The Tehillim of the Admor Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga of Stropkov; Numerous Handwritten Annotations in His Holy Script

The Tehillim of the Admor Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga of Stropkov; Numerous Handwritten Annotations in His Holy Script

The personal Sefer Tehillim of the Admor Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Lipschitz Halberstam of Stropkov, featuring the Olalot Yehuda commentary by the renowned Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald of Satmar, containing inscriptions, signatures, highlights, and many handwritten annotations in his holy script.

At the top of the title page and on the flyleaf, two full handwritten signatures appear:

"For serving G-d, with life and joy, Yechezkel Shraga Lipschitz Halberstam, from Stropkov, in the holy city of Jerusalem, may it be rebuilt and established, Geula Street 23."

On the flyleaf, the Admor added a handwritten note:

"During the Purim feast, one must contemplate repentance."

(This quote is taken from the Olalot Yehuda commentary, page 35b.)

Throughout the Sefer Tehillim, many annotations in Kabbalah and Chassidut appear, all in the holy handwriting of the Rebbe.

On page 38b, the Rebbe underlined the words of Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald:

"The Four Species (Lulav, Etrog, Hadas, and Aravah) are a segulah (spiritual remedy) for great wealth."

The pages of the Sefer Tehillim bear signs of frequent and prolonged use, holy markings, and stains from years of devout usage, testifying to the Rebbe’s deep emotional connection to the Tehillim and the tears he shed while reciting them.

Large, thick-format Sefer Tehillim, with the Olalot Yehuda commentary by Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald of Satmar.

Brooklyn, 1961.

Rano, [9] leaves. 24 cm.

Condition: Good. Many signs of use. Partially detached binding.

Biographical Information:

The Admor Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Lipschitz Halberstam of Stropkov (1908–1995) was the third Rebbe of Stropkov and the founder of Stropkov Chassidus in Israel.

Son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Lipschitz of Ungvar (from the Vishnitz dynasty).

Raised under the care of his grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Shalom of Stropkov, who nurtured him as his beloved disciple.

In 1932, he was appointed Av Beit Din (head of the rabbinical court) of Jablonka, later serving as Dayan (rabbinic judge) in Beregszász.

During the Holocaust, he was taken to Auschwitz, where he survived miraculously while strictly observing mitzvot. However, his holy father, wife, and children were martyred.

While in Auschwitz, he vowed:

"If I survive and reach safety, I will save as many Jews as possible from spiritual destruction and assimilation."

After the war, he became the Rabbi of Bamberg, Germany, assisting countless Holocaust survivors.

Following the passing of his uncle, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, he was crowned as the Stropkov Rebbe, establishing Stropkov Chassidus in Israel.

He founded and led a yeshiva in Jerusalem.

The Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, appointed him in charge of all mikvaot (ritual baths) in Israel on his behalf.

Despite being Ashkenazi, he was appointed in 1976 as a member of the Sephardic Edah HaCharedit.

In 1990, he established the "Kahal HaYere’im" Beit Din, specializing in monetary law.

He studied Kabbalah with the renowned Kabbalist Rabbi Aharon Slotky.

Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga was widely known for his profound Torah scholarship, halachic expertise, and prolific writings.

In his youth, he transcribed Torah teachings from his grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Shalom of Stropkov.

His original manuscripts remained in Ungvar, but decades later, a Jew who visited the city rediscovered them, enabling their incorporation into the revised edition of "Divrei Shalom".