Prozbul, made before a Shmita year, for the debts of Rabbi Moshe ben R' Yisrael Gershon HaLevi [Soloveitchik], in the handwriting and with the signatures of Rabbi "Aharon Leib Steinman", and of Rabbi "Kalman Yisrael ben R' Alter Aryeh" and Rabbi "Yehosua Yechezkel ben Rabbi Ya'akov Yehuda Wershiner". Montreux, the 29th of Elul 1938.
Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman was born in Brisk Lithuania and studied there in yeshiva. Lest he be conscripted into the Polish army, in the summer of 1938 he traveled to Switzerland, together with his companion Moshe Soloveitchik to study in the Montreux Yeshiva. This journey proved to be the miracle of salvation for these two Torah giants who impacted the Torah world of our generation, Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik in Zurich from where he led European Jewry and Rabbi Aharon Leib Steinman in the city of Bnei Brak.
On the Prozbul which was written by Rabbi Steinman, his name appears last of the three dayanim. It is worthy to note that he signed Steiman, the way he and his family signed at that time. However, after he came to Eretz Israel, Rabbi Steinman added the letter "nun" to his name.
Leaf 14 cm. Good condition.

Letter by Ga’on Rabbi Meir Karelitz to Chief Rabbi Ben-Zion Uziel, with signed copy of the conclusions of the committee which was established and headed by Rabbi Meir Karelitz, concerning division of authority in army between “military rabbinate” headed by Rabbi Shlomo Goronchik (Goren) and “religious service” headed by Natan Gardi. Tel Aviv, Adar (March) 1949.
Upon the establishment of the army in 1948, prior to the termination of the British mandate, the “religious service” was established under command of Lieutenant Colonel Natan Gardi. The function of the religious service was to ascertain that kitchens were kosher and provision of religious articles and all religious services. Several months later Gardi established the “military rabbinate” headed by Rabbi Shlomo Goronchik (Goren). With time, authoritative differences arose between the “military rabbinate” and the “religious service”, with the central controversy revolving around the question as to whether the rabbinate will exist as a department subject to the authority of the religious service, or whether the religious service will be subject to the authority of the rabbinate, as Rabbi Goren demanded.
In order to clarify this issue a committee on behalf of the chief rabbinate of Israel, composed of Rabbi Meir Karelitz [brother of the Chazon Ish and spiritual leader of Poalei Agudat Yisrael movement], Rabbi Yisachar Dov Weiss and Rabbi Isser Yehudah Unterman [chief rabbi of Tel Aviv] was established. The conclusions of the committee were to accept the position of Rabbi Goren. Indeed, a short period afterwards Lieutenant Colonel Gardi resigned from the army, and the authority for the “religious service” was transferred to Goren. [See attached material, from book of memoirs of N. Gardi, Episodes from the Life of a Young Pioneer, Section II, Tel Aviv, 1979].
Two documents. Various sizes and conditions.

Letter, Torah novellae, documents and Ketubot (some have writings of Torah novellae), from the archive of Rabbi Ben-Zion Rachelson, Rabbi of the lower Haifa area.
Letters of Torah ideas, matters of kashrut and of ethics. Words which Rabbi Rachelson wrote to Rabbi Aharon Kotler, Rabbi Zelig Re'uven Bengis, Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna, Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (regarding the measures of mitzvoth), drafts of articles which Rabbi Rachelson wrote to newspapers during the polemic of the "measures (shi'urin)" of the Chazon Ish and the Steipler with Rabbi Chaim Na'eh. Various letters from rabbis and individuals concerning matters of charity, gemilut chassadim, etc.
Rabbi Ben-Zion Rachelson (1881-1963), was a disciple of the Or Sameach and of the Chafetz Chaim [in his youth, he participated in the editing of the Mishne Brura. The Chafetz Chaim corrected several things according to Rabbi Rachelson's comments]. Rabbi Rachelson taught Torah in Frankfurt am Main in the yeshiva of Rabbi Moshe Shneider. In 1935, he ascended to Eretz Israel and for 24 years served in the rabbinate of the city of Haifa. He was very active in matters of kashrut and Halacha and corresponded on these matters with the greatest rabbis of his times (see Dovev Mesharim response, Minchat Yitzchak, etc.) and he published many articles of Torah novellae and on halachic topics in Torah journals. He was well known for his many charitable deeds and most of his monthly salary was distributed to charity and for funding activities for reinforcing Shabbat observance in Haifa.
Approximately 36 paper items, varied size and condition.

Archive of letters of the family of Rabbi Gershon Stern (1861-1936), Rabbi in Ludas, author of Yalkut HaGershoni.
* A letter by Rabbi Gershon Stern, who writes his grandson Rabbi Moshe Zvi Stern who ascended to Eretz Israel: "I have heard that in Tel Aviv there are young men who do not follow the ways of the Torah and mitzvoth, and behave improperly. I therefore request… do not follow their ways and refrain from treading their paths…". * Many letters by, R' Aryeh Yehuda Stern (Kochav), the son of Rabbi Gershon Stern, who writes to his son in Eretz Israel. * Letters by other family members and other correspondence.
The archive includes approximately 150 letters. Varied size and condition.