Lot 304
Halachic Letter from Rabbi Yeshaya Silberstein, Author of Maasai LeMelech
Lengthy letter (two written pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yeshaya Silberstein author of Maasai LeMelech. [Ca. 1910s-1920s].
Letter pertaining to an agunah, addressed to R. Efraim Fishel Sofer Sussman, head of the Pest Beit Din (1867-1942). The letter describes a testimony received from someone who witnessed the husband being injured and dying during WWI. R. Yeshaya discusses the validity of the testimony and of the witness, and raises several points in favor of permitting the woman to remarry.
R. Yeshaya Silberstein (1857-1930) author of Maasai LeMelech and foremost Hungarian rabbi. He studied in Pressburg under the Ktav Sofer. He served as rabbi of Waitzen (Vác, Hungary), where he established a large yeshiva numbering hundreds of students, many of whom later held rabbinic and Torah positions.
[1] leaf (two written pages). 33.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Tear to upper part of leaf, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. Folding marks. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
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