Letter on postcard, handwritten and signed by Rebbe Avraham Aharon

Teitelbaum of Kolbasov. Kolbasov, Monday, Shemini [12th Nisan], 1901.

His stamp on verso of postcard: "Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Kolbasov…". Sent to the philanthropist R. Mordechai Friedman of Tiszalök. He refers to the diagnosis and orders R. Mordechai had received from a famous Viennese doctor, begs him to obey them, and instructs him not to be too stringent for the upcoming festival of Pesach. Rebbe Avraham Aharon requests he give his thanks to their mutual friend "Avraham son of Rachel" and blesses him for G-d's mercy and offers blessings for the upcoming festival of Pesach, signing "Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum".

Rebbe Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum of Kolbasov (Kolbuszowa; 1834-1910), son of the Yitav Lev and grandson of the Yismach Moshe. Son-in-law of Rebbe Yechiel Rubin of Kolbasov, whom he succeeded as the city's rabbi and rebbe.
Postcard, 14X9 cm. Good condition.

Collection of Chumash booklets for children – Torah portions with Onkelos, Rashi and Haftarot. Klausenburg (Cluj): Weinstein & Friedmann, 1926. 26 of 54 booklets.
Booklets with the Torah portion, intended for youths – one Torah portion per booklet.
Stamp on some booklets of the bookstores of Samuel Löwy in Medias and Avraham Gross in Kisvárda.
These booklets are rare today. The present collection comprises about half of the entire series – 26 booklets of the 54 printed (see Hebrew description for list of Parashiyot included in the collection).

26 booklets. Approx. 22 cm. Overall good-fair condition. The booklets have not been thoroughly examined and are being sold as is.

Includes Yitro, Pinchas and Matot booklets, which are lacking in the National Library.

Twelve Chabad books by Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, and his son-in-law Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. [Russia, 1831-1912]. Some first editions or only editions.

• Kuntres HaHitpaalut, by the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. [Zhovkva? 1831?].
- Bound with "Small booklet on free will" by the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, called Shaar HaBechirah on the page headers. [Zhovkva? 1831?].
• Ner Mitzvah VeTorah Or, Part II, "called Shaar HaYichud", containing a brief explanation of Hishtalshelut HaOlamot and Sefirot by the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. [Czernowitz (Chernivtsi), 1858.] [1], 2-40 leaves.
• Ateret Rosh, Chassidic homilies for the high holidays – Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Shabbat Shuvah, by the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. [Johannesburg (Prussia), ca. 1860].
• Maamarim Yekarim, by the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, containing two lengthy Chassidic discourses: 1. Inyan Gevia HaKesef, on various blessings pertaining to food and wine. 2. Birkat Chatanim, on topics pertaining to faith and matrimony. [Königsberg (Kaliningrad), 1864]. Only edition.
• Beurei HaZohar, Chassidic expositions on the Zohar delivered by the Alter Rebbe, written by the Mitteler Rebbe. Lviv, 1861. First edition of additions to the book (printed in new sequence, with divisional title page).
• Torat Chaim, Parts I-II, on Bereshit – commentaries on discourses of the Alter Rebbe, by his son the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1866. First edition of Part II.
• Kuntres Perush HaMilot, called Mahadura Batra – commentary and expansion of the Alter Rebbe's siddur by his son the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1867. First edition.
• Iyun Tefilah, on prayer, by the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, including a letter of his regarding prayer. Warsaw, 1871. Yiddish.
• Iyun Tefilah, containing three books: Iyun Tefilah, Bad Kodesh and Inyan HaHishtatchut Al Kivrei Tzadikim; a letter by Rebbetzin Freida, daughter of the Alter Rebbe; and a teaching of the Yid HaKadosh of Peshischa. Piotrków, 1904.
• Derech Mitzvotecha, two parts: Part I – rationales for mitzvot; and Part II – commentary on the prayer text, by the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. Poltava, [1911-1912]. Two parts in two volumes. First edition of Part I and only edition of Part II.
Last two leaves (including index and errata) are not documented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book or the NLI catalog.
• Derech Emunah, called Sefer HaChakirah – philosophy, with kabbalah and Chassidut, by the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. Poltava, 1912. First edition. Many stamps of the Strashelye Chassidic synagogue in Vitebsk.

12 volumes. Varying size and condition. Overall good to fair-good condition. Inscriptions, signatures and stamps. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined and are being sold as is.

Yeshuot Yaakov, commentary on Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer, Part I, by R. Yaakov Meshulam Orenstein, Rabbi of Lviv. Lemberg (Lviv): Tzvi Hirsch Sperling and Berish Luria, 1862. Second edition.

