Lot 346
Letter by the Author of Divrei Malkiel
Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Malkiel Zvi HaLevi Tennenbaum Av Beit Din of Lomza, to Rabbi Yoel Herzog. Lomza, 1902.
Rabbi Malkiel Tennenbaum (1847-1910), a prominent rabbi and posek of his generation, was renowned for his great Torah genius and wrote many responses which were printed in the seven volumes of his responsa Divrei Malkiel. He was known as a holy man and masses knocked on his door with requests for blessings and salvation. Rabbi Herzog writes about him, "in addition to his genius in halacha, he was well-versed in kabbala and would study Torah secrets into the late hours of the night".
The letter recipient: Rabbi Yoel Leib Herzog (1865-1935), of Lomza, who immigrated to England in 1899 and served there in the rabbinate. In 1911, he moved to Paris. Studied all the Talmud in depth with his brilliant son Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac [later Chief Rabbi of Eretz Israel] who was less than 16 years old at the time.
Official stationery, 20.5 cm. Good condition, folding creases.
