Lot 262
Letter by the Steipler to his Mechutan Rabbi Y.S. Elyashiv – Request to be Remembered in his Prayers
Autograph letter (10 lines) with the full signature of R. "Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky", to his mechutan R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Bnei Brak, Nissan [c. 1960s].
Blessings for Pesach: "To my mechutan… I wish you a kosher chag without a speck of chametz and a happy festival...". Further in the letter, the Steipler requests from R. Y. S. Elyashiv that he pray for him: "Please mention me in your prayers… in spiritual and material matters because I suffer from many things and it should be His will that all should be for the good…".
R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), known as "the Steipler" after his hometown of Hornosteipel in Ukraine. Brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish and mechutan of R. Y. S. Elyashiv (1910-2012) – his son R. Chaim was married to R. Elyashiv's eldest daughter. The Steipler greatly revered his mechutan R. Y. S. Elyashiv and would send him halachic questions and names to mention in his prayers.
Official stationery. 25 cm. Fair-good condition. Wear to paper folds and margins, creases and stains.
