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Lot 552

Eulogy of Rabbi Shalom Lofes for his Mother

Handwritten manuscript, Jerusalem, 1947.
The writer is the holy Ga'on Rabbi Shalom Lofes (1904-1994), born in Aleppo, son of Rabbi Ya'akov Lofes. In 1912 they arrived in Jerusalem. Was a leading sage in Yeshivat Porat Yosef. Served in the rabbinate in Acre for about fifty years, and was well known as a scholar. Published books to encourage praying at sunrise.
3 leaves, about 21 cm. Fair condition, dry paper, slight damages and foxing placed in plastic lamination for preservation.