Autographed Letter of Blessings for Healing by Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov.
Only Thirty Days Before His Passing!
1905
Autographed letter by the first Admor of Bobov Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam. It was sent to Rabbi Mordechai Friedman, Av Beis Din of Tete, and is replete with blessings from the Rebbe for a woman’s recovery from illness:
"May the Almighty have mercy on her and send her a complete and speedy recovery. May she regain clarity and peace of mind and may she swiftly return to full health. May he always receive only good news from Him."
At the end of the letter the Rebbe added his signature in his rare handwritten script:
"Sending regards to those who seek His welfare and the welfare of His Torah, with a full and willing heart.
With love, the humble Shlomo Halberstam."
This letter is one of the last written by the Rebbe. Just one month after sending the letter, the Rebbe passed away while in a health resort in Germany.
Letters from Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov are exceedingly rare.
The Admor Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov (1847-1905) numbered among the great Rebbes of east Galicia. He was a Torah genius, righteous and holy, and a miracle worker. He was the son of the Admor Rabbi Meir Nosson, third son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Rabbi Shlomo was tragically orphaned at the age of eight and was raised by his grandfather the Divrei Chaim who invested his heart and soul into raising the child.
The Divrei Chaim assigned his grandson the sacred task of compiling and preparing his myriads of teshuvos for print, and in 1864, appointed Rabbi Shlomo, who was just a lad of 17, to the position of Rav of Bukowsko. In 1880, Rabbi Shlomo relocated to Vizhnitz to serve as Rav, and in 1892, to Bobov where he founded the glorious Bobov dynasty.
This letter was not included in the collection of letters by the Rebbe printed in ‘Michtavei Kodesh’ (New York, 1973).
Bobov, 1905.
Scribe’s handwriting, with the last few words and signature in the Rebbe’s own handwriting.
Size: 14.3 x 15.5 cm.
Condition: Fair to good, one missing corner, minor tears (far from the text).
