Auction No. 114
Golden coins, Seforim, Chabad, Eretz Yisrael and Zionism, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Holocaust and refugees.
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Two Chabad books, first editions, important authors.
* Channah Ariel, first volume. Two parts with separate title pages: Bereishit, Shemot. Authored by the gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac HaLevi Epstein - "Rabbi Isaac of Hommel" who was among the most prominent Chabad Lubavitch Chassidim of his generation. He refused a request from the Chassidim to be crowned as an Admor. First edition. Berdichov, 1912.
* Boneh Yerushalayim, "Short essays ... copied from a manuscript attributed ... to the Admor ... Shneur Zalman of Liadi." Only edition. Jerusalem, 1926.
Overall fine condition.
The collection includes important anthologies, some of which are rare. They are comprised of articles and letters by three heads of Chabad, the Admors: the RaSha"B, the RaYYa"Tz, and the RM"M.
* Yoman Rishmi Bikurei K"K Admo"r Shlit"a MiLubavitch B'Eretz Yisrael by Rabbi Shimon Gelitzstein, secretary of the Torat Emet General Yeshivah and Talmud Torah in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1929.
* [4] booklets, Ma'amarim by the Rebbe, the RaYYa"Tz of Lubavitch. Riga, 1929-1936.
* Sichah by the Rebbe, the RaYYa"Tz of Lubavitch (on Simchat Torah, on his first visit to the United States). Brooklyn, 1930. Yiddish.
* [16] anthologies - stencil. Letters and articles. Brooklyn, 1942-1944.
* [12] anthologies: Lubavitch - Bimah Bishvil ANa"Sh V'HaTemimim. Brooklyn, 1944-1946. Yiddish.
* Arba'a Kol HaKoreh by the Rebbe, the RaYYa"Tz of Lubavitch. One-time publication. Jerusalem (1944?).
* Sichah by the Rebbe, the RM"M of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, 1941. Yiddish.
Overall moderate condition.
Three compilations published during the lifetime of the Admo"r Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch.
* Drushim Lilmod B'Rabbim BiYmei Chag HaGeulah ... MK"K Admo"r Shlit"a [Ztz"l] MiLubavitch. Trio Press, New York, 1930.
* Piskei HaSiddur, Kollel Kol Piskei Siddur HaTefillah shel HaAdmor HaZaken by the gaon Rabbi Chaim Na'eh (known for his measurements). Zuckerman Press, Jerusalem, 1937.
* Arba'ah Kol Korei MeHaAdmo"r Shlit"a [Ztz"l] MiLubavitch on topics of redemption and the messiah. Yiddish with Hebrew translation. One-time publication. Salomon Press, Jerusalem, [c. 1942].
Overall fine condition.
6 banknotes distributed by the Rebbe at the traditional distribution which took place on Sundays at 770.
Written on the banknotes: "א ברכה פאר די פרוי זאל זין בשורות טובות" ["A blessing for the wife, that there should be good tidings"], and some have "מסופק אם אמר ברכה והצלחה" ["Uncertain if he said 'Blessing and Success'"] and another, "אריכות ימים ושנים" ["Length of days and years"].
Very fine condition.
6 banknotes distributed by the Rebbe at the traditional distribution which took place on Sundays at 770.
Two banknotes are inscribed: "בעת שנתן בידו הק' המאמר ברוך שעשה נסים" ["When he gave him the article 'Baruch She'Assah Nissim'"], and on two others: "נתן לי בידו הק' שתי דולר אחר שיחת קדשו לפני קבלת קוויטלאך" ["He gave me two dollars after his holy discourse before receiving kvittlach"].
Fine condition.
* Likutei Torah Torat Shmuel by the Rabbi MaHaRa"Sh of Lubavitch. New York, 1945.
* Folder of the monthly periodical 'שמועסן מיט קינדער און יוגנד' ['Discourses for Children and Youth']. New York, 1945-1946.
* Likutei Biurim. Photocopied print of the first edition (Warsaw edition, 1868). HaMakor Press, Jerusalem, 1974.
* Netiv L' Tanya by Professor Moshe Chalamish. Tel Aviv University, 1987.
Overall fine condition.
6 banknotes distributed by the Rebbe at the traditional distribution which took place on Sundays at 770.
The banknotes were given in 1991. Some have various blessings written on them:"בשורות טובות" ["Good tidings"], "ברכה והצלחה" ["Blessing and success"], "זרע של קיימא" ["Viable offspring"].
Overall fine condition.
6 banknotes distributed by the Rebbe at the traditional distribution which took place on Sundays at 770.
