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$4,600
LOT 52:
The most precious find! Many glosses in the handwriting of the Chofetz Chaim on Likutei Halachot. Likutei Halachot, Warsaw, with handwritten glosses by the great teacher and rabbi, the Chafetz Chaim. The Chafetz Chaim was the greatest sage of the last few generations, the rabbi of the entire ...
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$2,200
LOT 53:
Unique and important letter from the author of Birkat Shmuel, Rabbi Baruch Ber Labovitz. Letter to the director of the committee of yeshivot, Rabbi Yosef Schwab, asking for support and assistance for his yeshiva. At the beginning of the letter he writes, “May you be blessed with every blessing ...
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$220
LOT 54:
Signature of the chief rabbi of Eretz Yisrael, Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, on a marriage certificate. Signature of the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld as the officiating rabbi. The names of the witnesses and the first and last names of the bride and groom are likely also in the handwriting ...
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LOT 55:
Unique collection! Letters from great rabbis, sent to the Rosh Yeshiva of Telz, Rabbi Eliezer Gordon. Most of the letters were sent to the Gaon Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Telz, and to his family, during the years 1909-1910. Some of the letters are from rabbis and Tor ...
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LOT 56:
Handwritten, signed letter from Rabbi David Zvi Hoffman. A halachic response on the laws of Hekdesh BeMachshava. 9 X 14 cm. 22 lines. General condition: Very fine. The Gaon Rabbi David Zvi Hoffman (1844-1922) was one of the outstanding leaders of Ashkenazi Jewry in the past few generations. ...
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LOT 57:
Dan Yadin and its commentary, Sefer Karnayim, are considered marvelous and profound compositions. This book is from the second edition, in which the printer excerpted from the book by Rabbi Menachem Azaria of Fano, and a collection of the teachings of Rabbi Shimshon of Ostropol. On the title ...
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$800
LOT 58:
. Handwritten novellae by the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Finkel, the son of the Saba of Slobodka. Torah novellae by the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Finkel, one of the heads of Yeshivat Knesset Yisrael in Slobodka and Hebron. Son of the Saba of Slobodka, Rabbi Natan Tzvi Finkel, and son-in-law of the Rosh Yeshiva ...
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LOT 59:
Rare and chilling letter from Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, foretelling the Holocaust. A halachic ruling on the question of whether a man should allow his wife to go to Liepzig to see a doctor. “Now is not the time to be going to Leipzig.” Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940), rabbi of Vilna ...
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LOT 60:
Rare letters! From the greatest yeshiva in Bnei Brak, from the rabbi of Ponevezh, regarding the establishment of his tremendous endeavors. Bnei Brak, 1949. The Gaon Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman (1886-1969) was the well-known rabbi of Ponevezh, who reestablished the world of Torah – Ponevezh ...
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LOT 61:
Important letter from the author of Kehilot Yaakov. Letter from 1971, with a halachic ruling and explanation of the importance of praying with a minyan and the importance of studying Torah regularly, and not to miss study sessions, even if to go to pray at the grave of a tzaddik. The Gaon Rabbi ...
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$1,900
LOT 62:
Letter of comments and novellae by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, 4 pages. The renowned Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1995), the son of Chaim Leib Auerbach, who headed the yeshiva for kabbalists and Yeshivat Kol Torah in Jerusalem, and was one of the great poskim of his generation.
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LOT 63:
Letter from Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetzky. Letter expressing support for the fundraising efforts of the Gaon Rabbi Shechter in Monsey. “Because the matter that the revered Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Shechter is promoting is a very lofty matter, as it was recommended by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievzky ...
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$400
LOT 64:
Novellae by the renowned Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky. Two pages, on letterhead stationery. The Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky [1913-1979] was a tremendous talmid chacham and one of the greatest Torah educators of the previous generation.
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$450
LOT 65:
Handwritten letter of congratulations from Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, for a siyyum Shas. “It is my fervent prayer that this event will lead to the magnification and sanctification of His great name, ” a congratulatory letter in honor of a siyyum Shas, in the unique style and handwriting of the ...
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LOT 66:
Special manuscript! Interesting handwritten responsa by Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky shlit"a. Eight short and interesting responsa that include halachic novellae, in the holy handwriting of the great Torah sage Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky shlit"a.
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$6,500
LOT 67:
Segula for protection and success! Two handwritten pages from the author of Heichal HaBracha, the Komarno Rebbe. Two leaves from the commentary on the Mishna by the Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Yehuda Yechiel Safrin, in his holy handwriting. Rabbi Safrin of Komarno, author of Heichal HaBracha, a ...
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$2,600
LOT 68:
Bnei Issachar, with a dedication and handwritten note and signature of the author of Arugat HaBosem. Bnei Issachar printed in Munkatch. With a signed, handwritten dedication and note by the holy Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, head of the Beit Din of Huszt, author of Arugat HaBosem. The author of Arugat ...
