Luchot HaEdut, containing letters of rabbis supporting R. Yechiel Michel Pines. [Jerusalem: printer not indicated, 1882].
Printed without title page.
The booklet contains letters supporting R. Yechiel Michel Pines following the ban placed on him by the Gaon of Brisk – R. Yehoshua Leib (Maharil) Diskin. Most rabbis of Jerusalem and Lithuania opposed the ban, including R. Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem. R. Shmuel Salant eventually headed a Beit Din which relieved the ban.
The present booklet contains eight of the fifteen letters of rabbis appearing in the original (the end is lacking), including those of his teacher R. Mordechai Gimpel Yaffe Rabbi of Ruzhany, R. Shmuel Salant Rabbi of Jerusalem and his brother-in-law R. David Friedman Rabbi of Karlin.
12 pages (of original 20). Lacking last 8 pages, with letters 9-15. Approx. 19 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, including many open tears, mainly to margins, affecting text, repaired with paper filling. New binding.
Sh. Halevy, no. 400.
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