The banknotes were distributed Tishrei-Kislev 1991. "ברכה והצלחה אמרתי לו שאשתי כבר בחודש התשיעי" "Blessing and success, I told him that my wife is already in her ninth month," "Blessing and success."






1. Hebrew letter from the days of selichot, 1971, by the Rebbe to Dr. Homah of London. In the letter, the Rebbe greets him with a blessing for a good inscription and sealing for the New Year and additional greetings for the upcoming New Year. Hand-signed by the Rebbe.
[1] leaf, typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery and hand-signed by pen in blue ink.
21.5 cm.
Very fine condition, 2 crosswise folds.
2. English/Hebrew letter from Elul 1975 to Dr. Homah by the Rebbe, in which the Rebbe writes that based on 'the presumption that an emissary performs his tasks' he has received the material (apparently a book he authored) which Dr. Homah had sent him connected to his community activities. In addition, he thanks Dr. Homah for allowing him to copy the document (not detailed precisely) which he had sent him.
Later, the Rebbe discusses with him a subject they had previously mentioned and which he wanted to examine and also mentions the "unfortunate 'Who is a Jew?' law" which caused uproar in the State at the time, and he writes firmly against it.
(Regarding the controversial 'Who is a Jew?" law which was heatedly debated throughout the Jewish world at the time, the Rebbe's position was that the Chaba"d Shluchim be involved only in their shlichut activity, and not become involved in the disputes regarding this issue. In order to clarify his position, several years later in 1989, the Rebbe gave an internal speech to his shluchim saying that "each and every Jew is an emissary of G-d "to build Him a home in this world," and thereby there are some who by personal providence were chosen to be individual shluchim in the general shlichut ... and there are some for whom this is their major occupation ..."
"And given that 'the presumption [is] that an emissary performs his tasks,' surely each one of them is doing his best to perform his task properly, and since he was chosen to be a shaliach, he certainly has the talents required for it ..."
[1] leaf, typewritten on copy paper of the Rebbe's official stationery and hand-signed by pen in blue ink, 2 handwritten typing corrections.
28 cm.
Very fine condition, 2 crosswise folds, the upper left corner is slightly folded.
3. Letter from Tishrei 1975 by Dr. Homah to the Rebbe, in which he thanks him for his blessings in his letter from Elul 1975 and in which he writes that he agrees with everything the Rebbe had written in the previous letter. He also writes that he is considering resigning from the body of the council (possibly of the British Chief Rabbinate) since there is fear they might support acts that contradict halachah (apparently regarding the 'Who is a Jew?' controversy) and he does not want to take part in such a thing. Later, Dr. Homah writes additional details about the struggle to maintain Jewish ritual slaughter in England and asks the Rebbe to update him about the developments.
[1] leaf, typewritten on copy paper of the Rebbe's official stationery and hand-signed by pen in blue ink, 3 handwritten typing corrections.
35 cm.
Very fine condition, 3 crosswise folds.
4. Letter from MarCheshvan 1975 by the Rebbe to Dr. Homah, in which the Rebbe writes that the most important thing is that the bottom line is that the Dr. agrees with him that it is preferable to influence from the inside without giving an official stamp to acts that contradict halachah. The Rebbe writes that he received the material that was sent to him by the doctor and it was brought to his attention apparently by one of his 'British Lubavitchers.' In any event, the Rebbe writes, you are the one in the field who sees things up close and all that remains is to repeat what has been said in the second letter, that more can be achieved when influencing from the inside, from within the community, than from the outside.
[1] leaf, typewritten on copy paper of the Rebbe's official stationery and hand-signed by pen in blue ink.
28 cm.
Very fine condition, 2 crosswise folds, the upper left corner is slightly folded.
5. Letter by Dr. Homah from Kislev 1975 to the Rebbe, in which he writes that the material that the Rebbe had received was not sent by him but apparently by his 'British Lubavitchers.' Later he writes that the person who had sent the material that the Rebbe had received 'in his name' apparently did so to make the Rebbe pressure him to change his position on the matter.
[1] leaf, typewritten on both its sides and hand-signed by pen in blue ink.
22 cm.
Very fine condition, 2 crosswise folds.
Huge collection of the Chabad monthly HaKriyah V'HaKedushah with dozens of predictions in abbreviations of the Rebbe the RaYYa"Tz which were completely realized. There are also hidden hints not (yet) revealed. There are those who refer to them as (though vastly different) "The Chassidic Nostradamus."
