Auction 046 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of 11th Nisan - Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and in Honor of Pesach
Biurei HaZohar, commentary to the Zohar, by Rabbi Dov Ber the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Without title page. [Kopust (Kopys): R. Yisrael Yoffe, a prominent disciple of the Baal HaTanya, 1816].
First edition, printed in the lifetime of the author, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch.
A fundamental book clarifying many concepts of the Arizal's Kabbalah, according to Chassidic teachings. The commentaries to the Zohar, which the Baal HaTanya imparted to his sons and the elite of his disciples on Shabbat eves, were recorded by his son Rabbi Dov Ber the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, and approved by the Baal HaTanya himself.
Glosses (pen).
Incomplete copy. 139; 57 ff. Missing title page and 3 subsequent leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Bluish paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Open tears to initial leaves, and few other leaves, restored with paper (with damage to text). Worming, affecting text. Stamps. Leaves trimmed unevenly; leaves trimmed close to text. New binding.
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Imrei Binah, two parts, explanations on the topics of Achdus HaShem, Kriyat Shema, Tzitzit and Tefillin, based on Kabbalah and Chassidic teachings, by Rabbi Dov Ber the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Kopust (Kopys): R. Yisrael Yoffe, prominent disciple of the Baal HaTanya, [1821].
First edition, printed in the lifetime of the author, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch.
Imrei Binah is considered the most profound of the books composed and published by the Mitteler Rebbe. The main part of the book is dedicated to clarifying the kabbalistic concepts of Yichuda Ilaa and Yichuda Tataa, based on the teachings of the author's father – the Baal HaTanya.
The Mitteler Rebbe published ten works during the course of his life, which he stated were each intended for a different kind of Chassid. His book Imrei Binah was directed at the most profound scholars, and he once even stated that he had written it for his disciple R. Yekutiel Liepler. Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch related that he was once experiencing difficulty in grasping chapters 32 and 37 of the book, and he approached his father the Tzemach Tzedek for help in understanding them. However, his father instructed him to go ask R. Yekutiel (Rebbe Rayatz, Limud HaChassidut, p. 30).
Reputedly, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz would study the book Imrei Binah every night before going to sleep (Sheloshet HaRo'im, Brooklyn 2004, p. 320). The Divrei Chaim even quotes it in his book Divrei Chaim on the Torah, Parashat Vayakhel (p. 28b).
[2], 21; 56, [1], 55-140 ff. Approx. 19.5 cm. Bluish paper. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Minor wear. Open marginal tear to title page, restored with paper. Leaves trimmed, affecting headings and foliation in some places. Stamps and inscriptions to title page. Fine new leather binding.
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Two books by Rabbi Dov Ber the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch:
* Sefer Biurei HaZohar, Chassidic commentary on the Zohar. Lviv: S.L. Flecker, 1861. First edition of "Hosafot LeSefer Biurei HaZohar" (printed with a separate leaf-numbering sequence and a separate title page). The imprint "Kopust 1816" is featured on both title pages.
On title page, signature and stamp of Rabbi Simcha Bunim Greenberger, head of the Pressburg Beit Din, later rabbi of the Congregation Chasam Sofer, New York (died 1977). Other signatures.
[2], 64, 31-34, 69-84; 40, 31-34 ff. leaves 5-8 of the second sequence bound twice. Hosafot: [12], 13-20, [1] ff. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains (ink stains to final page). Minor marginal tears to title page. Fine new leather binding.
* Sefer Imrei Binah, on Achdus HaShem. A variant of the title page – lacking imprint. [Lviv: Ab. Nis. Suess und B. L. Necheles, 1862]. The word "Kopust" is featured on title page.
Ownership signature of David son of Moshe Naftali Hailperin, on title page.
[2], 82; 25 ff. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Minor marginal tears in some places. New binding.
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Two booklets ("Kuntressim") by Rabbi Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, bound together. Separate title page and pagination to each booklet.
* Kuntres HaHitpaalut. [Zhovkva?: 1831?].
* "Kuntres Katan MeInyanei Bechira" [little pamphlet concerning matters of freedom of the will]. [Zhovkva?: 1831?]. On the page headings, this work is titled "Sha'ar HaBechira" [The Gate of Choice].
Kuntres HaHitpaalut: [1], 2-4, 9-21, [1] ff. Kuntres Katan MeInyanei Bechira: [1], 2-8, [1] ff. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Wear. Pen inscriptions. Leaves trimmed unevenly. New leather bindings (incorrect imprint on spine).
Imprint according to "Sefer Hatoldos" (Brooklyn, 1976).
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Derech Chaim VeTochachat Mussar Haskel – two parts: Shaar HaTeshuvah and Shaar HaTefillah, by Rabbi Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Yas [Iași]: Zvi Goldner, 1859.
Sefer Derech Chaim, third part of the book Shaar HaTeshuvah VeHaTefillah (also called Shaarei Teshuvah; first printed in Kopust in 1819).
The present copy contains the final three pages – including a list of the names of pre-publication subscribers.
[2], 2-148, [3] ff. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Browning to some leaves. Minor wear. New leather binding.
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Sefer Ner Mitzvah V'Torah Or, by Rabbi Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch.
Two parts in two volumes:
* Part I – Shaar HaEmunah, discusses the topics of the Exodus from Egypt, the eating of Matzah and the Parting of the Red Sea. [Lviv: F. Galinski u. S.L. Flecker, 1860].
