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Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut - Marking the Date in which Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi was Released from Czarist Imprisonment
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Tanya, printed in Munich shortly after the Holocaust for the benefit of the Chassidim among "She'erit HaPletah", by the son-in-law of Rebbe Rayatz, director and editor-in-chief of the Kehot Publication Society, Menachem Mendel Schneerson – the future Lubavitcher Rebbe.
[1], 163 ff. 17 cm. Good condition. Minor wear.
The text of the Siddur, the laws and the two Chassidic essays (HaKol Kol Yaakov and He'ara LeTikkun Chatzot) were compiled and composed by the Baal HaTanya. The other Chassidic discourses (commentaries to the prayers) were delivered by the Baal HaTanya and recorded by his son R. Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. This siddur is known amongst Chabad chassidim as Siddur im Dach (Divrei Elokim Chaim – words of the Living G-d).
Two parts in two volumes. * Vol. I: [2], 154 ff. * Vol. II: 62; 94 ff. 23 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains (significant staining to some leaves). Minor tears. Creases and minor wear. Marginal inscriptions, stains, and an open tear to title page of Vol. II (not affecting text). New, matching, leather bindings.
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Siddur based on the text of the Arizal, Part I, Shacharit LeChol, Seder Seudah UVerachot, Seder Irusin VeKiddushin, Seder Milah, Tikun Chatzot, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Baal HaTanya. [Königsberg: Adolf Zamter, 1852]. The word "Berditchev" is featured on the title page.
Third edition of "Siddur im Dach" – "Divrei Elohim Chayim".
186 ff. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Wear. Marginl open tears to some 20 leaves at the beginning of the volume - restored with paper (without damage to text). Stamps and ownership inscriptions to endpapers. New binding.
Jewish Printing Presses in Prussia
A copy of the present Siddur, found in the library of Chabad Lubavitch, contains an additional title page, indicating the place of publication and printer – Königsberg, A. Zamter (see: Levin, "MiBeit HaGenazim, p. 196-197 [Hebrew]). Secretary of Rebbe Rayatz, the bibliographer R. Chayim Lieberman, described the circumstances that led to the printing of Hebrew books in the Kingdom of Prussia, intended for Russian Jewry:
"During that period – following the Printer's Decree of 1836 [which forbade the printing of Hebrew books in all territories of the Russian Empire, except for the city of Vilna] – Hebrew printing presses were established in the state of Prussia, in cities bordering with the Russian state of Lithuania, such as: Königsberg, Johannisburg, Memel, and Danzig. Initially, these printing presses were not intended to serve German Jewry, but the Jews of Russia. Books which the printers intended to legally export to Russia, i.e., through customs, censorship, etc., were printed with regular title pages, bearing the printer's name, and correct place and date of publication. However, for different reasons, some books were printed in order to be smuggled into Russia; these books were printed without indication of the place of publication, the name of the printer or the date of publication; often, a fake, much earlier, date of publication was indicated, so that if the books will happen to be seized by the authorities, one will be able to argue that these are old books, printed many years before, in an unknown place." (Hebrew)
The imprint of the present copy, printed in Prussia for the benefit of Russian Jews, does not include the name of its publisher, and the title page features a fake place of publication (Berditchev), alongside an earlier year of publication (1831).
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First edition. Two Title pages; parts of title pages printed in red ink.
The book was written from teachings heard directly from Baal HaTanya by his brother R. Yehuda Leib of Janowiec, author of She'erit Yehuda, and was arranged and edited for print by his disciple and grandson Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch.
Ownership stamps and signatures (see Hebrew description).
[1] 167, [1] ff. Two title pages. Without leaf of errata. Both title pages printed in red and black. 22 cm. Book was professionally restored. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear. Open tears and worming to most leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Fine new leather binding.
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Torah Or, Chassidic essays on Bereshit and Shemot, Chanukah and Purim, with Hosafot L'Sefer Torah Or (Supplements to Torah Or), by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Baal HaTanya. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, [1862]. Two volumes. First edition of the supplements.
The supplements include 15 new essays by the Baal HaTanya. While most of the book follows the writings of the author's brother, R. Yehuda Leib of Janowiec, the essays printed in the supplements were written by the author's son, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, as attested to on the title page of this section.
Stamp and ownership inscription of Rabbi Shlomo Noach Krol (1928-1998), Rabbi of Chemed and dean of yeshivat Chemdat Shmuel, on title page of Torah Or.
Two volumes. * Vol. I (Torah Or): [1], 3-102 ff. First title page missing. * Vol. II (supplements): 24 ff. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Browning. Worming, slightly affecting text. New bindings.
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Approbations by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Baal HaTanya, and R. Chanoch Henich Shick of Shklov. This is one of the few approbations of the Ba'al HaTanya which has seen print.
117, 116-117 ff. Approx. 21 cm. Blue and greenish paper. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains and dark stains. Wear. Tears and marginal open tears. Tear to title page, repaired. Worming, affecting text in some places. Leaves unevenly trimmed. Censorship stamp and inscriptions on title page. New leather binding.
This is the only Hebrew book printed in Liadi, Ba'al HaTanya's home town. More about the Liadi printing house, see: Friedberg, Toldot HaDfus HaIvri B'Polania [History of Jewish Printing in Poland], p. 137.
Likutei Torah, four parts, Chassidic essays on the books of Vayikra-Devarim, the festivals and Shir HaShirim, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Baal HaTanya. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavita, 1848. First edition. Four parts in four volumes.
