Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
Letter with Blessings for Complete Recovery and Success – Signed by the Tzaddik Rebbe Yeshaya'le of Kerestir – Kerestir, 1920
Opening: $15,000
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Sold for: $30,000
Including buyer's premium
Letter with the full signature of Rebbe Yeshaya of Kerestir (R. Yeshaya'le Kerestirer) – "Yeshaya son of R. Moshe, who attended the righteous Rebbe of Liska". [Bodrogkeresztúr (Kerestir)], 1920.
A letter of blessings for an ill person. Written by a scribe, on a postcard, with the Rebbe's signature. On verso of postcard, another short letter handwritten and signed by R. Yeshaya'le's scribe: "Elimelech ----". Postage stamps and postmarks, and the personal inked stamp of the tzaddik: "Saje Steiner, Bodrogkeresztur".
Blessings and wishes for a complete recovery and success: "… the Pidyon Nefesh of the woman… I pray that G-d will send his word and cure her completely and speedily, and may only goodness and kindness pursue her and all her close ones, and you should succeed in all your endeavors…".
R. Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir (Bodrogkeresztúr; 1852-1922) was the disciple of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Liska (Olaszliszka), author of Ach Pri Tevua and reverently followed in his footsteps. He was orphaned from his father at the age of three and was raised in the home of R. Tzvi Hirsh of Liska from the age of twelve. Drawn to Chassidut, he frequented the courts of Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz and Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna. However, his primary rebbe and mentor remained Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Liska, and he eventually became his close attendant (even when R. Yeshaya already served as rebbe, with throngs flocking to his court from all over Hungary, he would still sign with his stamp and on his letters: "…who attended the righteous Rebbe of Liska"). Rebbe Yeshaya was revered by the leading rebbes of his day, including Rebbe Chaim of Sanz and Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz (who stated that the "key to sustenance" is in the hands of R. Yeshaya of Kerestir). He performed thousands of charitable deeds, personally engaging in hospitality, and was considered one of the pillars of kindness and prayer in his times. He was renowned as a holy man, and thousands of Jews (as well as non-Jews) from all over Hungary would travel to his court to seek his advice. He was also renowned as a wonder-worker and for providing amulets. Until this day, his portrait is hung in homes as a segulah against mice. The story behind this custom is related in his biography, Mei Be'er Yeshayahu.
Postcard. 9X14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and a few creases.
A letter of blessings for an ill person. Written by a scribe, on a postcard, with the Rebbe's signature. On verso of postcard, another short letter handwritten and signed by R. Yeshaya'le's scribe: "Elimelech ----". Postage stamps and postmarks, and the personal inked stamp of the tzaddik: "Saje Steiner, Bodrogkeresztur".
Blessings and wishes for a complete recovery and success: "… the Pidyon Nefesh of the woman… I pray that G-d will send his word and cure her completely and speedily, and may only goodness and kindness pursue her and all her close ones, and you should succeed in all your endeavors…".
R. Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir (Bodrogkeresztúr; 1852-1922) was the disciple of Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Liska (Olaszliszka), author of Ach Pri Tevua and reverently followed in his footsteps. He was orphaned from his father at the age of three and was raised in the home of R. Tzvi Hirsh of Liska from the age of twelve. Drawn to Chassidut, he frequented the courts of Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz and Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna. However, his primary rebbe and mentor remained Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Liska, and he eventually became his close attendant (even when R. Yeshaya already served as rebbe, with throngs flocking to his court from all over Hungary, he would still sign with his stamp and on his letters: "…who attended the righteous Rebbe of Liska"). Rebbe Yeshaya was revered by the leading rebbes of his day, including Rebbe Chaim of Sanz and Rebbe Yissachar Dov of Belz (who stated that the "key to sustenance" is in the hands of R. Yeshaya of Kerestir). He performed thousands of charitable deeds, personally engaging in hospitality, and was considered one of the pillars of kindness and prayer in his times. He was renowned as a holy man, and thousands of Jews (as well as non-Jews) from all over Hungary would travel to his court to seek his advice. He was also renowned as a wonder-worker and for providing amulets. Until this day, his portrait is hung in homes as a segulah against mice. The story behind this custom is related in his biography, Mei Be'er Yeshayahu.
Postcard. 9X14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and a few creases.
Chassidut – Letters and Documents
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