Handwritten leaf, 11 ordinances and restrictions regarding shochatim and laws of shechita, signed by R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, the "dayan of Pupa" (Pápa). [Apparently Pápa, ca. late 19th century.]
Written on the reverse side of official stationery: "Moshe Yosef Hoffman – dayan of Pupa", with his signature – "Moshe Yosef son of R. M[ichael] Hoffman". Next to it is the signature of "Mendel Steiner" [apparently also a dayan of Pápa].
In the margin are added instructions relating to payment for immersing in a mikveh.
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, "the dayan of Pupa" (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. He was born in Szerdahely (Dunajská Streda) in 1843 to his father R. Michael Hoffman, a disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was a disciple of R. Yehudah Assad, and later studied under the Ketav Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa (Pápa) in 1882. In 1909 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash [known to this day as that of the dayan of Pupa]. He was one of the foremost authorities in Jerusalem, and was renowned as a wonderworker whose blessings were fulfilled. His famous disciples include R. Shabtai Sheftel Weiss, Av Beit Din of Nagysimonyi, and R. Yehoshua Buxbaum, Av Beit Din of Galanta. R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, Rabbi of Jerusalem, also considered him one of his teachers. His books include Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
[1] leaf. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Folds and creases. Stains and wear. Small holes to margins and folds.
