A letter by Rabbi Moshe Aryeh HaLevi. Yanov, 1882.
A letter of authorization for marriage: "For the young man Yoseph HaCohen from an honorable family and his father is Yehuda son of the late Tzaddik and Great Rabbi Aryeh Leib who was Rabbi here… ".
Rabbi Moshe Aryeh HaLevi, Rabbi of Eishishok, Ponovezh and Yanov (Kovna district). In 1872, he was one of the five great rabbis that gave their approbation of the first edition of the book Chafetz Chaim that had then been published anonymouslyy. In the approbation he writes about the Chafetz Chaim: "My friend the Great Rabbi G-d Fearing… and as I know this Rabbi and his ways that he did not write this book for money or honor, his only intent was for the sake of Heaven". He died c. 1892. See attached material.
10.5 cm. Thin and light-colored paper, good-fair condition, tears and stains on margins. Wax stamp.

Collection of letters written by rabbis and authors from Israel, America and Canada, to writer, Ephraim Tobenhaus of Haifa, between 1950-1964.
Letters from rabbis: Rabbi Yeshayah HaLevi Horwitz (Winnipeg, Canada – Safed); Rabbi Meir Schwarzman (Canada); Rabbi Shmuel Ephraim Tiktin (New York); Rabbi Yehoshua Kaniol – Chief Rabbi of Haifa; Rabbi Avraham Abish Kanner (Chassidic Rebbe in Haifa); letters from Sadigur Rebbe's residence in Tel Aviv, and more.
The letters relate to diverse issues: books and authors, advertisements and articles in Israeli newspapers and worldwide, topics concerning the Sadigur headquarters in Tel Aviv. The letters also contain many autobiographical notes from the rabbis, who related their life history to Tobenhaus in his capacity as editor of the Tidhar "Encyclopedia".
Rabbi Ephraim Tobenhaus (1905-1983) Haifa resident, prolific writer, authored books and articles, an ardent supporter of the Sadigur Chassidut and a member of the "Mizrachi" movement. Participated in many literary projects, notably as an editor of the "Encyclopedia of Pioneers of the Settlement and its Builders" , a Tidhar publication.
Over 70 letters. Varying size and condition.

An interesting collection of letters from Petach Tikvah rabbis: Rabbi Reuven Katz, Rabbi Amram Aburbiye, Rabbi Baruch Shimon Salomon, Rabbi Moshe Malka, Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Aaronson and Rabbi Shlomo Romm.
Contents of letters: concerning ritual bathhouses and dietary laws, contamination (ritual) of Cohanim in hospitals, Sabbath observance and prevention of inappropriate advertising. [Letter dated 1970 in which the mayor, Mr. Feinberg deplores what he terms as an unnecessary protest by the rabbis against desecration of the Sabbath in the Hechal Cinema].
10 letters, of which 8 are written by rabbis. Varying size and condition.

Certficate for emissary of Tiberias to Algeria, Rabbi Mas'ud Adahan. Tiberia, [1910].
A fine mission certificate signed and ink-stamped by Rabbi Raphael Bibas, Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Toledano and Rabbi Yossef Chaim Yiluz. Addressed to the rabbis of Algeria: Rabbi Yauda Azankot and Rabbi Yauda Shmuel, its contents expressing a request to support the Talmud Torah in Tiberias.
37cm. Good condition. Stains. Restored tears.