Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Letter of the Minchat Elazar – Munkacs, 1936 – Blessings for Recovery
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Letter on postcard (more than 4 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro, the Minchat Elazar. [Munkacs, 1936].
Sent to the philanthropist R. Eliezer Bollag of Baden. The letter is very concise, written with many acronyms, and signed by the Rebbe.
On the verso of the postcard, there is a letter from the Rebbe's attendant, R. Chaim Dov Greenfeld, writing on behalf of the rebbe. He writes that the Rebbe is praying for the recovery of the person in question, and relays the Rebbe's blessings for a complete and speedy recovery.
Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro, Rabbi of Munkacs (1872-1937) was a leading Torah scholar, halachic and Chassidic authority, and kabbalist in his generation. Author of Minchat Elazar and many other Torah works.
Postcard. 10X15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Postage stamps and postmarks.
Letters – Chassidut
Letters – Chassidut