As in many matters in this monthly periodical, where there is more hidden than revealed, the figure of the editor was also shrouded in mystery for many years. Rumors held that from when HaKriyah V'HaKedushah first appeared, without the editor identified, someone noticed that an unfamiliar person would arrive at 770 on a monthly basis, go directly into the Rebbe's office, sit there a while, and leave as he came, without saying a word to passers-by. A few days after these mysterious visits, HaKriyah V'HaKedushah would come out. It was only years later that the editor's identity was revealed as Aharon H. HaLevi Hirsch, who was the editor of Dos Yiddische Licht, who changed his name to Aharon H. Levitt. He was not a Chassid of Chaba"d; apparently the Rebbe preferred a first-rate professional despite his not being a Chaba"d Chassid. Who the other writers were remains shrouded in mystery to this day, although there are many theories.
The journal included many important columns, but the most interesting were the ones with predictions, hints, and hidden matters. Some have still not been revealed, even today, 80 years later.
The first column is called "Otiyot Porchot" ["Flowering Letters"] and the editor writes: "The writer says: all "Otiyot Porchot" segments are written in insoluble riddles, only when the key is revealed, and we hope it will be revealed soon, the lock will open, and good things will be seen in each segment ..."
The second column is "Shurot Hafuchot" ["Backward Lines"] with a meaningless string of letters each of which is the first letter of words revealing future world events.
A typical riddle, from issue 41 (included in this collection) is as follows: "ואפזאבאאסאדגפזאוזאוזאעפהיאדדנאפעפדוזדכינבוגבאדודהאאאסאמזא"
The Tammuz issue (also included in this collection) contains the solution by revealing the abbreviation to be words in Yiddish foretelling the Allies' invasion of Europe, including the precise date! (The prophesy was published three months before the invasion.) Needless to say, the invasion was a military secret until immediately before the attack. The prophesies accurately predicted the conclusion of WII, American elections, and more. (Refer to Shofaro shel Mashich, New York, 2016, and a fascinating article by Binyamin Chinkis in Hamodia the same year.)
Huge collection containing almost all issues of the monthly and also doubles of issues (approximately 50-80 issues, some of which are dismantled). Yiddish. Overall moderate-fine condition.
Collection comprised of important compilations, some of which are rare. They represent the viewpoint of Chabad Chassidut during one of the most fascinating periods in the world in general and in Chabad Chassidut in particular.
An approximately 20-year period (1930-1953) which includes world-wide and Chassidic historic events: WWII, the Soviet Iron Curtain, the transition of the center of Chabad Chassidut out of Europe and the establishment of its center in the United States, and the shift of Admors from Rabbi the RaYYa"Tz to his son-in-law Rabbi Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch.
* [9] Likkutei Devarim compilations by the Rebbe the RaYYa"Tz of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1930-1935. Rare.
* [18] Maamarim compilations by the Rebbe the RaYYa"Tz of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1933-1939.
* [4] HaTamim anthologies, edited by Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov. Warsaw, 1936-1938. Rare.
* [2] Lubavitch - Bimah bishvil Ana"sh V'HaTemimim anthologies. Brooklyn, 1944. Yiddish.
* [1] Sichot compilation by the Rebbe the RaYYa"Tz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, 1943. Yiddish.
* [1] De Reid compilation by the Rebbe the RM"M of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, 1953. Yiddish.
Moderate-fine condition.
Interesting historical letter, on both sides of a sheet of official stationery. Part of the letter is typewritten and part is handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yechezkel Feigin, personal secretary of the Admo"r the RaYY"Tz of Lubavitch and the manager of the underground network of the Tomchei Temimim yeshivahs in the USSR. The letter was written in Riga, Latvia, on the first of Tevet 1932 and is addressed to Rabbi Chanoch Hendel Havlin, the Admo"r the RaYY"Tz's representative in the Land of Israel, acting on behalf of the Jews of Russia and the manager of the Torat Emet yeshivah in Jerusalem.
The letter begins with a description of the medical condition of the Admo"r the RaYY"Tz and the medical steps taken to treat him. Rabbi Feigin continues, describing the desperate situation of the Jews of Russia and its influence on the Admo"r's health. Later, Rabbi Feigin writes instructions of behalf of the Admo"r. Handwritten on the margins of the letter, there is an interesting addition on behalf of the Admo"r about letters from the Admo"r Rabbi Avraham Kalisker, which, rumor has it, are being held by a Melamed of the 'Chayei Olam' Talmud Torah, and the Admo"r the RaYY"Tz requests that it be checked whether the rumor is true.
[2] pages. 28 cm.
Fine condition. Fold marks. Tears without loss.