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LOT 69:
From the desk of the Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Paneth, the Admo"r of Dej and author of Ma’agalei Tzedek. Three items from the Admo"r Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Dej 1) Two handwritten leaves filled with chiddushim. The first leaf has writing on both sides (44 lines on one side; 14 on the ...
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LOT 70:
Rosh Yosef on tractate Chulin. By Rabbi Yosef Te’omim, author of Pri Megadim. Józefów, 1882. With the signature of the Admo"r of Spinka, author of Imrei Yosef . The signatures at the beginning of this book include Yosef Meir Weiss son of Shmuel Zvi of Mukacheve and three other stamps and ...
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$4,000
LOT 71:
Segula for protection – handwritten notes by the Admor Rabbi Yaakov of Radzymin. Two handwritten pages by the holy Admor of Radzymin, which are known as a special segula for protection.Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh of Radzymin (1792-1877) was one of the fathers of Chassidism in Poland. In his youth he ...
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$3,400
LOT 72:
Precious and holy! The book by Rabbi Aharon Moshe MiGeza Zvi, founder of the Chassidic community in Jerusalem and the Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Manzon, the grandson of the Tiferet Yisrael, Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin, with many glosses. Prestigious ownership copy! Tapuchei Zahav and Tomer Devorah, with ...
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LOT 73:
Torat Avot, the personal copy of the Gaon Rabbi Shalom Halberstam of Stropkov. Torat Avot, Pietrkov, 1928 Personal copy of the holy Rabbi Shalom Halberstam, son of the Admor of Shinova. The flyleaf has handwritten notations that the book belongs to the holy Rabbi Shalom of Stropkov. From ...
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$950
LOT 74:
A precious find! Signature of Rabbi Yechiel Heschel of Krilovitz-Apta, son-in-law of Rabbi Yehoshua of Belz and father-in-law of the Divrei Chaim. Midrash Rabba on the Torah, Dvarim with the Matanot Kehuna and Aseifat Amarim commentaries, Warsaw, 1877. With the stamp and signature of the Admor ...
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$2,400
LOT 75:
Sefer Ha’itur, Lemberg, 1859. Two parts. Signature in the holy handwriting of Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, Rabbi of Șimleu. On the title page is the signature: “Hashem has bestowed me with this precious book, Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich, Av Beis Din Șimleu.” On some of the pages are notations in the ...
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$360
LOT 76:
Sha'arei HaKedusha. Rare copy! Owned by Rabbi Shlomo Friedman of Sadigura. Sha'arei HaKedusha, by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Zolkova, 1763. Title page has a signature with the symbol of an eagle: "Shlomo Friedman, " apparently the stamp of Rabbi Shlomo, the son of the Admor, Rabbi Avraham Yaakov, the ...
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$420
LOT 77:
Book owned by the Admor Rabbi Israel of Husiatyn. Tzion Lidrosh, first edition, Krotoszyn, 1858. Copy owned by the holy Admor Rabbi Israel of Husiatyn. Ownership stamp on the first page. “The library of Israel Friedman of Husiatyn.” The Admor Rabbi Israel Friedman of Husiatyn (1858-1948), the ...
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$1,400
LOT 78:
A Letter in the Holy Handwriting of the Imrei Emmes of Ger zy"a . The letter is directed to his relative, the chassid R' Meir Yoskowitz, z"l, and it includes the Rebbe's wishes of Mazal Tov in honor of the birth of his son, along with a reminder that he send 2,500 silver rubles that was ...
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LOT 79:
Letter from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Alter, the son of the Sfat Emet. Handwritten and signed letter by the Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Alter, the youngest son of the Admor of Gur, author of Sfat Emet. In 1934 he became a rabbi in Kalisz. Rabbi Alter was known for his sharp intellect and pleasant ...
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$900
LOT 80:
Blessing for Pesach, in the handwriting and with the signature of the Beit Yisrael of Gur, on a Pesach Haggadah. The Admor Rabbi Israel Alter (1895-1977) was one of the greatest leaders of haredi Jewry and a founder of the world of Torah and Chassidut after the Holocaust. He was renowned for ...
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$1,600
LOT 81:
"May you be the bearer of good news" blessing in the handwriting of the Imrei Emet of Gur. Unique handwritten letter by the Imrei Emet, in which he blesses the asker that he merit to be the bearer of good news. The Admor Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter (1866-1948) was third Gerer rebbe. He was a ...
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LOT 82:
Special letter from Rabbi Shimon Goldwasser. The Gaon Rabbi Shimon Goldwasser was a renowned Hungarian rabbi.
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LOT 83:
Letter and invitation to a wedding, from Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Katina, one of the great rabbis of Hungary. Invitation to the wedding of his sister, with a letter requesting help for the wedding, from the holy Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Katina, the Av Beit Din of Nir-Bagad.
