Lot 341
Three Letters from Rabbi Shimon Shkop - Grodno, 1932-1933
Three letters signed by R. Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop, dean of the Grodno yeshiva. Hrodna (Grodno), 1932-1933.
Letters in Hebrew and Yiddish, addressed to yeshiva donors. Two of the letters are typewritten and hand signed: "Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop". The third letter was written by a scribe, and hand signed: "Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop". Two letters are addressed to R. Nisan HaLevi, a descendant of "the outstanding Torah scholar, R. Akiva Eger".
R. Shimon Yehuda Shkop (1860-1939), a disciple of R. Chaim Soloveitchik in the Volozhin yeshiva, where he absorbed the intricate and profound methodology of Torah study. At the age of 24, he was appointed dean of the Telz yeshiva (founded by his uncle R. Eliezer Gordon). There, he transmitted to the many students his innovative method of logical study - approach adopted by the entire Torah world until this day. One of his foremost disciples from that period was R. Elchanan Wasserman. In 1920, he was called to head the Shaar HaTorah yeshiva in Grodno. His works include: Shaarei Yosher, Maarechet HaKinyanim and Chiddushei R. Shimon Yehuda HaKohen.
3 letters, on official stationery. Approx. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and stains. Tears and repairs.
