out and disseminate Torah and Chassidut amongst Jewish woman. The rebbe concludes the letter with blessings: "And may the pleasantness of G-d be upon them and upon the work of their hands, to bear fruit which will be a source of pride to the Jewish people and to Chabad. May each and every one, and their family members, be blessed with all they require in material and spiritual matters (the emphasized words were handwritten by the rebbe).
On verso, a handwritten transcript (presumably by the secretary R. Nissan Mindel) of another letter sent by the rebbe on the same day, 28th Tammuz 1952, to Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad in Eretz Israel, containing two additional clauses to the present draft letter, clarifying the work arrangement of the organization within the framework of Agudas Chassidei Chabad (the final versions of this draft letter and of the letter transcribed on verso were printed in Igrot Kodesh of the rebbe, Vol. VI, letter 1740-1741).
[1] leaf. Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Creases and folding marks. Tears to margins and folds.
Typewritten, with many in-text and marginal additions and emendations handwritten by the rebbe.
Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad (Lubavitch Women's Organization) in Eretz Israel was founded by the rebbe in 1952, as an independent division within Agudas Chassidei Chabad. The idea of founding the organization was already mentioned in several earlier letters of the rebbe to Agudas Chassidei Chabad and to R. Zusha Vilimovsky ("the Partisan"), however, this is a draft of the first letter sent to Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad in Eretz Israel, in which the rebbe describes for the first time the objectives and goals of the organization and the great importance of its founding.
In his letter, the rebbe describes the "great role of Jewish women in general and Chabad women in particular in these times", and outlines the objectives of Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad in two clauses. The first clause refers to the duties of Chabad women vis-à-vis themselves, and the second clause to their duty to reach out and disseminate Torah and Chassidut amongst Jewish woman. The rebbe concludes the letter with blessings: "And may the pleasantness of G-d be upon them and upon the work of their hands, to bear fruit which will be a source of pride to the Jewish people and to Chabad. May each and every one, and their family members, be blessed with all they require in material and spiritual matters (the emphasized words were handwritten by the rebbe).
On verso, a handwritten transcript (presumably by the secretary R. Nissan Mindel) of another letter sent by the rebbe on the same day, 28th Tammuz 1952, to Irgun N'shei uBnos Chabad in Eretz Israel, containing two additional clauses to the present draft letter, clarifying the work arrangement of the organization within the framework of Agudas Chassidei Chabad (the final versions of this draft letter and of the letter transcribed on verso were printed in Igrot Kodesh of the rebbe, Vol. VI, letter 1740-1741).
[1] leaf. Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Creases and folding marks. Tears to margins and folds.
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Chabad – Letters and Manuscripts
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Auction 75 - Rare and Important Items
November 24, 2020
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $5,250
Including buyer's premium
Draft of a general letter by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn – the Lubavitcher Rebbe, with his handwritten signature. Brooklyn NY, 18th Elul 1952 (Erev Rosh Hashanah, Hakhel Year 5713). Yiddish.
Typewritten on thin paper, and signed with the rebbe's full signature " Menachem Mendel son of Chana Schneersohn", with many additions and emendations. The rebbe crossed out the printed date, "First day of Selichot", and corrected the date in his handwriting to "Chai [18th] Elul".
The rebbe begins the general letter, addressed to " Our brothers and sisters, Jewish sons and daughters" with blessings for a good year: "As we stand on the threshold of a new year, 5713… I send my blessing for a good and sweet year, to all our brothers and sisters, Jewish sons and daughters wherever they are", and he arouses them with the approach of upcoming Hakhel year: "In these days, at the close of the past year and at the threshold of the coming year, let every Jewish father and mother, every rabbi and leader, every communal worker and person of influence, heed the call of the Mitzvah of Hakhel… to gather the masses of Jewish children and bring them to the Yeshivot, Talmud Torahs and Torah-true educational institutions; and by means of generous charity, to support of true Torah institutions and ensure their existence and growth, in order that all Jewish children boys and girl be brought up in the spirit of fear of G-d and love for G-d, love for the Torah and Mitzvoth" (the emphasized words were handwritten by the rebbe).
At the end of the letter, before his blessing "with a good inscription and sealing for a good and sweet year in material and spiritual matters", the rebbe added in his handwriting " He who blesses and receives blessings".
[1] leaf. Approx. 17 cm. Thin paper. Poor condition. Large closed and open tears, with damage and loss to text. Large dark stains. Tape repair on verso.
Typewritten on thin paper, and signed with the rebbe's full signature " Menachem Mendel son of Chana Schneersohn", with many additions and emendations. The rebbe crossed out the printed date, "First day of Selichot", and corrected the date in his handwriting to "Chai [18th] Elul".
The rebbe begins the general letter, addressed to " Our brothers and sisters, Jewish sons and daughters" with blessings for a good year: "As we stand on the threshold of a new year, 5713… I send my blessing for a good and sweet year, to all our brothers and sisters, Jewish sons and daughters wherever they are", and he arouses them with the approach of upcoming Hakhel year: "In these days, at the close of the past year and at the threshold of the coming year, let every Jewish father and mother, every rabbi and leader, every communal worker and person of influence, heed the call of the Mitzvah of Hakhel… to gather the masses of Jewish children and bring them to the Yeshivot, Talmud Torahs and Torah-true educational institutions; and by means of generous charity, to support of true Torah institutions and ensure their existence and growth, in order that all Jewish children boys and girl be brought up in the spirit of fear of G-d and love for G-d, love for the Torah and Mitzvoth" (the emphasized words were handwritten by the rebbe).
At the end of the letter, before his blessing "with a good inscription and sealing for a good and sweet year in material and spiritual matters", the rebbe added in his handwriting " He who blesses and receives blessings".
[1] leaf. Approx. 17 cm. Thin paper. Poor condition. Large closed and open tears, with damage and loss to text. Large dark stains. Tape repair on verso.
Category
Chabad – Letters and Manuscripts
Catalogue