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LOT 202:
Rare Chassidic Prayers! Tzror HaChaim from the Baal Shem Tov & the Holy Rebbis of Premishlan, Belz, and Apta. First Edition, Lvov 1894. . Tzror HaChaim, a Psalms order arranged according to the teachings of Rebbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, recited at the graves of righteous people, also including ...
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LOT 203:
Rare Chassidut & Segula Sefer: Mishneh LaMelech, Przemyśl 1902. First Edition. . Sefer Mishneh LaMelech, by the Holy Rebbe Elazar Weissblum of Rzeszów. First Edition, Przemyśl, 1902. Very Rare! Chassidim consider this to be a Segulah Sefer. [3], 114 Leaves. 21.8 cm.
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LOT 204:
Chovas Hatalmidim, By Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira of Piaseczno – First Edition, Warsaw, 1932. . 1. 'Chovas Hatalmidim' is a classic work of morals and character refinement in 13 chapters, addressed to Jewish youth. A popular work that has been reprinted in dozens of editions, and is ...
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LOT 205:
Collection of Kabbah Seforim, 1699-1867. . 1. Sefer Shem Shmuel – Kabbalistic Sermons on the Weekly Torah Portions, Revealing Mysteries and Explanations of Torah, by the renowned Kabbalist Rabbi Shmuel ben Moshe, Chief Rabbi of Sislovitch. First Edition. Frankfurt an der Oder, 1699, by ...
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LOT 206:
Very Rare Kabbalah Sefer! Tov Ta'am, first edition, Shklov, 1796. . An extraordinary sefer on the cantillation marks (Ta'amei HaMikra) according to hints and Kabbalistic teachings, by Rabbi Menachem Nachum HaLevi of Dribin. At the beginning, there is an endorsement from Rabbi Chanoch Henich ...
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LOT 207:
Shaar Gan Eden – Korets, 1803 – First Edition. Approbations by the Chassidic masters. . Shaar Gan Eden, foundations of kabbalah, by Rabbi Yaakov Koppel Lipshitz of Mezeritch. Korets: Avraham son of Yitzchak Eizik and Eliyahu son of Yaakov [HaLevi], [1803]. First edition. With an approbation by ...
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LOT 208:
Wedding Blessings with Kaballistic Intentions Handwritten by the Mekubal Rabbi Yedidya Raphael Abulafia (the YareH). Beautiful Manuscript. Jerusalem, the 19th Century. . Manuscript of the Birchat Chasanim- Wedding Blessings. Handwritten by the Mekubal Rabbi Yedidya Raphael Abulafia - the Rav ...
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LOT 209:
Set of the Holy Zohar, Amsterdam 1805 - Set of Tikkunei Zohar, Belgrade 1851 . 1. Complete Set of the Zohar on the Torah Amsterdam, 1805. Printed by Yohanan Levi Rofa and his son Yohanan. This edition is an important one for its accuracy, as indicated by the introductory text on the title ...
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LOT 210:
Shefa Tal – Bilozirka, 1807 –Many kabbalistic illustrations. . Sefer Shefa Tal. Kabbalah by Rabbi Shabtai Sheftil Horowitz. Bilozirka, 1807. Contains many kabbalistic illustrations Approbation of Rabbi Aryeh Yehuda Leib Segal, from Zabariz and from Wallitshk, that says: travelling to the ...
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LOT 211:
Segulah Sefer. Yesod Yitzchak. Including the Learning Order for ''Vach Nacht." First Edition. Zolkiew, 1810. . Segulah Sefer with the "Vach Nacht" Learning Order! Yesod Yitzchak on matters of circumcision, following Kabbalistic and Hasidic teachings, along with the learning order for the night ...
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LOT 212:
Fundamental Kabbalistic Work. Divrei Shalom by the Rashash’s Grandson. Jerusalem 1843–Dedication by the Publisher Rabbi Chaim Avraham Gagin. . Sefer Divrei Shalom, a commentary on Etz Chaim and Shemonah She'arim, along with homilies, authored by Rabbi Raphael Avraham Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi ...
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LOT 213:
Tremendous Ilan ha-Kadosh, Kabbalistic Scroll on paper- Written for the Holy Rebbe Moshe Hager of Radevits. 1865. . An exquisite 'Ilan of the Ariza''l' of the type historically attributed to the great 17th-century Kabbalist Rabbi Meir Poppers. Manuscript on paper. Written for the Holy Rebbe ...
