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Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov – Sivan, 1985 – Blessings for an Easy Birth and Satisfaction, Handwritten by the Rebbe
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Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, "Thursday Shlach" [24th Sivan] 1985.
Scribal writing, with several words handwritten and signed by the Rebbe.
Addressed to his relative R. Elazar Menachem Shapiro who had sent a kvittel and pidyon. The Rebbe blesses him with perfect health, success and divine assistance in all his affairs, and he blesses his wife with an easy pregnancy and to raise their son easily and with satisfaction.
In the conclusion, the Rebbe added about three lines in his own handwriting including blessings for his wife and satisfaction from their children, concluding with his signature.
Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov. Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.
[1] leaf. Official stationery. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Light stains, folding marks and filing holes.
Letters – Chassidut
Letters – Chassidut