Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, "Tuesday, Shoftim" [3rd Elul], 1986.

Scribal writing, with several words handwritten by the Rebbe, and with the Rebbe's signature: "Shlomo Halberstam".

Addressed to Mordechai Luterman, who had sent a kvittel and pidyon. The Rebbe blesses him with complete health, success, an easy livelihood and heavenly help in everything, and to raise his children easily and with satisfaction.

On the concluding line the Rebbe added a blessing for a Shanah Tovah and success by hand: "And may G-d help with salvation and success and a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah, Shlomo Halberstam".

Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov.

Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.

[1] leaf, official stationery. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks.