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Extremely Rare! First Time Auctioned: Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Admor Rabbi Shalom Dober Schneerson of Rechitsa the Son of the Maharil of Kopust - Extremely rrae letter handwritten entirely - more than fifty words - and signed by the Admor Rabbi Shalom Dober Schneerson (the Rashdab) of Rechitsa, the son of the founder of the Kopyust Chassidut the Admor Rabbi Yehuda Leib (the Maharil). The Rashdab served as Rav of Rechista (Belarus) and the third Admor of Kopust. The place and date do not appear in the letter.  The letter is addressed to his in-law: ”... כ' [כבוד] ידידי מחו'[תני] הרה”ג שי'”  and it is written is wonderful style reminiscent of the deep Divrei Elokim Chaim of the Admorim of Kopust.  The content of the letter and the postmarks on its verso indicate that the letter was apparently sent from Homel in Elul 1903. In that month, the Rashdab's in-law, the first Admor of Hornsteipel, Rabbi Mordechai Dov Twersky, had passed away. Possibly, this is what is implied in the second line of the letter: ”מכתבו... קבלתי נצטערתי מעניינו בטח ה' הטוב ימלא בטובו הגדול... [sic] ”. Later in the letter, Rabbeinu writes (possibly referring to the passing of his wife, whose time of passing has been unknown to us): ”בטח שמע וה' הצדיק שחל”ח [שבק חיים לכל חי] זוגתי [?] לעת זקנה ותש כו' [possibly meaning: כוחי] וארז”ל [ואמרו רבותינו זכרונם לברכה] אין אשה כו' [referring to the Sages' Mamr: ”אין אשה מתה אלא לבעלה” סנהדרין כב, ב]”. On the margisn of the letter, there is a touching blessing for the New Year handwritten and signed by him:  ”ה' ייטיב הכוה”ח [הכתיבה והחתימה] לכם ולנו בתוך כ”י [כלל ישראל]. ידידו מחו' [מחותנו] דוש”ת מלונ”ח [דורש שלום תורתו מלב ונפש חפצה] באהבה ומברכו בשנה טובה... לטוב לו כה”י [כל הימים]. שלום דובער” This is a sacred document, rare and significant, by an important Admor of Kopust - the beloved grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek who merited studying the Tanya with him every day.  A letter handwritten by the Admor Rabbi Shalom Dober of Rechista has never been auctioned and letters by him are almost noexistent.  [1] postcard. 14 cm.  Good condition. Fold line. Aging stains.  *** The Admor Rabbi Shalom Dober Schneerson of Rechitsa (1834-1908), one of the leading Chabad rabbis and the Admor of Kopust. Was born in the town of Lubavich to his father, the Admor, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schneerson, son of the Tzemach Tzedek. From his early childhood, he enjoyed a special closeness with his illustrious grandfather, who studied a daily lesson with him in the Tanya. At the instruction of the Tzemach Tzedek, he engaged in guiding and counseling Avreichim in Avodat Hashem, even during his grandfather's lifetime. Upon reaching marriageable age, he married the daughter of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Orzistchov, son of Rabbi Moshe of Ostroh, grandson of the famed Tzaddik Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Ostroh, one of the leading disciples of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch. Throughout the lifetime of the Tzemach Tzedek, he resided in Lubavich. Following the Tzemach Tzedek’s passing, he moved with his father to the town of Kopust. He maintained a strong bond with his brother, the Admor Rabbi Shlomo Zalman of Kopust, yet even during those years he began to lead as an Admor. In time, he was appointed Rav of the city of Rechitsa, and from then on became known as 'the Rebbe of Rechitsa'. His reputation spread as an outstanding Posek, and his responsa were published in the rabbinic periodicals of that era. He had many disciples who later became prominent rabbis in Russia and Poland, among them the renowned Gaonr Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, who received his Semichah from him. The noted thinker Rabbi Hillel Zeitlin was also among his disciples. After the passing of his brother, many Chassidim flocked to him and accepted him as their Admor, while concurrently his brother, Rabbi Shemaryahu Noach, led his own congregation of Chassidim. He maintained a close relationship with his cousin, the Admor Rabbi Shalom Dober (the Rashab) of Lubavitch. His rabbinic approbation adorns the Siddur Likkutei Torah, printed in Vilna in 1912. In recent years, a research hypothesis was raised suggesting that certain historical photographs long attributed to the Rashab actually depict the figure of the Admor of Rechitsa.