Online Auction 44 - Chabad
A Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of "Yom HaBahir", Yud (the 10th of) Shevat – Day of Passing of the Rebbe Rayatz, and Day of the Ascendancy to Leadership of the Lubavitcher Rebbe"
White straw Pillbox hat. The crown is decorated with greenish ribbons and flower and fruit ornaments. Placed in original cardboard box.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by R. Shalom Dov Ber (Barry) Gurary (1923-2005), only grandson of Rebbe Rayatz (son of his daughter Rebbetzin Chana and her husband R. Shemaryahu Gurary – the Rashag): "[My wife] Mina and I have decided to gift to Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch my aunt's flower hat which she had given as a gift to Mina when she helped my aunt [Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn] clean out my uncle's mother's apartment ". Dated – 2nd January 1996.
There are several pictures of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn from the 1950s, where she is seen wearing a white straw flower hat very similar in shape and style to the present hat (it appears from the pictures that Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka owned several similar hats at the time).
After the passing of Rebbetzin Chana Schneersohn (mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe) in 1965, her daughter-in-law Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn, and Rebbetzin Mina Gurary (wife of R. Shalom Dov Ber Gurary, daughter-in-law of Rebbetzin Chana and R. Shemaryahu Gurary) worked together on cleaning out her apartment (see Rebbetzin Chana, p. 190).
Approx. 22 cm. Good condition.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the white dinner gloves that both my sister and I wore in the 1950's". Dated – 10th September 1989.
Approx. 51 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and defects. Lacking one button.
Desk clock of Rebbetzin Nechama Dina Schneersohn, wife of Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch.
Semca desk clock, Switzerland. Clock frame studded with rhinestones.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by her daughter Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… my mother's Semca jeweled clock watch she always used in the time she was in the United States". Dated – 10th September 1989.
Rebbetzin Nechama Dina Schneersohn (1882-1971), wife of the Rebbe Rayatz, was the daughter of R. Avraham Schneersohn of Chişinău (Kishinev), son of Rebbe Yisrael Noach of Nizhyn, son of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. She wed the Rayatz in Elul 1897, and they bore three daughters – the eldest Rebbetzin Chana Gurary, the second Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn, and the youngest Shaina (Sonia) Horenstein (perished in the Holocaust). She was devoted to and involved in the monumental activities of her husband. After her husband was imprisoned by the communists in 1927, she wisely and courageously steered the procedures which led to his release, at the risk of her own life. After the passing of her husband in 1950, she published a sharp letter protesting the attempt to remove her son-in-law R. Shemaryahu Gurary from his positions as head of various Chabad institutions.
After her death, she was eulogized with the following description: "Her personality contained the traditional pious Chassidic Rebbetzin, hand in hand with an intelligent woman who understands the spirit of changing times".
Approx. 7.5X7.5 cm. Good condition. Mechanism not tested (clock appears to work).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift… the Bohemian cut to clear glass that my parents bought to me and my husband". Dated – 14th February 1990.
Height: approx. 21 cm. Maximum diameter: 8.5 cm. Good condition. Small scratch.
Sunwatch and compass which R. Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (later the Lubavitcher Rebbe) gifted to his nephew R. Shalom Ber (Barry) Gurary, in 1945.
Made by Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn NY, 1920s.
Combination sundial and compass, placed in a brass case. Printed inside the top cover is a chart listing 42 cities in the United States and their respective degrees latitude, longitude and clock time in minutes to add or subtract from sun time. A teaching-aid, used extensively by Boy Scouts.
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by R. Shalom Ber (Barry) Gurary (1923-2005), grandson of Rebbe Rayatz (son of his daughter Rebbetzin Chana and her husband R. Shemaryahu Gurary – the Rashag): "I hereby gift… the compass clock which my uncle gave me as a present in 1945". Dated – 1st June 1989.
Approx. 8X5 cm. Good condition. Mechanism not examined (appears to work at superficial glance). Abrasions and scratches to chart and case.
Original printed subscriber's label on the front page of each issue, with the name and address of Rebbetzin Mina Gourary, wife of R. Shalom Ber (Barry) Gurary, only grandson of Rebbe Rayatz: "Ms. Mina Gourary, 187 Gates Avenue, Montclair, NJ".
2 issues (number of pages varies). Approx. 37 cm. Overall good condition. Creases, tears and minor defects.
She'erit Yehuda, laws of Melichah (salting meat) from Shulchan Aruch (sections 69-74), with commentary and responsa on all four parts of Shulchan Aruch, by R. Yehuda Leib, Posek and Maggid in Janowitz, brother and close disciple of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – Baal HaTanya. Vilna: Menachem Mann and Simcha Zimmel, 1841. First edition (on blue paper).
Brought to print by R. Ze'ev Wolf, son of the Maharil of Janowitz.
On title page, stamps of R. Chim Shimon Rudelson, Rabbi of Borisov, Minsk Governorate (ca. 1840-1902).
