The Gold family has suffered the unimaginable. After five years of fighting a brutal battle with cancer, their precious son Refael passed away this past Pesach.

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Marriage Certificate written in Judeo-Arabic and signed by Rabbi Meir Abuchatzeira during his tenure as Rav of Erfoud, Morocco. Rabbi Yehuda Simchon and Rabbi Masoud Mallul signed as witnesses and their signatures are followed by the handwritten signature of the Baba Meir.

Rabbi Aharon Shmuel HaCohen of Stepin (1739 – 1813), was a prime disciple of both the Maggid of Mezritch and Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz and he quotes them in his sefer. He also brings down Torah teachings from the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Zev Wolfe of Zhitomir and Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik of Koritz, author of Bris Kehunas Olam. He was a descendant of the Maharal of Prague and Rabbi Naftali Katz, author of Smichas Chachamim, and he also quotes them.

Rabbi Yosef Karo merited having an angel sent to him to reveal the secrets of Torah and the wisdom of Kabbalah along with other “astounding teachings”. The Maggid told the Beis Yosef that Eliyahu Hanavi would appear to him to teach him Torah, and further described to him how they rejoice with him in the Heavenly Yeshivah. The Maggid ordered Rabbi Yosef Karo to write down everything he would reveal.

Sefer HaZohar on Chumash Bereishis, with glosses from the Ramchal — a foundational work of Kabbalistic Torah.

In 1946, entry permits to the United States began arriving for the students of the Mir Yeshiva, who had been in exile in Shanghai throughout the years of the Second World War.

At the conclusion of the letter, the Rebbe added a remarkable blessing in his own handwriting: