Auction 95 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Letters and Manuscripts, Engravings and Jewish Ceremonial Objects
Letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Otwock (Poland), 13 Iyar, 1936.
Typewritten on the official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak".
Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim, about two weeks after the outbreak of the Great Arab Revolt of 1936-1939, at the end of April 1936. At the beginning of his letter the Rayatz thanks R. Slonim for his message that the Chassidic community is well, and blesses them with peace; at the end of the letter the Rayatz expresses his shock and disappointment that Kollel Chabad didn't report to him on the state of the Chassidim in Eretz Israel.
The Rayatz goes on to thank him for the greeting he received from his relative R. Yisrael Moshe Barbash (grandson of Rebbe Shemaryahu Noach of Babruysk), who had immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Tel Aviv about two months earlier, and blesses him with an order conducive to Torah and service of God, sustenance and ease, physical and spiritual. The Rayatz goes on to write about the health of the mashpia R. Alter Simchowitz (1891-1939) and showers him, his wife and his children with blessings.
The present letter has not been printed in the Rebbe's Igrot Kodesh.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Filing holes. Folds. Stains, creases and light wear. Light marginal tears. Inscription on reverse side.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson of Lubavitch, the Rebbe Rayatz. Brooklyn, New York, Erev Rosh Hashanah, Elul 1949.
Typewritten on official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak".
Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim, blessing him and his family for the upcoming year with a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah and a Shanah Tovah. At the end of the letter, the Rayatz added the words "physically and spiritually" by hand.
[1] leaf, official stationery (thin paper). 21.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds. Creases and light wear to margins.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 27 Elul 1955.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature and corrections, and added words in his handwriting.
The letter was sent to R. Shlomo Noach Kroll. The Rebbe gives him Shanah Tovah wishes on the occasion of the new year.
In the margins of the letter, the Rebbe addresses R. Kroll's involvement in the Pe'ilim (Yad L'Achim) organization, along with his friend R. Shalom Dov Ber Lipschitz. The Rebbe reproves them for occupying themselves with other "nicer" activities, that detract from the organization's primary goal, and offers them blessings for success in their endeavor.
At the end of the letter, the Rebbe writes about R. Kroll's wife, who reputedly had exceptional educational capabilities, saying she must fully utilize them.
The present letter has not been printed in the Rebbe's Igrot Kodesh.
R. Shlomo Noach Kroll (1928-1999), rabbi of Moshav Chemed, dean of the Chemdat Shmuel yeshiva, founder of the Pe'ilim (Yad L'Achim) organization, along with his friend R. Shalom Dov Ber Lipschitz. Son of R. Mordechai Shmuel Kroll, Rabbi of Kfar Chassidim, and son-in-law of R. Yaakov Landau, Rabbi of Bnei Brak.
Aerogram. 30.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds. Light wear.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, Elul 1958.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature.
Sent to R. Dov Ber Tkach, wishing him a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet new year, physically and spiritually.
R. Dov Ber Tkach (1889-1975), an important Chabad rabbi in Eretz Israel, founded and directed the Bnei Temimim Torah school and Achei Temimim yeshiva in Tel Aviv. Born in Ludmir (Volodymyr), he was one of the first students of the Ludmir yeshiva under the Karlin Chassid R. Chaim Mendel Kostromtzki, and later studied under R. Yoel Shurin in Zviahel and in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. He was later appointed rabbi and mashpia in a Chabad community in Ludmir, where he would deliver lectures. In 1935 he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of the Kontrovitz and Ahavat Tzion synagogues in Tel Aviv. He authored Tarach Amudei Or on the 613 mitzvot (eight parts) as well as other works.
[1] leaf. 22 cm. Good condition. Folds and creases. Stains and wear.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Shanah Tovah letter by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, Elul 1959.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature.
Sent to R. Dov Ber Tkach, wishing him a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually. At the end of the letter, the Rebbe adds by hand a commendation for the Etrog that he had just received.
R. Dov Ber Tkach (1889-1975), an important Chabad rabbi in Eretz Israel, founded and directed the Bnei Temimim Torah school and Achei Temimim yeshiva in Tel Aviv. Born in Ludmir (Volodymyr), he was one of the first students of the Ludmir yeshiva under the Karlin Chassid R. Chaim Mendel Kostromtzki, and later studied under R. Yoel Shurin in Zviahel and in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. He was later appointed rabbi and mashpia in a Chabad community in Ludmir, where he would deliver lectures. In 1935 he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of the Kontrovitz and Ahavat Tzion synagogues in Tel Aviv. He authored Tarach Amudei Or on the 613 mitzvot (eight parts) as well as other works.
[1] leaf. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains and light wear.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, Elul 1962.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature.
Sent to R. Dov Ber Tkach, wishing him and all his family a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually. At the end of the letter the Rebbe adds by hand his acknowledgement and congratulations for the booklet [a bulletin of the Tel Aviv Religious Council], and adds the word "respectfully" to the valediction.