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LOT 214:
Tremendous Ilan ha-Kadosh, Kabbalistic Scroll on Parchment, North Africa, ca. 1900. 11 ft long! . An exquisite Ilan Ha-Gadol of the type historically attributed to the great 17th-century Kabbalist Rabbi Meir Poppers. Ink on parchment, 15.4 x 335 cm. Hand-written on 5 membranes. The Ilan ...
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LOT 215:
The Siddur of the Rashash – Powerful Amulet for Protection. First Edition, Jerusalem 1911-1912. Copy of the Esteemed Kabbalist Rabbi Tzadok Gibli Siddur according to the holy Rabbi Shalom Sharabi (the Rashash), with the Kabbalistic intentions of prayer based on the writings of the Ari and ...
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LOT 216:
Early Ma'aseh Beit Din written & signed the holy Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Berlin, Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, and his court. Amsterdam 1724. . A 'Ma'aseh Beit Din' concerning the woman Sarah, daughter of the late Rabbi Yirmiyahu, and the widow of the late Rabbi Gershon, in the presence of the notable ...
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LOT 217:
Manuscript in the Holy hand of Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, Av Beit Din of Konstantinograd – son of Rabbi Yaakov Emden. The Holy Besh''t called him 'Aron Hakodesh'. . 1. Divrei Torah on Hilchot Eiruvin & Hilchot Terumah. Fully in the Holy hand of the Gaon RabbiMeir Ashkenazi Av Beit Din of ...
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LOT 218:
A Segula for Protection, Health, & Yirat Shamayim! The sacred handwriting of the Holy Gaon, the Chasam Sofer. Innovations on the Talmud, Tractate Nedarim. 2 full pages. . Two sides, totaling 56 lines in the sacred handwriting of Maran the Holy Chasam Sofer. 23.8 Cm. A page of Torah insights in ...
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LOT 219:
Manuscript of a Sermon by Maran Rabbi Baruch Frankel, Av Beit Din of Leipnik, recorded by His disciple. Leipnik, 1820 . A manuscript of a sermon delivered by the great Maran Rabbi Baruch Frankel-Tamim, Av Beit Din of Leipnik, known for his work Baruch Ta'am, written by one of his students. On ...
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LOT 220:
The Rabbinical Affair of Keszthely: The Rabbinical Appointment and Resignation Letters of Rabbi Shabtai Sheftel Marguliyot, Ab''d, following a ruling by the Chatam Sofer. 1828–1830. . 1. Copy of a Letter dated 18 Tammuz 1828 from Rabbi Simcha Reuven Goldmark, cantor of the Keszthely community ...
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LOT 221:
Birth Certificate Stamped by the Ktav Sofer & Signed by Rabbi Neta Wolf Lieber, Av Beit Din of Pressburg, 1850. . Birth certificate written in German. Pressburg, 1850. Signature of the esteemed Rabbi Natan Binyamin (Neta Wolf) Lieber, Av Beit Din of Pressburg (1805-1881). Rabbi Lieber was ...
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LOT 222:
Document from Pressburg signed by the Gaon Rabbi Simche Bunim Sofer the Shevet Sofer in German with his stamp. 1872. . Document in German with signature & stamp of Maran Rabbi Simche Bunim Sofer, the Shevet Sofer. Pressburg, 1872. It should be noted that Maran signed this document less ...
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LOT 223:
A Very Long Letter with Divrei Torah, Handwritten and Signed by Gaon Rabbi Yosef Zechariah Stern, AB''d Šiauliai - 8 Pages! 1864. . An 8-page pamphlet entirely in the handwriting and signed by the famous Rabbi Yosef Zechariah Stern, Av Beit Din of Šiauliai Šiauliai (Shavel), 1864. Rabbi Yosef ...
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LOT 224:
A Segulah for Protection: Two Pages of the Holy Autograph of the Wonder-Worker, the Holy Rebbi Yaakov Aryeh of Radzymin, —Autograph from His Sefer "Bikurei Aviv." . The holy Rebbi Yaakov Aryeh Guterman of Radzymin (1792–1874), in his youth, became a disciple of the Seer of Lublin, who placed ...
