Bidspirit auction | Sefer Torah of the Admor

Sefer Torah of the Admor the Rayatz - This Sefer Torah was given by Rav Leo Jung to the Rebbe the Rayatz and was with him when he arrived in the USA, residing at the Greystone Hotel of Manhattan.  When the permanent residence on 770 was purchased, a more Mehudar Seder Torah was received, and the Rebbe the Rayatz gave this one to his grandson.  The Beginning of the Rayatz’s Activities on American Soil. On the 9th of Adar II, 1940, the Rebbe arrived in the USA. Following his arrival at the Greystone Hotel, he called a special meeting that very evening, the founding assembly for the establishment of the Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch Yeshiva in America. In effect, the Rebbe’s arrival in the USA served as the opening shot for the spiritual revitalization of the USA.  Rav Leo Jung A disicple of Rav Yosef Zvi Dushinsky at the Galanta Yeshiva and later at the Beit Midrash for rabbis in Berlin. Received his Rabbinic Semicha from Rabbi Mordechai Zvi Schwartz, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook and Rabbi David Zvi Hoffman.  The chief editor of the Sinai Journal that was founded by his father. Rav Jung served as the Vice President of the OU and as the chairman of  Vaad Beit Yaakov of the USA.  Description of the Sefer Torah:  Sefer Torah of 42 lines, well-preserved; nevertheless, it is not sold as Kosher since its Kashruth was not studied.  The Sefer is placed in a quality case manufactured by S.R. Stitt, a well-known New-Yorker maker of suitcases, trunks and prestigious leather products.  Length of the Atzei Chaim: approx. 94 cm. Length of scroll: 48 cm.  Enclosed is handwritten confirmation by the recipient, his grandson, Sholom Ber Gourarie.  The Exaltation of a Tzaddik's Possessions in Lubavitch Philosophy In his Sichot, the Rebbe frequently glorified the sanctity and spiritual significance of the possessions of a Tzaddik. The Rebbe quotes his father-in-law, the Frierdiker Rebbe: ” The place where [the Tzaddik] studied and engaged in Torah, and all the objects he used for his Avodah, [the Tzaddik's] holiness rests upon them as a result of his Beirur of the world” .  The Rebbe explains: ” The life of a Tzaddik is eternal; not only in spiritual matters but also - regarding his physical location and physical possessions (his table, his chair, etc.)... for the holiness of the Tzaddik permeates all of his affairs... the sanctity of the Tzaddik's place and possessions (even after his passing) remains in the same manner as the time when the Tzaddik actually used them, like a soul within a body” . (Likutei Sichot, 32, pp. 19-27).  ”Un Farnutsn Gezunterheit” - And Enjoy [Them] in Good Health In the book Bechol Beiti Ne'eman Hu (pp. 539-542), it is recounted that the Chassid Rabbi Zalman Gourarie, who was a collector of Chabad Admorim's possessions, approached the Rebbe at the height of Parashat Hasfarim (1985). When the Rebbe expressed fierce opposition to the possession of books stolen from the Library, Rabbi Zalman feared for the status of his own collection. After describing the origins of his items to the Rebbe, the Rebbe responded with a rare blessing: ”Un farnutsn gezunterheit” (And enjoy them in good health). The Rebbe’s response reflects the unique Segulah and blessing inherent in the holy possessions of the Rebbeim, and the merit of owning them. In contrast, the matter that shook the Rebbe’s soul, leading him to cry out against keeping them in one's home as a ”ticking time bomb, ” referred exclusively to the books that were stolen from the Library.