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One Dollar Bill Received from the Holy Hands Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the eve of the 21st day of Shvat 5748 - Shivah of the Rebbetzin - 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. The tradition of the Rebbe's Sundays began in the 1980s when the Rebbe started giving out one-dollar bills to individuals who came to seek his blessings and advice. The Rebbe saw the dollar bill as a symbol of material prosperity, and by giving it away during these special Sundays, he intended to infuse it with spiritual energy. The recipients of these dollars were encouraged to donate them to charity, thereby transforming the physical currency into a vehicle for positive change and spiritual growth. This one-dollar bill was received directly from the holy hands of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, on the eve of the 21st of Shevat, 5748 – a deeply emotional and significant date in the Chabad calendar. This day marked the conclusion of the Shivah (seven-day mourning period) for the Rebbe’s beloved wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory, who had passed away on the 22nd of Shevat, 5748. The Rebbe had not distributed dollars during the week of mourning. On this day, a Sunday, the Rebbe resumed the custom of giving out dollars for charity, returning to his sacred routine even amidst personal sorrow. On the Front of this Dollar Bill is written by R' Avraham Yaakov Ginsberg: ” I Have Received (this dollar) from the Hands of his Honor and Holiness the Admo”r Shlit”a, At the end of the Shivah of the Rabanit, On the eve of the 21st day of Shvat 5748” Provenance: R' Avraham Yaakov Ginsberg