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Lot 393

Letter from Rabbi Aharon Yossef Shmuel Ha-Levy Av-Beit-Din Trenshin

Letter from the Ga'on Rabbi Aharon Yossef Shmuel Ha-Levy Av-Beit-Din Trenshin (Hungary), to his son in law, the Ga'on Rabbi Pinchas Singer, for the New Year, 1871.
Letter is about family matters with New Year's greetings to "my friend the famous Ga'on and Tzadik" and to his daughter "the important rabbi's wife Chaya Feigale" and their children "the diligent boy Wolf" and "the virgin Shindel".
Rabbi Aharon Yossef Shmuel Ha-Levy (1806-1886), disciple of Rabbi Elazar Lev of Santov author of "Shemen Roke'ach", and son in law of his son, Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Lev author of "Sha'arei Torah". Author of "Chatam Sofer" ordinated him as a teacher and wrote him a few responsa (Chatam Sofer book of Responsum, Yoreh De'a section, chapter 179 and chapter 124). Assisted his father, the Ga'on Rabbi Yechezkel Ha-Levy in teaching and rabbinical duties in the city of Trenshin. In 1839 was appointed as Rabbi of the city by Chatam Sofer's advice. (See enclosed material).
2 pages, 21 cm. Very good condition.