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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Protocol of the agreement among the members of the various factions of Agudat Yisrael concerning the division of representatives and members of the party management for the Agudat Yisrael list to the sixth Knesset. Av 1965.
The elections to the sixth Knesset took place in November 1965. Present at the meeting were: Rabbi Moshe Porush and his son Rabbi Menachem, Rabbi Shmuel Shzadrovsky, Rabbi Shlomo Lorintz, Rabbi Zelig Steinmetz, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir, Rabbi Y.M. Avramowitz, Rabbi S.Y. Gross, Rabbi Shimon Siroka, etc. One of the matters discussed in the agreement is the resignation of the fifth representative of the list in favor of the sixth representative, a member of the “central faction” of Ger Chassidim, if ”the head of the movement, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levine decides to resign from the Knesset”.
In Section 8 of the protocol is a decision to set up a disciplinary committee “to assert authority on the movement’s newspapers, including: HaModia, Digleinu, Beit Ya’akov and the rest of the publications linked indirectly or directly with the movement”.
Signatures of Rabbi Shzadrovitsky, Rabbi Shimo Siroka and Rabbi S.Y. Gross.
Thin paper, 32 cm. typewritten with handwritten corrections, additions and signatures. Fair condition, wear to top of leaf.
The elections to the sixth Knesset took place in November 1965. Present at the meeting were: Rabbi Moshe Porush and his son Rabbi Menachem, Rabbi Shmuel Shzadrovsky, Rabbi Shlomo Lorintz, Rabbi Zelig Steinmetz, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir, Rabbi Y.M. Avramowitz, Rabbi S.Y. Gross, Rabbi Shimon Siroka, etc. One of the matters discussed in the agreement is the resignation of the fifth representative of the list in favor of the sixth representative, a member of the “central faction” of Ger Chassidim, if ”the head of the movement, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levine decides to resign from the Knesset”.
In Section 8 of the protocol is a decision to set up a disciplinary committee “to assert authority on the movement’s newspapers, including: HaModia, Digleinu, Beit Ya’akov and the rest of the publications linked indirectly or directly with the movement”.
Signatures of Rabbi Shzadrovitsky, Rabbi Shimo Siroka and Rabbi S.Y. Gross.
Thin paper, 32 cm. typewritten with handwritten corrections, additions and signatures. Fair condition, wear to top of leaf.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Letter by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch-Chabad to Rabbi Yisrael Grossman of Jerusalem. Brooklyn, Tishrei 1965.
Letter on various topics connected to the elections to the Israeli Knesset.
Official stationery, typewritten, with the Rebbe's signature and corrections in his handwriting.
Leaf, 27 cm. Good condition, folding marks.
Unknown letter, apparently unprinted.
Letter on various topics connected to the elections to the Israeli Knesset.
Official stationery, typewritten, with the Rebbe's signature and corrections in his handwriting.
Leaf, 27 cm. Good condition, folding marks.
Unknown letter, apparently unprinted.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Letter by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubabitch-Chabad, concerning the elections to the Israeli Knesset, to Yitzchak Meir HaCohen [Levine] – Minister of Welfare. Brooklyn, 1951.
Official stationery, typewritten with the Rebbe's signature, and the words "Respectfully" and "L'Hatzlacha" in his handwriting.
A letter about establishing a joint religious front. The Rebbe expresses his opinion concerning participation in elections to the Knesset: “As I have told you… I have written to the inhabitants of the Holy Land my opinion about participation in the election, which obligate each and every man and woman to participate in the election and to vote for the more Charedi lists and to convince others to do so…”.
Leaf, 24 cm. Good condition, folding marks, file holes and tears to margins.
Official stationery, typewritten with the Rebbe's signature, and the words "Respectfully" and "L'Hatzlacha" in his handwriting.
A letter about establishing a joint religious front. The Rebbe expresses his opinion concerning participation in elections to the Knesset: “As I have told you… I have written to the inhabitants of the Holy Land my opinion about participation in the election, which obligate each and every man and woman to participate in the election and to vote for the more Charedi lists and to convince others to do so…”.
Leaf, 24 cm. Good condition, folding marks, file holes and tears to margins.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Sold for: $8,750
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Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shach head of Ponevezh Yeshiva, about his attitude towards Chassidim and Rebbes. Bnei Brak, Cheshvan 1988.
Sent to "The rebbe Rahatz in Jerusalem" – before the elections to the Knesset in the autumn of 1988, at the time Rabbi Shach founded the Degel HaTorah movement [after Agudat Yisrael refused to accept the opinion of the heads of yeshivot and Lithuanian Torah leaders – especially Related to the Messiac movement of Chabad Chassidim].
