Winner's Unlimited - No. 099
Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Maps, Periodicals, Postcards, banknotes, Eretz Israel and Zionism
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Likutei Tefillot by Rabbi Nosson of Bresov, Jerusalem 1968. The endpaper bears a four-lined inscription and signature of the "Ba'al HaPetek," Rabbi Yisrael Dov Odesser
Rabbi Yisrael Dov (Ber) Odesser [1886-1996], was born in Safed to a family of Karlin chassidim. He was a disciple of Rabbi Yisrael Kardoner and other senior Breslov rabbis. At the end of his life, he became famous for the mysterious letter on a note with the text: נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן. He was then called by his chassidim, "Baal HaPetek" [the man of the note].
Spine is partially detached.
Fine condition.
Madregat Ha'adam, articles by Rabbi Yosef Yozel Horowitz of Novardok, Jerusalem 1976. The endpaper bears a signed inscription by R' Yankele Galinsky, who gifted this book to his grandson at his bar mitzvah. "You became strong and became a man with powerful ambitions to grow in Torah and yirah..."
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Galinsky [1921-2014] was the Rosh Yeshiva of Novardok-Chadera and a proponent of the mussar movement. He was close to the Chazon Ish and Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky.
Very fine condition.
Mishnah Berurah. Piotrkow, 1901. Orech Chaim, section three. First edition.
The word "mugah" [proofread] appears in pencil on the page before the title, written by the Chofetz Chaim himself. The author checked all the printed books and noted מוגה on every book without printing errors.
Back binding is detached.
Fine condition.
Teshuvot Mahari"a with the stamp of Rabbi Shmuel Zalman Margareten. Leaf 38 bears a lengthy gloss, possibly in his hand.
Rabbi Shmuel Zalman Weinberger [1863-1934] was a prominent Hungarian rabbi of his time. He was the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Ahron Zvi Weinberger. After his father's death, he took over his position as rabbi in Margareten, and was a prominent rabbi in the country. He served in the rabbinate for over 40 years. He followed many chassidic customs, though he was a disciple of the Pressburg Yeshiva. He was close to the Admors of Shinov, Belz, Vishnitz and Satmar.
This copy is missing its title page, not bound, tears to the first leaves. Moderate condition.
Shomer Emunim by the Rebbe Rabbi Aharon Roth, to fortify the hearts to have faith, parts 1-2, with the booklet Ahavat HaBoreh and Ani Ma'amin, and songs of cleaving to G-d and happiness, Jerusalem, 1942. First edition which was printed anonymously, handwritten glosses.
Three title pages. Among the book's leaves are a number of glosses [mainly corrections of errors] in the author's handwriting, on the last page is the word 'Mugeh [proofread]' in his handwriting.
The Rebbe Rabbi Aharon Roth (1904-1947). He studied in the yeshiva of Rabbi Yeshaya Zilberstein in Vac. He was a student of the Rebbe Rabbi Zvi Elimelech of Blazowa and the Rebbe Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belz. He founded a society for the service of G-d with self-sacrifice in Budapest and Satmar, which he called "Shomer Emunim". In 1925 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established a society of chassidim and students for the service of G-d in the approach of Chassidut. This holy society exists to this very day, in the chassidic sects of "Toldot Aharon", "Shomer Emunim", "Toldot Avraham Yitzchak", "Mevakshei Emunah" and others.
[1], 7, [1], 10-37, 125, 10, [8], 55, 34, [1], 43, [4] leaves.
Original cardboard binding, illustrated with gilding. Detached cardboard binding.
Owner notation on endpaper in the hand of Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Grodzensky along with his stamp. The leaves of the book bear dozens of scholarly glosses in his hand.
Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Grodzensky [1857-1947] was the Rabbi of Omaha and author of Likutei Zvi on the Shulchan Aruch and Mikveh Yisrael on the laws of mikvaot.
Tears to the spine, brittle paper.
Moderate-fine condition.