Bidspirit auction | Kuntress ”Etz HaChaim” and One

Kuntress ”Etz HaChaim” and One Dollar Bill, from the holy hands of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – 20 Cheshvan, 1990. - Etz HaChaim, along with a dollar for charity, received from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York: Kehot, 20 Cheshvan, 1990. ”Forty years of the Rebbe's leadership” (1951-1990). Etz HaChaim is an instructional booklet written by the Rebbe Rashab in 1904 for students of the Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch yeshiva, containing an explanation of the objectives of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva and the necessity to study the ”inner Torah” (Chassidut) in order to succeed in the ”outer Torah” and fear of heaven. On the Title page of the Kuntress and on the accompanying Dollar bill it is written by R' Yaakov Ginsberg: On The Kuntress: ”On the late afternoon of the 20th of Cheshvan, 5751,(I have received this Kuntress) from Hands of his Honor and Holiness the Admo”r Shlit”a, ” On The Dollar Bill: ”On the late afternoon of the 20th of Cheshvan, 5751,(I have received this dollar) from Hands of his Honor and Holiness the Admo”r Shlit”a, ” The booklet was first printed in 1946 and is prefaced by an introduction by his son, the Rebbe Rayatz. Shortly before 20 Cheshvan, 1990, on the 130th anniversary of the Rebbe Rashab's birth, the booklet was printed anew in a special edition at the behest of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; at the beginning were added a portrait of the Rebbe Rashab and a facsimile of his manuscript. On 20 Cheshvan, 1990, the Rebbe distributed this booklet along with a dollar bill for charity. Provenance: R' Avraham Yaakov Ginsberg. Booklet: [3], 88 pages, 22.5 cm.