Auction 37 A special Chabad auction on the honor of the 70th of the presidency of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Yud Shvat, 5711 - 5781
Jan 13, 2021
Israel
 Harav Kook Street 10 Bnei Brak
Auction No. 37 It will be held on Wednesday the 29th of the Tevet 5781 • 13.01.2020 • At 19:00 Israel time Have questions about items? You can also contact us via WhatsApp at: +972-3-9050090
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LOT 047:

Large, impressive manuscript in handsome binding with 5 bichelach from the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitc. 1860s ...

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Large, impressive manuscript in handsome binding with 5 bichelach from the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitc. 1860s approximately.

Handsome copy in leather binding with gilded inscriptions: “Maamarim from the Tzemach Tzedek 19th century”, with an introductory page labelled “general index to all 5 bichelach.” A very thick tome made of several manuscripts, maamarim from the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch said around the 1860s. 277 leaves. The writing is mostly clear and readable, moth damage in one section over a few pages, moth holes, stains, bookmarks, overall good condition.


‘Bichelach’ is a nickname for a collection of Chassidic droshim written by hand. The origin of the word ‘bichel’ is Yiddish and means ‘notebook’. There are many Chassidic manuscripts which copied drashot heard from Admorim of Chabad, so that they could be preserved and be commented upon. Thanks to the copying of the bichelach by chassidim, many drashot by the Chabad Rebbes have been preserved despite the various tribulations experienced, including the fires which followed the Rebbes in Lubavitch. When the Rebbe arrived in America, he was appointed by his father-in-law the Rayatz to run the Chabad movement’s official publishing arm, and as part of his job he expended great effort to acquire manuscripts such as this in order to edit them and publish them.