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Kovetz 22 Shevat and Five-Dollar Bill Received from the Lubavitcher Rebbe – On the Yahrzeit of His Wife Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka

Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
Kovetz 22 Shevat, along with a five-dollar bill for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Kehot: Brooklyn, New York, 1992. "Fourth yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka".

On the eve of 22nd Shevat 1992, in honor of the fourth yahrzeit of his wife Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, after the evening prayers, the Rebbe distributed a special booklet named Kovetz 22 Shevat, which contained discourses and letters on the virtue of Jewish women and girls. Each booklet was nylon-wrapped and presented together with a piece of Lekach cake and a five-dollar bill (the Hebrew word for five, ChaMeSh, is an acronym for the Rebbetzin's name – Chaya Mushka Schneerson).
The present booklet is in the original nylon wrapper, with the five-dollar bill received from the Rebbe. Inscription on margins of five-dollar bill: "From the hand of the Rebbe".

64 pages. Approx. 23 cm. Booklet and dollar bill in good condition. Stains and wear to dollar bill.