Lot 502
Manuscript of Rabbi Ben-Zion Chai Uziel – Sermon in Honor of Chag HaShavuot and Prayer for the Welfare of the British Kingdom
Manuscript of sermon in honor of Chag HaShavuot, by Rabbi Ben-Zion Chai Uziel, Chief Rabbi of the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa community, 1936.
Various drafts appear upon the reverse side of the pages, 2 of which are written in his handwriting: “Joy and Prayer, arranged by the Chief Rabbinate of the Tel-Aviv district, in honor of the coronation of our esteemed king as ruler of Great Britain and the Indian empire”.
Rabbi Ben-Zion Chai Uziel (1881-1953), was born in Jerusalem to his father, Rabbi Yosef Refael, of an old-established family of Rabbis in Jerusalem, descendants of the Chikrei Lev. In 1910, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic community in Jaffa. In 1921, became Chief Rabbi of Salonica and in 1923, Chief Rabbi of the community of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa. In 1939 was in London as emissary and representative of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Yisrael, in that same year he was appointed Chief Rabbi and Rishon LeTziyon of Eretz Yisrael. Included in his writings are Mishpatei Uziel, Michmanei Uziel, Hashofet VeHamishpat and more.
5 leaves, official stationary, 8 written pages. 29.5 cm. very good condition.
