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Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Yevamot, with Rav Alfas. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the Slavita Rabbi, 1862. Copy of the Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch-Chabad. The second title page bears the stamp of "Shmuel Schneersohn of Lubavitch". Other leaves carry another stamp of his, in Hebrew and Russian, with a crowned shield in the center, encompassing his initials: S.S. Short handwritten notations on three leaves (leaf 10, page 116a, page 122a), in a handwriting resembling the writing of Chabad Rebbes. R. Shmuel Schneersohn - the Maharash (1834-1882), the fourth Chabad Rebbe, was the youngest of the sons of the Rebbe author of Tzemach Tzedek. His father greatly esteemed and loved him and half a year before his death he wrote to his Chassidim: "Heed him as you heeded me". On one occasion, R. Shmuel was told by his father: "The spiritual flask of oil given by the Ba'al Shem Tov to the Magid of Mezritch to anoint our Rebbe HaZaken to preside for generations, this power was used to anoint my father-in-law - the Middle Rebbe - and with this power I have anointed you". After the death of the Tzemach Tzedek in 1866, R. Shmuel was chosen to succeed him in spite of his being the youngest of his six sons. He led his Chassidim with a high hand, however, he died at a young age after a tenure of less than 20 years. He coined the Chabad saying "Lechatchila ariber" (i.e. climb over all obstacles to tackle difficulties from "above"); and therefore was called the "Ba'al Lechatchila ariber". His son was the Rashab of Lubavitch (1861-1920) - the fifth Chabad Rebbe. [4], 2-152; 22; 5, [1]; 66 leaves. Contains title page on wrapper at the beginning of the volume (printed on blue paper) 38.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming to flyleaves and to wrapper. Tiny holes to inner leaves. Old leather binding, with worming and damages.