Auction 35
Lot 175:
Printed page with an amulet “from the Baal Shem Tov as a segula and refuah for a sick person, God forbid.” The amulet includes holy names and explanations on how to say them and why. Written partially in Yiddish, in which is stated: “Whoever holds this amulet in his home and says what is written will be saved from all diseases…”. In the middle of the bottom section “this amulet is from the Ari and saved souls during the plague….”. The last lines state that the amulet is for the benefit of the public and was blessed by the Rahak of Skolia, who notes that he “awaits the Redemption, Baruch Pinchas Rabinowitz, grandson of the Baal Shem Tov.” This page was printed without publishing info, but based on estimates and notes it was printed by “M. Haikel, Adriya, ” probably between 1918-1919 in Vienna, where the Admor of Skolia moved during World War I. This amulet was discovered only in the last few years and only one other copy is known to exist, upon which the bibliographic entry was based (See Winners Auction #98, March 2017, item 231) [1] printed page on one side of the paper. 18×23.5cm. A few stains and light tears in the margins, overall good condition.
Admor Rabbi Baruch Pinchas Rabinowitz os Skolia (1874-1920) was the son and successor of Admor Rabbi Eliezer Haim of Skolia. He was grandson and great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the Maggid of Zlatchow, and other early Chassidic gedolim. He was son-in-law of the Admor Rabbi Asher Yeshaya Rubin of Kolbasov. In World War I he removed to Vienna, where he stayed until he passed away and was buried. He wrote: Imrei Baruch, Mincha Chadasha, Anim Zemirot, Divrei Baruch, Tal Orot, and more. He was known as a tzaddik and kabbalist and dealt a lot with segulot. See more in Toldot Anshei Shem, p. 120; Meorei Galicia p. 653-658; Chassidut Elfasi p. 394-395.
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