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LOT 225:
Important Segulah: Unpublished manuscript by the Gaon Rabbi Binyomin Wolf Tartzhes- Hirschler, a Leading Disciple of Maran the Chasam Sofer. . Handwritten volume, Novella on Sugyot Hashas, handwritten by the author the Tzaddik Gaon Rabbi Binyomin Zeev Wolf Tartzhes- Hirschler, author of Sefer ...
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LOT 226:
Chidushei Torah in the Handwriting of the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ullman Ab''d Mako, Author of Yeriot Shlomo. . Insights on the Topic of Repaying a Debt Before Its Due Time. [Mako, Winter 1818]. Published in the Sefer Igri D'Bei Hilula (Brooklyn, 2004). The famous Holy Gaon Rabbi Shlomo ...
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LOT 227:
Manuscript of Talmudic Novellae by Hungarian Torah Giants – The Chatam Sofer, Rabbi Yehuda Asad, and Other Hungarian Rabbis. . A bound volume of manuscript Torah teachings by the great Hungarian Torah sages. Late 18th century–early 19th century. At the top of the first pages: "With God’s ...
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LOT 228:
Manuscript Chidushei Torah in the Holy hand of the Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Orenstein Ab''d Kalisch. Unpublished- Rabbinic Letters written to him. 1. A 46-page notebook handwritten by the great Gaon Rabbi Shimon Orenstein, Ab''d Kalisz. 2. A responsum handwritten by Rabbi Shimon Orenstein Ab''d ...
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LOT 229:
Long original Responsa in the Holy hand & signature of the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Glick Ab”d Tolcsva to The Gaon Rabbi Gershon Litsch Segal Rosenbaum Ab''d Tallya. 1886. . Tolcsva, 1886 4 Sides, 21cm. Unlike most of the manuscripts that exist in the world today, which are copies that he ...
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LOT 230:
Responsa in the Holy hand & signature of the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Glick Ab”d Tolcsva. . Possibly differs from the printed version. Signed 4 times. The Famous Gaon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Glick av”d Tolcsva, author of Yad Yitzchak (1826-1909) was a prominent Hungarian rabbi and leading ...
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LOT 231:
Extensive Manuscript of Sermons by Rabbi Gershon Lash, One of the Rabbis of Halberstadt (1840–1844). . A large manuscript containing 11 sermons on Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Halberstadt, 1840–1844. Written in both German and Hebrew. Additionally, several Hebrew sermons from the years ...
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LOT 232:
Antique decorative manuscript Shir Hashirim, Ruth & Kohelet. Yemen, 18th Ct? . Beautiful and orderly writing/script. Lower vowel pointing (nikkud) in the Biblical text and in the translation. Decorated opening words at the beginning of Ruth and Ecclesiastes, in black and red ink. In the center ...
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LOT 233:
Terrible Atrocity! A Letter from Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov, Ab''d Hamadan, 1866. About a Pogrom Committed by Muslims Against Rabbi Elazar Chaim of Hamadan During a Visit by the Viceroy. . "News I bring. After hope and expectation, an event occurred to us... the likes of which have not been heard ...
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LOT 234:
Two Letters from Rabbi Moshe (Mozes) Chaim HaLevi Litsch-Roizenboim, Ab''d Kleinwardein, to Rabbi Akiva Yosef Shlezinger, Author of "Lev Ivri" Shamloy, 1896-1897. . Two interesting letters to the renowned Rabbi Akiva Yosef Shlezinger, author of Lev HaIvri. 1. A letter from Ta'anit Esther ...
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LOT 235:
Chukot HaZevach Manuscript by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Levin Shochet of Sadigura, 1879–1896.A rare halachic manuscript, largely unpublished, revealing insights about the travels of the Holy Rebbi of Ropshitz. . This extensive work by the author on the Shulchan Aruch, Hilchot Shechitah, spans from ...
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LOT 236:
Manuscript- Compilation Drashot Chazal on Devarim, Shir Hashirim & Vayikra. . Europe, Ca 1900. 122 Leaves, 144 written sides. 30 cm.
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LOT 237:
Two Letters in the handwriting & signature of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski. 1921. . 1. Request for a Certificate for the Teacher Yisrael Shlomo Gordon, Required to Obtain a Residency Permit in Lithuania Vilna, 1921. Entirely in his own handwriting and signature, on official ...