[1], 49 ff. 22 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal browning to most leaves. Wear (significant wear to title page). Worming to most leaves, with minor damage to text. Minor tears. Inscriptions and stamps to title page. New leather binding.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
This edition is based on the 1807-1810 Slavita edition. Title page of part I printed in red and black. Printed on blue paper.
Approbation by R. Yehuda Leib, the Maharil of Janowitz, brother and close disciple of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya and Shulchan Aruch.
Two parts in two volumes:
* Part I (on Tractates Berakhot, Shabbat and Eruvin – 1818): [3]. 52; 17; 100; 46 ff. Handwritten inscriptions and signatures on title page.
* Part II (on Tractates Pesahim, Ta'anit, Beitza, Rosh Hashanah, Yoma, Sukkah, Megillah, Mo'ed Katan and Halachot Ketanot – 1820): 214 ff. Stamps.
Approx. 34-35 cm. Blue paper. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains and dampstains (large dampstains in part II). Creases and minor wear. Worming, affecting text. Leaves trimmed unevenly. Stamps. Censorship inscription. Old bindings (with new spines), worn. Significant worming to binding of part II.
Responsa Bigdei Yesha, by Shmuel ben Yosef HaLevi Segal of Urla, Dayan in Białystok (d. 1845). Vilna: Menachem Mann and Simcha Zimmel, 1844. Only edition.
17 Approbation Letters from prominent Rabbis and Posekim of that generation.
In leaf [2/2], among the letters of Approbation, is a letter on behalf of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch, by his son Rebbe Chaim Shneur Zalman of Liadi. In his letter, the Tzemach Tzedek apologizes for not granting an approbation to the present book (in fact, the Tzemach Tzedek did not grant any approbations, except for one, given to "Sefer Or HaGanuz"; see: "Beis Rabbi", 1902, p. 63, footnote IV).
Signature on title page.
[3], 33; 24 ff. Approx. 36.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Wear. Tears and worming, slightly affecting text. Small open tear to title page, not affecting text. Censorship expurgation. Inscriptions. Stamp. New binding.
The first six parts comprise essays printed from Rebbe Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn's manuscripts. Part VII is composed of sermons, taken down by the author's disciples ("Shomeim Muvhakim"), edited and corrected by him.
Seven parts in seven volumes.
* Part I (Bereshit): [4], 48 ff.
* Part II (Shemot): [2], 57 ff.
* Part III (Vayikra): [2], 50 ff.
* Part IV (BaMidbar): [2], 80 ff.
* Part V (Devarim): [2], 105, [1] ff.
* Part VI (Shir HaShirim, selections and wedding homilies): [2], 49 ff. Lacking 2 final leaves (list of abbreviations).
* Part VII (essays recorded by the author's listeners and index): [2], 74, [1]; 15 ff.
Approx. 30-32 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Tears and worming to parts V and VII (significant worming to final leaves of part VII, affecting text). Open tears to title pages of parts I and IV; Large tears to title page and few leaves of part V. New matching bindings.
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Sefer Kav Naki, on "Sidrei Gittin" and "Hilchot Gittin", by Rabbi Avraham David Lavut. Warsaw: Nathan Schriftgiesser, 1868. First edition. Two parts in one volume; two title pages to part I; separated title page to part II.
The Author - R. Avraham David Lavut (1815-1890; forefather of the Lubavitcher Rebbe), Rabbi of Nikolayev and a prominent Chabad Rabbi. He was a close disciple of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch and his son, the Rebbe Maharash.
With approbation by Rabbi Baruch Shalom Schneerson, eldest son of the Tzemach Tzedek and great-great-grandfather of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Approbation by Rabbi Yosef Tumarkin (1813-1874), of the “lions” among the Tzemach Tzedek’s disciples, Rabbi of Soran and Kremenchuk.
Handwritten glosses in several leaves; Lengthy gloss on page 30/2. Gloss in leaf 29/2 refers to the saying by the Tzemach Tzedek.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions to endpaper and title page.
* Part I: 27, [1], 27-59 ff. Leaves 4-7 of first sequence bound out of order (after leaf 27). * Part II: 39, [1] ff. 29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text. Inscriptions, glosses and stamps. New binding.
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Beit Aharon VeHosafot, references for the Talmud, Chazal, books of Kabbalah and Chabad Chassidut, following the order of the verses of the Bible, by R. Avraham David Lavut (1815-1890), Rabbi of Nikolayev. Vilna: Yehuda Leib Mac, 1880. Only edition.
Signature and stamp of the author, and approbation of rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch, on leaf [2\1].
[3], 2-180 ff. 33 cm. Good condition. Dark stains. Browning. Minor marginal tears to several leaves (marginal open tears to title page and final leaf, not affecting text). Some short glosses. Inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
R. Avraham David Lavut (1815-1890; forefather of the Lubavitcher Rebbe), Rabbi of Nikolayev and a prominent Chabad Rabbi; a close disciple of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch and his son, the Rebbe Maharash.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.