Auction 92 Part 1 Rare and Important Items
Early amulet for protection of the home, customarily given by R. Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir, the Yismach Moshe, and other rebbes. [Europe, ca. late 19th century].
Stam script on parchment.
The book Mofet HaDor about R. Yeshaya of Kerestir notes that most the amulets he would give contained the present text. It is told there of a Jewish store which was miraculously saved from being set on fire by a non-Jewish competitor, through such an amulet received from R. Yeshaya of Kerestir. See there two pictures of such amulets.
The book Elef Ketav (by R. Yitzchak Weiss of Vrbové, section 515) interprets this amulet: the first line contains the initials of two verses of protections from Tehillim (122:7 and 91;10), alternating; the second verse contains the initials of a verse of protection from Bereshit (19;1).
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe, would give amulets containing this text for protection of the home from thieves and destructive forces. A picture of a similar amulet written by the Yismach Moshe and given by his grandson the Yitav Lev to his attendant R. Meir Schwartz appears in Nachalat Tzvi (XVI, pp. 126-127). It is related there that when the Divrei Yoel of Satmar came to Eretz Israel, he went specially to view the amulet and took pleasure in it. Similar amulets were later given by the rebbes of Sanz, Belz, Ruzhin, Sighet and Liska. Likewise, R. Hillel of Kolomyia, in his book Teshuvot Beit Hillel HaChadash (section 32) recommends to place this amulet at every entrance of a new house for a period of time, to protect the household members from harm.
63X23 mm. Mounted on card, 95X40 mm. Good condition. Ink slightly faded and cracked from age.
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Letter from Rebbe Yisrael Perlow, the Yenuka of Karlin-Stolin. [Stolin?, ca. 1900s-1910s].
Written by a scribe, with the signature of the rebbe – "Yisrael son of R. Asher". Letter addressed to a relative, R. Asher Levi – confirming the receipt of a kvittel and Pidyon, with blessings for a complete recovery, satisfaction from his children and Passover wishes.
"May G-d heal him speedily and completely from all his ills, and may he merit to see much satisfaction from his offspring, and G-d should fulfill all his heart's desires for the good… may he celebrate the festival of Matzot in kashrut and rejoicing, with a plentiful cup of salvations… His relative who seeks his wellbeing, and blesses him with a kosher, joyous festival, Yisrael son of R. Asher".
Rebbe Yisrael Perlow of Karlin-Stolin, known as "the Yenuka" (1868-1921), was orphaned from his father R. Asher of Stolin in his childhood, and was appointed rebbe at the young age of four and a half (!). He was the son-in-law of R. David Twersky of Zlatopoli. He passed away at the age of 53, and was buried in Frankfurt, and has since been known amongst Karlin Chassidim as "the Frankfurter". He left behind six sons – Rebbe Moshe of Stolin, Rebbe Avraham Elimelech of Karlin, Rebbe Yochanan of Lutsk, Rebbe Yaakov of Detroit, R. Aharon of Warsaw and R. Asher of Stolin – and four daughters. All of his descendants perished in the Holocaust, except for his sons Rebbe Yaakov Chaim Perlow, who passed away in the United States in 1946 and was buried in Detroit, and Rebbe Yochanan Perlow of Lutsk and the United States (1900-1955) – grandfather of the current rebbe of Karlin-Stolin and of his brother, the rebbe of Lutsk.
[1] leaf. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks.
Letter handwritten and signed by Rebbe Yehoshua Horowitz of Dzikov, the Ateret Yeshuah. Dzikov (present day: Tarnobrzeg), [ca. 1900s].
Certificate of ordination for the shochet R. Yisrael Schub; Rebbe Yehoshua Horowitz attests to the shochet's knowledge of the laws of shechitah and bedikah, and approves of his shechitah. Signed: "Sunday, Parashat Tazria, ---, Dzikov. Yehoshua Horowitz".
At the beginning and end of the letter, stamps (faded and damaged) of the rebbe.
Rebbe Yehoshua Horowitz of Dzikov (1848 – Tevet 1912), leading rebbe in western Galicia (south-eastern Poland). Son of Rebbe Meir of Dzikov, the Imrei Noam, grandson of R. Naftali of Ropshitz. He was known as a brilliant genius from a young age, and corresponded with Torah leaders of his times. His father attested that at the age of 20, he had already finished studying the entire Zohar twice. In his father's lifetime, he was appointed rabbi of Dzikov, and from 1877, he began serving as rebbe of Dzikov. During his tenure, the Dzikov court numbered thousands of Chassidim who were elevated in Torah and fear of G-d through his presence. He was a leader of Galician Orthodox Jewry, and one of the founders of Machzikei HaDat in 1879. He published books on halachah and Talmudic topics: Emek Halachah (Lviv, 1870) and more, but was primarily known for the Ateret Yeshuah series on the Torah and festivals, and responsa.
[1] leaf. 23 cm. Fair-poor condition Open tears to center of letter, affecting text, repaired with paper. Stains.
Letter signed by Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. White Lake (resort town close to the Catskills, North-West New York), Av 1982.
Typewritten, with many handwritten corrections. Signed by Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam. Printed title at the top of the page: "Letter of Encouragement".
Letter of condolences and encouragement following the passing of a young student of the Bobov yeshiva, "…who was superior in fear of G-d, sharp and well versed in Torah matters, the student Avraham Eliezer, who passed away in his prime after suffering a mortal disease…". The rebbe writes to the father of the student that G-d only sends such a difficult trial to someone who is capable of accepting it faithfully and wholeheartedly, without questioning G-d's will.
Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), a prominent rebbe, son of Rebbe Benzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (1874-1941, perished in the Holocaust; son of the first rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam – 1847-1905, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov (Bobowa) to Tshebin (Trzebinia), and appointed his son as assistant rabbi in Bobov. R. Shlomo also assisted his father in running the largest network of yeshivot in Galicia, the Etz Chaim-Bobov yeshiva with its dozens of branches. Following the Holocaust, which he miraculously survived, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut. The rebbe led the Bobov court in the United States for over fifty years, and was one of the leading rebbes in the United States. He established communities, yeshivot and educational institutions in the United States and throughout the world (in Eretz Israel, Belgium and England). The Bobov Chassidut is today one of the largest Chassidic communities in the world, numbering tens of thousands of families.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Very good condition.