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$250
LOT 84:
Rare! Handwritten and signed letter from Rabbi David Teitelbaum of Ecsed, grandson of the Yitav Lev of Sighet. Handwritten and signed letter requesting support for a group of Torah scholars, from the pious Rabbi David Teitelbaum. The holy Gaon Rabbi David Teitelbaum, the eldest grandson of the ...
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$1,200
LOT 85:
Rare and exceptional! Handwritten letter from the Admor Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Stropkov, author of Divrei Menachem, Brooklyn, NY, 1951. "My soul yearns to come to the Holy Land, but I heard tell that there is a hunger there now. May Hashem Yisbarach have mercy on them."
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LOT 86:
Wellsprings of Torah. A letter from the valley of death. A historic and spine-chilling document. A letter sent by Rabbi Alexander Zusia Friedman from the Warsaw ghetto, thanking the addressee for the aid packages sent to the ghetto residents. He describes in brief the shortages and asks for ...
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LOT 87:
Handwritten letter from the Admor of Machnovka. “May the Shechina rest on his handiwork, ” signed by the Admor of Machnovka. Rare. Signed letter handwritten by the Admor’s gabbai, on the letterhead stationery of the Admor Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky of Machnovka (1895-1988). Bnei ...
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LOT 88:
Rare! An application for support from the Relief Committee for Rabbis, handwritten and signed by the Admor R. Yehuda Leib Ashlag. . An application form for financial support from the Relief Committee for Refugee Rabbis (From Russia and other countries). The application, which includes valuable ...
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$600
LOT 89:
Letter from the Admor of Vizhnitz, the Imrei Chaim. Letter of blessings for a wedding, sent to Rabbi Yosef Adler, the Av Beit Din of Turda, Bnei Brak, summer 1953. The Admor Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim (1888-1972), the son and successor of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. He ...
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$3,400
LOT 90:
Segula for blessing! Chumash Mikraot Gedolot. Personal copy of the Ribnitzer Rebbe. Chumash Vayikra, one of a set of five, Jerusalem, 1972. Inside is a handwritten notation by his personal assistant, Rabbi Adler, that this volume was used by the rebbe every Friday to review the parasha twice in ...
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LOT 91:
Handwritten glosses in Kabbala by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Kahn, the Admor of Toldot Avraham Yitzchok (Toldot Aharon). Very rare! Glosses in the holy handwriting of the Admor of Toldot Aharon, with testimony in the handwriting of his grandson, the Admor Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok HaCohen Kahn, founder ...
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$1,100
LOT 92:
Three Pesach Haggadot owned by Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund Haggada with Be'er Chaim Mordechai commentary. Size: 17 X 24 cm. 375 pp. Haggada Leil Shimurim. Size: 17 X 24 cm. 167 pp. Haggada Beit Yisrael. Size: 17 X 24 cm. 176 pp.
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300
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$500
LOT 93:
Invitation to the wedding of Rabbi Israel Hager of Vizhnitz, 1963, with handwritten notations of his lineage . Invitation to the wedding of the Admor of Vizhnitz, with handwritten notations of the lofty lineage of his family, that branched out into all the families of the admorim of Skvira ...
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LOT 94:
Pesach Haggada, Libya, 1943. Non-traditional Haggada, printed on bluish paper of the Italian governor of Libya!. Pesach Haggada, Bengazi (Libya), 1943. This illustrated, non-traditional Haggada was produced from a stencil. Printed on the backs of bluish telegram paper of the Italian governor ...
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LOT 95:
Rare Samaritan manuscript. Height: 17.5 cm Width: 11 cm 8 pages
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$1,100
LOT 96:
Holy items! Candlesticks used by the Baba Chaki. Bronze Shabbat candlesticks. Ornate decorations. Used for many years by Rabbi Yitzchak Abuchatzera, the Baba Chaki. The Kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Abuchatzera (1895-1970) was the chief rabbi of Ramle and Lod, and was renowned as a wonder worker by ...
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$1,100
LOT 97:
Tzedaka box of Sidna Baba Sali. Tzedaka box used by Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeira, Sidna Baba Sali. Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeira (1890-1984) was born in Morocco, the scion of the Abuchatzeira family whose sons were rabbis and wonder workers in Morocco for many years. Great kabbalist, tzaddik and ...
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$1,200
LOT 98:
Knife used by the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn. Knife that came from the Rebbe's house and was used by the Rebbe and the Rabbanit. Engraved with the Rabbanit's initials, M.S. (Mushka Schneersohn)
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$1,200
LOT 99:
Special fork used in the home of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Fork that came from the Rebbe's house and was used by the Rebbe and the Rabbanit. Engraved with the Rabbanit's initials, M.S. (Mushka Schneersohn)
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