Old ownership inscription to front endpaper.
[1]. 107 ff. Approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Many stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Minor tears and wear. Russian stamp. New leather binding.
* Part II - Shaar HaYichud, a concise explanation of the kabbalistic notions of Hishtalshelut HaOlamot and Sefirot. Czernowitz: Johann Eckhardt und Sohn, 1858.
[1], 2-40 ff. Approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor wear. Transparent adhesive tape to margins of title page, for reinforcement. New binding.
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"Sefer Refuot – Sefer Poke'ach Ivrim and Sefer Taale Aruka". [Lviv]: S. L. Kugel, Lewin & Comp., [1861?]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
Booklet containing the Mitteler Rebbe's book "Poke'ach Ivrim", on topics of Mussar, written for women and uneducated men, and a medical book, "Sefer Ta'ale Aruka".Added at the end of the volume is "Sefer Darkei Yesharim", by Rabbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg.
[16] ff. Approx. 17 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Extensive wear. Tears and marginal open tears, slightly affecting text in some places. New binding.
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Maamarim Yekarim, Chassidic essays by Rabbi Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. [Königsberg, 1864]. Only edition. Two title pages (half title and primary title page).
Containing two long Chassidic homilies: 1. "Gevia HaKesef", on various blessings pertaining to food and wine. 2. "Birkat Chatanim", on topics pertaining to faith and matrimony. These homilies were given by the Mitteler Rebbe between the years 1822 and 1823, and are based on teachings of his father, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya and Shulchan Aruch.
[2], 63, [1] leaves. 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to many leaves, affecting text. Handwritten inscription. New leather binding; bound with original wrappers (Handwritten inscription on the wrappers).
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Sefer Iyun Tefillah, by Rabbi Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Lacking imprint. [Warsaw, 1871]. Yiddish.
A treatise on the Chassidic approach to prayer, attributed to the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch; probably written in 1827 (in Yiddish). The volume also includes a letter written by the Mitteler Rebbe for his disciples in 1823, on the topic of prayer.
14, [2], 19-22 pp. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dark stains. Wear. Inscriptions to title page. New binding.
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Kuntress HaTefillah, by Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneersohn, Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch. Vilna: Widow and Brothers Romm, 1924. First edition.
Kuntress HaTefillah is the first of four pamphlets ("Kuntressim") composed by the Rebbe Rashab: Kuntress Etz Chayim, Kuntress HaAvodah, Kuntress UMaayan, and Kuntress HaTefillah. The present Kuntress was composed for the students of the Tomchei Tmimim Yeshivah in Lubavitch, 1900; it clarifies various aspects of the Tefillah according to Chassidut. It is also the first of the Rashab's Chassidic compositions to be printed (before it was printed, the Kuntress circulated among the Chassidim in manuscript copies for some 24 years).
[1], 19 ff. Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Dark stains. Paper strips pasted to inner margins of the title page and final page. New endpapers and binding.
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Two works by the Rebbe Rashab and his son, the Rebbe Rayatz:
* HaKtav VehaMichtav, by Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneersohn, Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch. New York: A. H. Rosenberg, [1917]. First pamphlet printed by Chabad Chassidim in the USA. A Sharp letter admonishing Zionism, written in Tamuz, 1899.
32 pp. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears to final leaves, not affecting text. New binding.
* Kinyan HaChaim, by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. "Printed by Kehot Munich", [1947]. Yiddish. Facsimile of the New York, 1929 edition. A discourse on Teshuva and Tefillah.
32 pp. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains to inner margins. One leaf detached. New binding.
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Noam Elimelech, Chassidic essays on the Torah, by R. Elimelech of Lizhensk. New York: Shulsinger Bros., [1942]. Title page printed in red and black.
Following the title page is a letter of approbation given by Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, to the publisher Rabbi Osias Wagschal (9th Shevat 1941): "Regarding the printing of the holy book Noam Elimelech, it is certainly a very noble thing and surely the number of buyers will increase, and it will bring them protection and success… It is appropriate to make an elegant introduction" (Hebrew; printed in Igrot HaKodesh by the Rayatz, V, letter 1367).
The present letter of approbation is printed on a full page (There are other copies of the book, in which this approbation was printed in a reduced size, on the upper-right side of the page).
Noam Elimelech is one of the first Chassidic books, and is considered until this day to be one of the fundamental works of Chassidut. The book contains essential parts of the doctrine of R. Elimelech of Lizhensk on Chassidut, purity of thought and attachment to G-d.
A tradition attributed to the Baal HaTanya, holds the Tanya to be a "book of the Beinoni'im", and the Noam Elimelech a "book of Tzadikim" (see: Sefer Or Yekarot, I, Jerusalem 1998, p. 250).
Since its publishing, the book was deemed sacred to all, and it was reprinted in numerous editions (until 1982, it had been printed in over 50 editions, and since then in dozens more). Many keep the book as a Segulah, and some special miniature format editions were published to serve as amulets for protection and success. Many put it at the head of an ill person's bed as a Segulah for a speedy recovery and to be saved from any misfortune. The book is known also to be a Segulah for women experiencing difficult labor.
[7] ff., 231 pp. 28 cm. Good condition. Browning in some leaves. Minor marginal tears to some leaves. Stamp of Rabbi Yehoshua Weinberger to final page. Elegant, new, leather binding (with embossed crown and lions; book's name embossed in gilt letters on the spine).
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