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One Dollar Bill Received from the Holy Hands Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the 7th day of Tishrei 5749 - With a blessing of ”May you be sealed for a good year.” (גמר חתימה טובה) - The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, led the Chabad-Lubavitch movement from 1951. He is known for his profound wisdom, compassionate leadership, and unwavering dedication to the Jewish people. One of the many ways he sought to uplift and inspire was through the distribution of dollar bills. It was customary for the Lubavitcher Rebbe to give out dollars to his Chassidim and many other men women and children who came to see him on different occasions. The Dollars were usually distributed in relation to Holidays and Significant Days of the Year, on Sundays, and in the Rebbes later years different variations of dollars were given out and included along with the special Kuntreisim that would be distributed in 770. This one-dollar bill was received from the holy hands of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the 7th day of Tishrei, 5749, during the auspicious days leading up to Yom Kippur. On this day, as the Rebbe personally distributed dollars to encourage acts of charity and goodness, he gave a heartfelt blessing to R' Yaakov: ”Gmar Chatima Tovah” – may you be sealed for a good year and a favorable judgment on Yom Kippur. The dollar thus carries not only the tangible connection to the Rebbe but also his spiritual blessings during one of the holiest times of the year. On the Front of this Dollar Bill is written by R' Avraham Yaakov Ginsberg: ” Received from his Honor and Holiness the Admo”r Shlit”a, on the 7th day of Tishrei 5749 (with the blessing of)  ”May you be sealed for a good year.” (גמר חתימה טובה) .” Provenance: R' Avraham Yaakov Ginsberg