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LOT 238:
A certification letter for a Shochet in the Holy hand & signature of the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. 1928. . A certification letter for the Shochet R' Avraham Moshe Kirshenbaum. Jerusalem, 1928. The Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932), spiritual leader of Orthodox Jewry in ...
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LOT 239:
A Letter of chizzuk from the Holy Rebbi of Shtefinesht After the 1929 Riots. Not yet published. . A Special Letter of condolence and chizuk from the Holy Rabbi Avraham Mattityahu Friedman of Shtefinesht, Following the Horrific Riots in the Land of Israel in 1929. Addressed to Rabbi Avraham Leib ...
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LOT 240:
Sermon in the hand of The Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Brisk Rabbi of Tasnad. . Sermon for Rosh Hashana , 1939. The Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Brisk – Maharam Brisk (1886-1944; perished in the Holocaust Hy''d), leading Hungarian Torah scholar and prominent Torah disseminator. Posek in Margareten and later ...
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LOT 241:
"He does not believe that the words of the Or HaChaim are inspired by Ruach Hakodesh" — a remarkable and rare letter from Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, head of the Telshe Yeshiva. . A highly interesting letter that addresses a case regarding a sofer who reads inappropriate literature and also does not ...
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LOT 242:
Divrei Torah in the Handwriting of the Great Gaon Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman, Rosh Yeshiva of Baranovich. Baranovich, 193.. Two Sides on official Stationary. Maran Rabbi Elchanan Bunim Wasserman (1875–1941) was the Rosh Yeshiva of Ohel Torah in Baranovich and one of the greatest Torah sages of ...
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LOT 243:
Interesting letter Entirely in the Handwriting & Signature of the Great Gaon Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman, Rosh Yeshiva of Baranovich, 1932 . This interesting letter is addressed to Rabbi Aharon HaKohen Barak, director of the Va'ad HaYeshivot in Vilna. [Tevet, 1932] "Greetings with love, ...
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LOT 244:
Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Ya'akov Lubchansky Menahel Yeshivas Baranovitz. 1933. . A warm recommendation letter to the Vaad HaYeshivot for the distinguished young man Mordechai Rosenbaum from Warsaw, who studied at the Baranovich Yeshiva and now wishes to continue his studies at the Mir ...
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LOT 245:
Letter from the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib Hakohen Pupko Rabbi of Radin, Son of the Chafetz Chaim, to the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzensky – Recommendation by Rabbi Chaim Ozer, 1935. A letter from the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib Hakohen Pupko, Chief Rabbi of Radin, "To the great master, the pride of the ...
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LOT 246:
Letter from the Holy Rebbe Avraham Mordechai Alter, the Imrei Emes of Gur, regarding the transfer of large sums of money to the Sfas Emes Yeshiva in Jerusalem. . "To my dear nephew, R. Ch.E. A., may he live a long and good life. Enclosed is a check for $650 and another check for 150 ...
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LOT 247:
Letter from Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook Regarding His Health Condition. 1932. . "I received your letter, and thank you for your concern regarding my health. By the grace of God, my condition has slightly improved, and I am on the path to recovery. However, I am still suffering and continue ...
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LOT 248:
Letter by the Holy Rebbi Shalom Moskowitz of Shotz to the Gaon Rabbi Binyamin Beinush Atlas. . The letter from the holy Rabbi Shalom Moskowitz of Shatz to the renowned Gaon Rabbi Binyamin Binush Atlas, of blessed memory, The letter discusses a rabbinical position at the Beit Midrash in Grove ...
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LOT 249:
"And my prayer on his behalf and on behalf of his household is that the Almighty, with His help, should grant you salvation and mercy, with the blessing of children." Letter from Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar to the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Neiman, rabbi of Belz in Montreal. . A letter with ...
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LOT 250:
A ten-dollar bill received from the Holy Rebbe, the Divrei Yoel of Satmar, for blessing and success. Florida, 1971. . A ten-dollar bill with a note written at the time: “ This ten-dollar bill I received from the holy Rebbe, the great and righteous Rabbi, the leader of the generation, the ...
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LOT 251:
Letter of blessings by the Holy Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. 1961. . "And may the merit of the mitzvah stand for you, so that you will be blessed from the source of blessings, and may the Lord open His good treasury for you and fill your storehouses abundantly with blessing and salvation." ...
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