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LOT 1:
Sefer Sha'ar HaTeshuva VeHaTefilah by the holy Rav the Mitteler Admor of Lubavitch - two sections of the ...
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Sold for: $1,300
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Sefer Sha'ar HaTeshuva VeHaTefilah by the holy Rav the Mitteler Admor of Lubavitch - two sections of the Sefer:
Section II of the first edition. Shklow, 1818. From the author's lifetime.
Section I of the second edition. Shklowm 1830. After the passing of the Mitteler Admor.
* Sefer Sha'ar HaTeshuva VeHaTefilah, section II, 'also copied from the holy manuscript of our teacher and rabbi the great Rav the renowned Chassid Rabbi Dober the son of the Admor ... Aterest Tiferes the true Gaon ... Marana Shneur Zalman. First edition. Printed here in Shklow by the rabbinic Rabbi Yitzchak ben Rabbi Shmuel in 1818'.
The Sefer was published during the lifetime of its author the holy Rav the Mitteler Admor, subsequent to the situation on the roads which were dangerous after Napoleon's wars and the poverty that followed them.
This copy is decorated with several stamps of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, of its famed library, Seforim that survived the destruction of Europe and were brought to the Holy Land. In addition, a late ownership notation 'Yehuda Aryeh Leib Katz here in Jerusalem'.
* Sefer Sha'ar HaTeshuva VeHaTefilah, 'which was copied from the holy manuscript of our teacher and rabbi the great Rav the renowned Chassid Rabbi Dober the son of the Admor ... Aterest Tiferes the true Gaon ... Marana Shneur Zalman and permission was given by him to publish it'. From the title page, which was copied from the first edition that was printed in 1817, the two words 'Birkas HaChaim', which appeared in the first edition, were erased.
The Torah of the holy Rav the Mitteler Admor of Lubavitch [1774-1828] already during his father's lifetime he used to repeat the Ma'amarim of his holy father Rabbeinu the Admor HaZaken. During his leadership, his Toros grew like a fountainhead, and for hours he used to simplify and explain complex concepts. This Sefer was one of the first that he published, during his lifetime as said, and it became a cornerstone of the Torah of Chabad and the Torah of the Mitteler Rebbe.
Details of Section II: [2], 42, 2, 5-81, [1] leaves, 16.5 cm. stains; many stains and signs of mold on the last leaves. Slight wear. tears, including a tear to the title page, professionally restored. A tear affecting the text to one of the leaves. Open tears to some leaves, affecting the text. Many moth perforations, affecting the text to a certain extent. Stamps and handwritten notations. New, greenish leather binding. Fair-good condition.
Details of Section I: [2], 65 leaves. Extensive stains. Dark leaves. A single moth perforation to the title page and some of the first leaves. The other leaves are healthy and complete without wear of moth damage. Fair-good condition.
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