Copy of Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro, Rabbi of Strzyżów and Munkacs, author of Shem Shlomo, and his son Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro, Rabbi of Munkacs, author of Darchei Teshuvah.
On the title page and other leaves – stamps of Rebbe "Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro" on the front endpaper and inside the front board: various ownership inscriptions stating that the book belongs to "the holy rabbi, Rabbi of Strzyżów", "Belongs… R. Shlomo Shapiro, Rabbi of Strzyżów"; ownership inscriptions [apparently by the young R. Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro]: "This book belongs to Tzvi… Strzyżów"; "This book belongs to Tz[vi] H[irsch]"; "Belongs to Tzvi Hirsch in Strzyżów".
Additional inscriptions, Torah inscriptions and various signatures.
Stamp on title page: "Pinchas Rubenstein of Balassagyarmat" [Pinchas Rubenstein of Balassagyarmat, student in the Galanta yeshiva ca. 1928 – his name appears in the list of pre-subscribers to books printed between the years 1928-1931, including Beit Shlomo with the biography of the Shem Shlomo and Darchei Teshuvah].

Rebbe Shlomo Shapiro of Munkacs (1831-1893), son of Rebbe Elazar Shapiro of Lantzut (Łańcut) and grandson of Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro of Dinov (Dynów), author of Bnei Yissachar. Succeeded his father as Rabbi of Strzyżów and later served as Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo).

His son, R. Tzvi Hirsch Shapiro, author of Darchei Teshuva (1845-1914), a leading Torah and Chassidic scholar, he succeeded his father as Rabbi of Munkacs and led thousands of followers. Founded Kollel Munkacs and served as Nesi Eretz Israel.

[1], 82, 85-104, [1] leaves. 39.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Many stains, traces of former dampness and mold. Heavy wear and creases to margins. Tears, including open tears to title page and other leaves, affecting title frame, partially repaired with paper. Many handwritten inscriptions and stamps. Early binding, worn and damaged, detached on both sides, missing spine.

Responsa of Rabbi Yitzchak HaLevi, brother and teacher of the Taz, Part I. Neuwied: Johann Balthasar Haupt, 1736.

Copy of the kabbalist R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss of Svaliava, uncle and close teacher of his nephew R. Yosef Meir Weiss, first Rebbe of Spinka, author of Imrei Yosef. At the top of the title page is his signature: "Yitzchak Eizik Weiss", as well as an ownership stamp from his tenure as head of the Beit Din of Svaliava and of Munkacs: "Yitzchak Eizik Weiss – Izsak Weisz – Rabbiner Szolyva", "Yitzchak Eizik Weiss, head of the Munkacs Beit Din".
On p. 16b appear two glosses, apparently handwritten by R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss.
On the title page also appear stamps of his son-in-law, Rebbe Elimelech Lowy son of R. Meshulam Feish of Tosh, grandfather of the current Rebbe of Tosh in Canada.

R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss (1824-1894), rabbi of Svaliava and later head of the Munkacs Beit Din, author of Beit Yitzchak. He was the prime teacher of his nephew, R. Yosef Meir Weiss, first Rebbe of Spinka, author of Imrei Yosef. He was born in Munkacs to R. Avraham Weiss (who was like a son to R. Yitzchak Eizik of Kaliv). R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss was a progenitor of Chassidut in Transylvania in the mid-19th century, and the disciple of foremost rebbes: Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissachar; Rebbe Yehudah Tzvi of Rozdil, author of Daat Kedoshim (the book was compiled by R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss); Rebbe Shalom of Belz; and Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik of Zidichov (who acclaimed him as one of the "sixty mighty men surrounding him", and relied upon him to edit his writings in Chassidut and Kabbalah). He also frequented the courts of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin, Rebbe Chaim of Kosov, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Rimanov and Rebbe Meir of Premishlan. His son-in-law was Rebbe Elimelech Lowy, son of the first rebbe of Tosh R. Meshulam Feish Lowy. R. Shimon Grünfeld (Maharshag), Rabbi of Szemihály, described R. Yitzchak Eizik: "I knew that he was a great kabbalist, almost unique in the country in this science" (Responsa Maharshag, Part I, Orach Chaim section 30). From his large collection of writings, only the following were published: Toldot Yitzchak on the Torah, Divrei Yitzchak, and Beit Yitzchak on Tractate Megillah.

[1], 33 leaves. 31.5 cm. Browning of paper to some leaves. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to margins of title page and several other leaves. Small marginal tears to several leaves, including a minute tear to one leaf, slightly affecting text. Original binding, worn and damaged.