Auction 74

Kuntres of Ma'amarim from 1922 with Two Enclosed Dollar Banknotes, Given Directly by the Rebbe—First Edition, 1992.

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Kuntres of Ma’amarim by the Rebbe Rayatz, Ma’amarim 1922, first edition, New York 1992. Given directly by the Rebbe with two banknotes of $1 on the 10th of Shvat, 1992. On each of them, including the Kuntres, a pen notation: "מיד כ"ק אדמו"ר שליט"א". Good overall condition.

Just before the Yom HaBahir 10th of Shvat, there came into the hands of the Otzar HaChassidim editorial board several Ma’amarim by the Rebbe the Admor HaRayatz, which were said about seventy years ago in 1922, and had not yet been published. The Rebbe ordered them published in a special Kuntres to be handed out on the Yom HaBahir. On the night before after Maariv, the Rebbe gave out these Kuntresim to men and children. During this Chalukah, the Rebbe handed out approx. 7,000 copies.

Description of the Kuntres: It is titled Kuntres Ma’amarim 1922 and includes three Ma’amarim from early 1922 found recently in manuscript. They are accompanied by notes and references. The Ma’amarim are LeDavid Mizmor, from the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah; Shir HaMaalot MiMaamakim, from Shabbat Tshuva, KeNesher Yair Kino, from Shabbat Parshat Ha’azinu. At the beginning of the Kuntres, a picture of the Rayatz. At the end, facsimiles of an ancient manuscript, and a biography of the Admor. The Kuntres is red and contains approx. 50 pp. The first page bears the date: Motzei Shabbat Parshat Boh. See: Mazkeret Netzach published by students of the central Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch yeshiva. New York 2011.