R. Dov Ber Tkach (1889-1975), an important Chabad rabbi in Eretz Israel, founded and directed the Bnei Temimim Torah school and Achei Temimim yeshiva in Tel Aviv. Born in Ludmir (Volodymyr), he was one of the first students of the Ludmir yeshiva under the Karlin Chassid R. Chaim Mendel Kostromtzki, and later studied under R. Yoel Shurin in Zviahel and in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. He was later appointed rabbi and mashpia in a Chabad community in Ludmir, where he would deliver lectures. In 1935 he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of the Kontrovitz and Ahavat Tzion synagogues in Tel Aviv. He authored Tarach Amudei Or on the 613 mitzvot (eight parts) as well as other works.
[1] leaf. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds and creases. Stains and light wear.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, Elul 1963. 150th anniversary of the Alter Rebbe's passing.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature.
Sent to R. Dov Ber Tkach, offering wishes for a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually. At the top of the letter the Rebbe added a full line by hand, acknowledging receipt of his letter, the booklets and his book on the mitzvot, and offering his congratulations. At the end of the letter the Rebbe added by hand the word "respectfully" to the valediction.
R. Dov Ber Tkach (1889-1975), an important Chabad rabbi in Eretz Israel, founded and directed the Bnei Temimim Torah school and Achei Temimim yeshiva in Tel Aviv. Born in Ludmir (Volodymyr), he was one of the first students of the Ludmir yeshiva under the Karlin Chassid R. Chaim Mendel Kostromtzki, and later studied under R. Yoel Shurin in Zviahel and in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. He was later appointed rabbi and mashpia in a Chabad community in Ludmir, where he would deliver lectures. In 1935 he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of the Kontrovitz and Ahavat Tzion synagogues in Tel Aviv. He authored Tarach Amudei Or on the 613 mitzvot (eight parts) as well as other works.
[1] leaf. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Browning of paper. Stains and light wear.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, Elul 1964.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature and words added by hand.
Sent to R. Dov Ber Tkach, wishing him a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually. At the end of the letter the Rebbe adds by hand an acknowledgement of receipt of his letter and adds the word "respectfully" to the valediction.
R. Dov Ber Tkach (1889-1975), an important Chabad rabbi in Eretz Israel, founded and directed the Bnei Temimim Torah school and Achei Temimim yeshiva in Tel Aviv. Born in Ludmir (Volodymyr), he was one of the first students of the Ludmir yeshiva under the Karlin Chassid R. Chaim Mendel Kostromtzki, and later studied under R. Yoel Shurin in Zviahel and in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. He was later appointed rabbi and mashpia in a Chabad community in Ludmir, where he would deliver lectures. In 1935 he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of the Kontrovitz and Ahavat Tzion synagogues in Tel Aviv. He authored Tarach Amudei Or on the 613 mitzvot (eight parts) as well as other works.
[1] leaf. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains and light wear. Inscriptions to margins and reverse side of leaf.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
"Public-private" letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 10 Kislev, 1967.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his handwritten signature.
A "public-private" letter (an identical letter sent to several individuals), sent to R. Dov Ber Tkach. Sent on the occasion of 10 Kislev, the Chag HaGeulah of the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, and a few days before 19 Kislev, the Chag HaGeulah of his father the Alter Rebbe.
The Rebbe blesses him to strengthen and increase study of Torah, acts of kindness and mitzvot, and prayer, as illuminated by Chassidic teachings, leading to the redemption.
At the end of the letter the Rebbe acknowledges receipt of the book on the 613 mitzvot and offers his congratulations.
On the margins of the letter are references and sources for topics and ideas cited in the letter.
R. Dov Ber Tkach (1889-1975), an important Chabad rabbi in Eretz Israel, founded and directed the Bnei Temimim Torah school and Achei Temimim yeshiva in Tel Aviv. Born in Ludmir (Volodymyr), he was one of the first students of the Ludmir yeshiva under the Karlin Chassid R. Chaim Mendel Kostromtzki, and later studied under R. Yoel Shurin in Zviahel and in the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Lubavitch. He was later appointed rabbi and mashpia in a Chabad community in Ludmir, where he would deliver lectures. In 1935 he immigrated to Eretz Israel and served as Rabbi of the Kontrovitz and Ahavat Tzion synagogues in Tel Aviv. He authored Tarach Amudei Or on the 613 mitzvot (eight parts) as well as other works.
[1] leaf. 28 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains and light wear. Minor tears to margins and folds.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, second day of Rosh Chodesh Elul, 1970.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature, and with some words added in his handwriting.
Sent to R. Chaim Shalom HaLevi Segal in Jerusalem, in response to his message on his son's engagement. The Rebbe offers blessings for the marriage; at the end of the letter, before his signature, the Rebbe adds a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah blessing for the new year.
In the margins of the letter the Rebbe adds in his handwriting that the pidyon will be read at his father-in-law's gravesite.
R. Chaim Shalom HaLevi Segal (1918-1983), founder and mashpia at the Chabad synagogue Beit Yehudah in the Mazkeret Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem, and lecturer in the Etz Chaim yeshiva.
Aerogram. Approx. 30 cm. Good-fair condition. Folds. Stains and wear. Small holes.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.