Lot 324
Letter of Recommendation by Rabbi Shmuel Rosenberg, Author of Beer Shmuel - Unsdorf, 1888
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel Rosenberg, Rabbi of Unsdorf, to R. Binyamin Rabbi of Liptovský Mikuláš. Unsdorf, [16th Av] 1888.
The letter concerns the arrangement of a divorce at the request of the Rabbi of Liptovský Mikuláš. R. Shmuel writes that the couple missed the scheduled date for the divorce and requests to inform them of his next availability.
Rabbi Shmuel Rosenberg, author of Be’er Shmuel (1842-1919), foremost Hungarian rabbi and yeshiva dean. He was a leading disciple of the Ketav Sofer. From 1873, he served as rabbi of Tshaba (Hejőcsaba), and in 1883, he was appointed rabbi of Unsdorf, where he founded a large yeshiva, of the most prominent in Hungary and the region. He was renowned for his exceptional devotion to his disciples, and indeed, many of them became the leaders of the next generation (R. Shmuel David Ungar Rabbi of Nitra, and others). He was reputed for his remarkable holiness, and rebbes of the Munkacs dynasty acclaimed him often for his Divine Inspiration. Many turned to him in quest of his blessings or prayers for various matters. He would conduct himself like a rebbe in his yeshiva, leading Tish and distributing shirayim. He fought to preserve faithful Jewry, and stood at the helm of Orthodox Jewry in its battles against the leaders of Reform.
Postcard. 8.5X14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Postmarks.