Likutei Torah is considered one of the most important and fundamental books in Chabad Chassidic thought. The book contains the discourses on the books of Vayikra-Devarim (and on Parashiot Beshalach and Pekudei), while the discourses on the books of Bereshit and Shemot are printed in the book Torah Or (Kopust 1836. See item 40).
The book contains homilies which the Baal HaTanya delivered to the public on Shabbat and festivals, as well as commentaries which he gave over to his sons and select disciples during the course of the week, to clarify what he had said in the Shabbat sermon. The homilies mostly deal with the Chassidic approach to worship of G-d, while the commentaries explain and simplify kabbalistic concepts, based on Chassidic teachings.
The book was written and arranged by the grandson and close disciple of the Baal HaTanya, the Tzemach Tzedek. A third of the book comprises glosses and sources written by the Tzemach Tzedek. The book was brought to print by the sons of the Tzemach Tzedek, Rebbe Yehuda Leib of Kopust and Rebbe Chaim Shneur Zalman of Liadi.
The book Beit Rebbi (Berdychiv 1902, I, p. 173) reports in the name of one of the rebbes (presumably the Magen Avot of Kopust), that the homilies in Likutei Torah are word for word the teachings which the Baal HaTanya received from R. Avraham HaMalach, son of the Maggid of Mezeritch, and that each letter is permeated with Divine Inspiration.
Four parts in four volumes.
* Vol. I (Vayikra): [1], 8; 50 ff.
* Vol. II (Bamidbar): [1], 96 ff.
* Vol. III (Devarim): [1], 100 ff. Wide margins.
* Vol. IV (Shir HaShirim): [1], 2-3, 3-51 ff.
* Bound with: Hosafot LeSefer Likutei Torah (Zhitomir, 1851). [6] ff.
25.5-30.5 cm. Condition varies, good to fair. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Vols. III with many dampstains, affecting title page. Tears and open tears to several leaves, some repaired with paper. Tears to title page of vol. I and III. Worming, affecting title page border and first leaves of vol IV. Handwritten inscriptions. Stamps. Extensive damage and wear to Hosafot LeSefer Likutei Torah. New bindings.
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 Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, and approved by the Baal HaTanya.
Important copy. Ownership inscriptions (Hebrew) by Rabbi Yodel of Vilna – great-grandson of Rabbi Eliyahu Pesseles (cousin of the Gaon of Vilna), and great-grandson of Rabbi Shmuel Av Beit Din of Vilna – last rabbi of Vilna at the time of the Gaon of Vilna, who famously took in as guests the Alter Rebbe and Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, as they arrived in Vilna to argue the case for Chassidus before the Gaon of Vilna: "Yodel of Vilna grandson of Rabbi… Eliyahu Pesseles"; "Yodel of Vilna grandson of Rabbi… Shmuel Rabbi of… the capital Vilna"; "Yodel son of R. Naphtali Herz of Vilna". Rabbi Yodel of Vilna, son of Rebbetzin Libe, daughter of Rabbi Yosef, son of Rabbi Eliyahu Pesseles; Rebbetzin Libe's mother, Gitel, was the daughter of Rabbi Shmuel, Av Beit Din of Vilna. Rabbi Yodel's father, Naphtali Herz, son of Rabbi Yisrael Isser, was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Vilna, who passed after 1809.
[4], 139; 57 ff. 20.5 cm. Bluish paper. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains and minor ink stains. Open tear to corner of title page, minor damage to text. Some worming, not affecting text. Few creases and minor wear. Stamps. Inscriptions. Leaves trimmed unevenly. Old leather binding. Wear and blemishes to binding. New spine.
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Imrei Binah, explanations on the topics of Kriyat Shema, Tzitzit and Tefillin, based on Kabbalah and Chassidic teachings, by R. 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 compositions during the course of his life, which he stated were each intended for a different kind of Chasid. 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).
Ownership inscription.
[2], 21; 56, [1], 55-140 ff. Mostly bluish paper. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains and ink stains. Minor marginal open tears to some leaves, restored with paper. Inscriptions. Stamps. Fine new leather binding.
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First edition, printed in the lifetime of the author the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch.
The book comprises two parts. The first part is entitled Shaar HaEmunah, and discusses the topics of the Exodus from Egypt, the eating of Matzah and the Splitting of the Sea. The second part, named Shaar HaYichud, contains a concise explanation of the kabbalistic notions of Hishtalshelut HaOlamot and Sefirot.
4, [7], 133, [1]; 57 ff. 16.5 cm. Bluish paper. Good condition. Stains, including minor dampstains. Tears and worming to title page and few additional leaves, professionally restored with paper (affected text restored in handwriting). Ownership inscriptions and stamps to several pages; censorship stamp to final page. Inscriptions. Fine new leather binding.
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On the page headings, this work is titled "Sha'ar HaBechira" [literally meaning: The Gate of Choice]. It was first published as part I of the Mitteler Rebbe's book "Sha'ar Hateshuva VeHatefila" (Shklov, 1817).
[1], 2-8, [1] ff. Approx. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor wear. New leather binding (incorrect imprint on spine).
Imprint according to "Sefer Hatoldos" (Brooklyn, 1976),
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[1], 2-4, 9-21, [1] ff. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. New leather binding (incorrect imprint on spine).
Imprint according to "Sefer Hatoldos" (Brooklyn, 1976), p. 191.
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