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Toldot HaChassidut – Tel Aviv, 1930-1931 – Copy Used by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, with His Handwritten Inscriptions - Toldot HaChassidut, based on primary sources, printed works and manuscripts, volumes I-III, by Shimon Dubnov. Tel Aviv: Dvir, [1930-1931]. The present copy was used by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who consulted it and added handwritten marginal inscriptions on one page. In a footnote on p. 89, the author refers to the Zhitomir edition of Or HaEmet, dating its printing to 5650 (1890). In the margin, the Rebbe crossed out the year ”5650” in pencil and corrected it in parentheses (in Hebrew numerals): ”5659-5660?” (1899-1900?). [This likely refers to the second edition of the book, printed in Zhitomir by Yosef Kesselman in the year 5661 (1900)]. At the end of the same footnote, the Rebbe corrected the author's reference to item number 136 in the sources chapter at the end of the book (p. 396). The Rebbe crossed out the digits ”136” in pencil and added the correct number, ”142”, inside a circle. This copy was lent to the Rebbe by the scholar and bibliographer R. Chaim Lieberman, who served as the personal secretary of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch for many years and was one of the directors of his library. Enclosed is a letter of authenticity from his cousin, R. Chanoch Galperin (Hebrew): ”I hereby testify that the Rebbe consulted this copy of Dubnov's Toldot HaChassidut, and also made a correction where there was an error in the date and the reference. I received it from my cousin Chaim David, cousin of R. Chaim Lieberman, the secretary of the previous Rebbe. I am also a cousin of R. Lieberman. R. Lieberman had very many books, he was a highly important librarian, and he also lent books to the Rebbe, and gave books to the Rebbe; he also gave many books to his cousin, Chaim David, as well as the aforementioned book”. ”His holiness rests upon… all the objects that he used” In his discourses, the Lubavitcher Rebbe elaborated on several occasions regarding the nature of the holiness that rests upon physical objects and possessions used by a tzaddik, even after his passing from this world. In one of his talks, the Rebbe quotes his father-in-law, the Rebbe Rayatz, who says of the tzaddik that ”his holiness rests upon the place where he studied and engaged in Torah, and all his objects that he used for the needs of his divine service, as part of his task of birurim in the world”. The Rebbe explains that just as the spiritual life of the tzaddik is eternal, so too does his holiness continue to rest within his home and upon all the objects he used for the purpose of serving G-d, even after his passing: ”For the life of the tzaddik is eternal, and not only in spiritual matters but also regarding his physical place and physical objects (his table and his chair, etc.)... because the holiness of the tzaddik penetrates all his affairs”. [2], 494 pages. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Light stains and creases. Minor tears and defects. Original binding, slightly worn; tears across length of spine.