Lot 197
Long Letter by Rabbi Shlomo Sofer Rabbi of Berehove – About the Establishment of Kollel Mukacheve
Long interesting letter, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shlomo Sofer Av Beit Din of Berehove [son of the Ktav Sofer], to Rabbi Moshe Greenwald Av Beit Din of Khust, author of Arugot HaBosem. Elul 1907.
Polemic letter full of pain, against the assembly of rabbis and gaba'im in Mukacheve. In the letter, Rabbi Sofer discusses the aims and appropriate management of the funds of Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess. He also refers to the activities of Kollel Poland and other Kollels.
On the 17th of Elul 1907, an assembly took place in Mukacheve, initiated by Rebbe Zvi Hirsh Shapira Av Beit Din of Mukacheve, author of Darkei Teshuva. At this meeting, (Chassidic) rabbis of ten communities gathered: Khust, Mukacheve, Sosnove, etc. to makes changes to the collection of "Eretz Yisrael funds" by establishing a new kollel, "Kollel Mukacheve and ten regions". This was an act of defiance against Kollel Ungarin (Hungary), which was presided over by the disciples of the Chatam Sofer and his followers. This item is a historic letter from the great polemic which arose at that time, with complaints of underhanded opportunism disregarding a good many of the rabbis of the region who were not invited to the assembly.
Rabbi Shlomo Sofer (1853-1930), the Ktav Sofer's son, served in the Berehove rabbinate from 1884 and was one of the leading rabbis in his days. Printed the book Igrot Sofrim and the book Chut HaMeshulash about the history of the Chatam Sofer and his son the Ktav Sofer. Rabbi Shlomo Sofer belonged to the school of the Chatam Sofer who had the custom of praying according to Nusach Ashkenaz and he had many disagreements with the Chassidic rabbis in his country.
Official stationery, 22.5 cm. 2 written pages, more than 60 handwritten lines. Good condition, stains.
