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Letter of Blessing for a Marriage from the Holy Rabbi the “Or Yisrael” of Stolin – With Two Signatures in His Holy Handwriting – Nissan 1905 - ”And on this holy Shabbat, their remembrance rose for good over the wine as requested for the good, and my blessing is that Hashem will help that their match will be successful.” Presented here is a wedding blessing letter sent by the Holy Rabbi Yisrael of Stolin to ”Mr. Asher HaLevi” on the occasion of his granddaughter's marriage. In the letter, the Rebbe of Stolin blesses: “And may they merit to see from them, and from all their worthy offspring, upright generations…” At the end of the letter appears the signature of the Rebbe: “Yisrael, son of Rabbi Asher.” The Holy “Or Yisrael” of Stolin (1869 – 1922) was the son of Rabbi Asher II of Stolin (“the Young Rebbe”) and grandson of the Beit Aharon (“the Elder Rebbe”), and son-in-law of Rabbi David of Zaltipoli (son of Rabbi Yochanan of Rachmastrivka). He was orphaned at age four and a half, and despite his young age, the Chassidim looked to him based on lofty statements about the greatness of his soul heard from his father and grandfather. Thus, he was called the Yenuka. At his bar mitzvah, he received letters of appointment from the elders of the Chassidim. After his marriage, the Karlin-Stolin Chassidus returned to greatness, and tens of thousands of Chassidim were deeply connected to him in heart and soul. His conduct was in supreme hiddenness and exceptional modesty. He was unique in his avodah of music — both vocal and instrumental — which he saw as true holy service. Before playing, he would wash his hands. At Melaveh Malka meals — Seudasa DeDavid Malka Meshicha — he would play instruments along with three of his holy sons. In late 1921, he traveled to a health resort in Germany for medical reasons, where his soul departed on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, 1922. He was buried the next day in nearby Frankfurt (per his will), and thus became known by his second title, the Frankfurter. His father and grandfather spoke in the most wondrous terms about the exalted holiness of his soul. His grandfather, the Beit Aharon, often said that his soul was that of the holy Rashi, and that such a soul descends into the world only once in 500 years. The great and pious Rabbi Baruch Mandelbaum, Av Beit Din of Turav and one of the leading Chassidim of Karlin-Stolin, wrote a lengthy and well-known letter at the beginning of his appointment, in which he transmitted several testimonies — among them:  ”… אשר שמעה אזני מפה קודש קדשים סבא קדישא אדמו”ר זצוקלה”ה (ה”בית אהרן”), אשר בפירוש אמר לי שאליהו זכור לטוב יהיה תמיד עם הילד, וסיפר לי חלום נביאות אודות זה שאי אפשר לבארו במכתב. והיה קם תדיר מפניו בכל עת בוא הילד לביתו נאוה קודש בקימה ובהידור… אמרו שהוא נשמת הבעש”ט, וברמז רמז לי סבא קדישא שהוא נשמת משיח צדקנו…. ושמעתי רמז נפלא מסבא קדישא זצוקלה”ה שהילד הוא מעולם התיקון בסוד מ”ה החדש לתקן הרפ”ח ניצוצין שנפלו המרומזים בפסוק רוח אלקים מרחפת, ואיתא במדרש שהוא רוחו של מלך המשיח” (Ketavim, p. 994 and onward). [1] Leaf. 21 cm. Good condition. Ink slightly faded along fold lines.