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Lot 389

Letter of Recommendation by Rabbi Moshe Meshil Av Beit Din of Hildesheim

Letter of recommendation for hachnasat kalla, signed by the heads of the Hildesheim (Germany) community and the rabbi of the city Rabbi Moshe Meshil. Hildesheim, 1812.
"This womanג€¦ wife of the blind man Rabbi Itzik Levi, who lives on the mountain near our community Hildesheimג€¦ And when Yitzchak aged his eyes darkened from seeing (quote from Bereshit) these past ten yearsג€¦ and he is marrying off his mature daughterג€¦ and Yitzchak beseeched in the presence of his wifeג€¦ and to assist in this mitzvah of hachnasat kallaג€¦".
22.5 cm. Good condition, folding marks, wax stamp.