Letter of Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum – Kretshnif, Sivan 1905 –...
Letter of Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum – Kretshnif, Sivan 1905 – Blessing for "Good Success and Help of Heaven in All Matters"
Letter on postcard (about sixteen lines), handwritten and signed by Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum. Kretshnif (Crăciunești), [Sivan] 1905.
Sent to his son R. Itamar of Nadvorna, who was living at the time in Czernowitz (Chernivtsi). The letter contains many blessings and a report on the health condition of his mother who had undergone an eye surgery: "With the help of God… life and peace and all good forever, and good success and help of heaven in all matters, for my dear son… R. Itamar". The Rebbe tells of the telegram he received on the success of the surgery, on the hope for her complete recovery, and he asks the son to pray and act for his mother's recovery: "…But we still need much mercy for it to be totally good… Therefore it is your duty, my son, to honor your father and mother, to ask for mercy from our merciful Father, for His mercy and kindness to manifest in the complete recovery of your mother, may she soon come home with her sense of sight intact… to arouse mercy for your mother for her complete recovery from heaven… From me, your father, hoping to hear and deliver good tidings, salvations and healings. Meir Rosenbaum".
Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum of Kretshnif (1852-1908), son of Rebbe Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna and son-in-law of R. Yechiel of Dorohoi (grandson of R. Chaim of Czernowitz, author of Be'er Mayim Chaim). Served as Rebbe of Jassy in his father's lifetime, and moved to Kretshnif (Crăciunești, near Sighetu Marmației). Many Chassidim were drawn to his presence. He was celebrated for the many wonders he performed and was the only son permitted by his father to write amulets. His sons were: Rebbe Eliezer Ze'ev of Kretshnif, Rebbe Itamar of Nadvorna, Rebbe Yaakov Yissachar Ber of Solotvyno and Rebbe Mordechai of Rachów.
His son, the recipient of the letter, Rebbe Itamar of Nadvorna (1886-1973, Encyclopedia LaChassidut I, pp. 212-213), son-in-law of R. Asher Yeshayah of Kolbasov (Ropshitz). Already in his youth in 1901 (during his father's lifetime) he was appointed rebbe in Czernowitz (Chernivtsi), and later succeeded his father as rebbe in Kretshnif (Crăciunești). He survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States in 1947. He immigrated to Israel in 1969 and established his court in Tel Aviv, where many Chassidim visited him to receive a blessing in person. At the end of his life, he was considered the eldest Nadvorna rebbe in Eretz Israel. His sons include Rebbe Chaim Mordechai of Nadvorna, Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik of Zutshka, Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Nadvorna-Hadera, and more.
[1] postcard. Approx. 14X9 cm. Good-fair condition. Dark stains and wear.
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Letter of Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum – Kretshnif, Sivan 1905 – Blessing for "Good Success and Help of Heaven in All Matters"
Letter on postcard (about sixteen lines), handwritten and signed by Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum. Kretshnif (Crăciunești), [Sivan] 1905.
Sent to his son R. Itamar of Nadvorna, who was living at the time in Czernowitz (Chernivtsi). The letter contains many blessings and a report on the health condition of his mother who had undergone an eye surgery: "With the help of God… life and peace and all good forever, and good success and help of heaven in all matters, for my dear son… R. Itamar". The Rebbe tells of the telegram he received on the success of the surgery, on the hope for her complete recovery, and he asks the son to pray and act for his mother's recovery: "…But we still need much mercy for it to be totally good… Therefore it is your duty, my son, to honor your father and mother, to ask for mercy from our merciful Father, for His mercy and kindness to manifest in the complete recovery of your mother, may she soon come home with her sense of sight intact… to arouse mercy for your mother for her complete recovery from heaven… From me, your father, hoping to hear and deliver good tidings, salvations and healings. Meir Rosenbaum".
Rebbe Meir Rosenbaum of Kretshnif (1852-1908), son of Rebbe Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna and son-in-law of R. Yechiel of Dorohoi (grandson of R. Chaim of Czernowitz, author of Be'er Mayim Chaim). Served as Rebbe of Jassy in his father's lifetime, and moved to Kretshnif (Crăciunești, near Sighetu Marmației). Many Chassidim were drawn to his presence. He was celebrated for the many wonders he performed and was the only son permitted by his father to write amulets. His sons were: Rebbe Eliezer Ze'ev of Kretshnif, Rebbe Itamar of Nadvorna, Rebbe Yaakov Yissachar Ber of Solotvyno and Rebbe Mordechai of Rachów.
His son, the recipient of the letter, Rebbe Itamar of Nadvorna (1886-1973, Encyclopedia LaChassidut I, pp. 212-213), son-in-law of R. Asher Yeshayah of Kolbasov (Ropshitz). Already in his youth in 1901 (during his father's lifetime) he was appointed rebbe in Czernowitz (Chernivtsi), and later succeeded his father as rebbe in Kretshnif (Crăciunești). He survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States in 1947. He immigrated to Israel in 1969 and established his court in Tel Aviv, where many Chassidim visited him to receive a blessing in person. At the end of his life, he was considered the eldest Nadvorna rebbe in Eretz Israel. His sons include Rebbe Chaim Mordechai of Nadvorna, Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik of Zutshka, Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Nadvorna-Hadera, and more.
[1] postcard. Approx. 14X9 cm. Good-fair condition. Dark stains and wear.
