Lot 242
Halachic Ruling Signed by the Maharam Mintz – 1794
Handwritten halachic ruling, containing a summary of the arguments by the claimant and the defendant, as well as their signatures on the arbitration agreement, signed by Rabbi "Moshe Mintz of Brod". [Oven-Yashan, today Budapest), Cheshvan 1794. Rabbi Moshe Mintz [died in 1831, Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 14912] was a prominent Hungarian Torah scholar of his times. Rabbi of Oven Yashan (Old Buda; nowadays part of Budapest, Hungary) for many years, he left his imprint upon the Jewish community. He established a yeshiva gedola and had many disciples, including Rabbi Bendit Goitein, author of Kesef Nivchar, Av Beit Din of Hogyesz. Many of his disciples also attended the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer. Author of the Maharam Mintz responsa (Prague 1827). [1] Leaf, 36.5 cm, good condition, wear and folding marks. Placed in an elaborate leather binding.
