Lot 245
Letter of Receipt Signed by the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Hebron Rabbis – 1888
Letter of receipt from the Sephardic and Ashkenazi Hebron Rabbis concerning money sent from the Organization of Officials and Administrators in Amsterdam written by Rabbi Shmuel Salant of Jerusalem. Signatures of nine of the city's rabbis and gaba'im. Hebron, Nissan 1888.
Signatures: Rabbi Eliyahu Saliman Mani; Rabbi Shimon Menashe Chaikin; Rabbi Baruch Mordechai ben Rabbi G. HaLevi; Rabbi Binyamin Rivlin; Rabbi Meir Zvi Hershler; Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'evi; Rabbi Nissim Chaim Kariyo; Rabbi Yom Tov Parchi and Rabbi Rachamim Yosef Franco.
• The Mekubal Rabbi Eliyahu Saliman Mani from Hebron (1818-1899) was born in Baghdad, disciple and brother-in-law of Rabbi Abdallah Somekh, companion of Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim and teacher of his son Rabbi Yosef Chaim, author of Ben Ish Chai whom he taught kabbalah. Ascended to Eretz Israel in 1857 and in 1858 moved to Hebron. In 1865, Rabbi Eliyahu was appointed Rabbi of Hebron. He reinforced the community in Hebron and its dependency on the Jerusalem community. In 1878, Rabbi Franco was appointed rabbi and together the two rabbis led all community matters.
• The Charif – Rabbi Rachamim Yosef Franco (1835-1901), immigrated from Rhodes to Jerusalem in 1868 and was a member of the Beit Din of Rabbi Ya’akov Shaul Elyashar. In 1878, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Hebron succeeding Rabbi Eliyahu Mani. Died in 1901 and was succeeded by the Sde Chemed. Wrote Sha'arei Rachamim, Ot L'Rachamim, VaYitzbor Yosef and more.
• Rabbi Shimon Menashe Chaikin (1777-1893), among the most prominent disciples of the Mitteler Rebbe and Rebbe author of Tzemach Tzedek. Immigrated from Slutsk to Eretz Israel toward the end of the 1810s and served as rabbi and leader of the Chabad community of Hebron for over seventy years, lived until the ripe old age of 116.
23X14.5 cm. Fair condition, tears to leaf margins.
