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

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Kovetz 22nd 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 22nd 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 placed in the original nylon wrapper, with the five-dollar bill received from the Rebbe. Inscription at the top of the title page and margins of five-dollar bill: "From the hand of the Rebbe".


64 pages. Approx. 23 cm. The booklet and dollar bill are in good condition. Tears and light wear to original nylon wrapper.

PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.

Chabad – Letters and Chalukkot Pamphlets from the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Chabad – Letters and Chalukkot Pamphlets from the Lubavitcher Rebbe