Auction 61
Lot 102:
Typewritten letter on the official letterhead of Rabbi Yechezkel Feigin "secretary of the Admor Shalita of Lubavitch", the secretary of the Rebbe Rayatz, sent from Warsaw on the 16th of Kislev 1934. Addressed to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kupershtock – the Chassidic Rav of Glebokie.
The letter announces that as part of the (second) historical visit of the Rebbe Rayatz to surrounding towns, he has agreed to visit their town as well. The letter was written in response to a touching letter they had sent in which the expressed their sorrow for the Rebbe’s unwillingness to visit their town, assuming the suggestion was rejected definitively. The secretary proves them wrong, noting they had misunderstood the previous letter that was sent to them, "רק טעם הדבר שנכתב המכתב ככה הוא להיות כי כן דרכו של כ"ק אדמו"ר שליט"א להיות כי כן הוא במדריגת הקדושה אשר הכל בדיוק ובסדר… ואמר לי אשר הצעת הלובקע לא נדחתה כלל ואמר לי אשר הנני יכול להודיע ג"כ… והנני ממהר זה להודיעם להרגיע רוחם". The secretary then signs the letter "Yechezkel Feigin".
22.5X29 cm. Fold lines. A stain in the center.
The historical visit of the Rebbe Rayatz indeed took place at the end of Sivan 1934. He travelled by train via Vilna, a large crowd waiting for him at each station with some of its members even joining the trip. The trip supported the thousands who awaited his arrival and sought his advice. During the Sabbath, the Rebbe also delivered several Chassidic sermons at the Chassidic synagogues of the town.
The Chassid Rabbi Yechezkel Feigin (1895-1941) the personal secretary of the Rebbe Rayatz and the secret manager of the Tomchei Temimim yeshivas of the USSR.
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