He writes as follows: "In continuation of our conversation yesterday, I was really shocked to hear of the slander and falsehood told about me that I have spoken or done something, G-d forbid, against Chassidim and their leaders…This is a lowly defamation and a coarse falsehood to say that I oppose Chassidim. I have already said that I truly do not have and never had anything against Chassidism or Chassidim. It is well-known that thousands of Chassidic students studied and are studying at present in our holy yeshiva. I have never treated them differently in any way from any other students – I am sorry that the word "sect" that I used in my opposition to Chabad Chassidism hurt the Chassidim, but G-d forbid, I did not mean Chassidim in general, whom I know to be G-d-fearing and complete in Torah and mitzvah observance... On the contrary, I cannot imagine the way our generation would look without Chassidism and Chassidim and their lofty activities for Torah and Judaism, with their characteristic beloved warmth, especially the rebbes and their special yeshivot which have an important place in the Torah world…”.
This letter came from the home of the Spinka-Zhydachiv, Rebbe Alter Eliezer Kahane (1937-2009), a holy tsaddik and an outstanding Jerusalem Torah scholar - See Item 439 - who was hurt during the
dispute which developed between Chassidim and Jews of Lithuanian tradition during that election campaign and he traveled to Bnei Brak to speak with Rabbi Shach on this matter. Rabbi Shach heard his painful plaints and he knew no rest all night. The next day, he wrote this letter and sent it with a special messenger who brought the home of Rebbe Alter Kahane in Jerusalem. [Interestingly, he did not explicitly write the name of the recipient, the Rebbe, in the letter. Perhaps he was concerned lest this lead to additional polemic and dispute].
Official stationery, 25 cm. Approximately 19 handwritten lines. Very-good condition, folding marks. + the original envelope in which the letter arrived.
Sent to "The rebbe Rahatz in Jerusalem" – before the elections to the Knesset in the autumn of 1988, at the time Rabbi Shach founded the Degel HaTorah movement [after Agudat Yisrael refused to accept the opinion of the heads of yeshivot and Lithuanian Torah leaders – especially Related to the Messiac movement of Chabad Chassidim].
He writes as follows: "In continuation of our conversation yesterday, I was really shocked to hear of the slander and falsehood told about me that I have spoken or done something, G-d forbid, against Chassidim and their leaders…This is a lowly defamation and a coarse falsehood to say that I oppose Chassidim. I have already said that I truly do not have and never had anything against Chassidism or Chassidim. It is well-known that thousands of Chassidic students studied and are studying at present in our holy yeshiva. I have never treated them differently in any way from any other students – I am sorry that the word "sect" that I used in my opposition to Chabad Chassidism hurt the Chassidim, but G-d forbid, I did not mean Chassidim in general, whom I know to be G-d-fearing and complete in Torah and mitzvah observance... On the contrary, I cannot imagine the way our generation would look without Chassidism and Chassidim and their lofty activities for Torah and Judaism, with their characteristic beloved warmth, especially the rebbes and their special yeshivot which have an important place in the Torah world…”.
This letter came from the home of the Spinka-Zhydachiv, Rebbe Alter Eliezer Kahane (1937-2009), a holy tsaddik and an outstanding Jerusalem Torah scholar - See Item 439 - who was hurt during the
dispute which developed between Chassidim and Jews of Lithuanian tradition during that election campaign and he traveled to Bnei Brak to speak with Rabbi Shach on this matter. Rabbi Shach heard his painful plaints and he knew no rest all night. The next day, he wrote this letter and sent it with a special messenger who brought the home of Rebbe Alter Kahane in Jerusalem. [Interestingly, he did not explicitly write the name of the recipient, the Rebbe, in the letter. Perhaps he was concerned lest this lead to additional polemic and dispute].
Official stationery, 25 cm. Approximately 19 handwritten lines. Very-good condition, folding marks. + the original envelope in which the letter arrived.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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A long letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky – the Steipler, to Rabbi Shmuel Huminer of Jerusalem. Bnei Brak, 1968.
The letter is about the printing of the Igeret Kodesh pamphlet by the Steipler [discussing the holy conduct of the Jewish home], printed by Rabbi Shmuel Huminer written by an anonymous author, but the introduction hints that the writer is "one of the leading rabbis of these times".
The Steipler writes that the pamphlet is very hurtful to people, "It is now clear that Chassidim who conduct themselves in holiness for several generations are very hurt by this pamphlet and declare that it will harm the peace of their home, G-d forbid, etc.". The Steipler requests that Rabbi Shmuel Huminer bury the pamphlet (in geniza). "If you do not intend to put it in geniza, at least tear out the leaf of introduction, and on Page 7 at the top, erase the words "Letter by one of the leading rabbis of these times", so that the reader will not discern that someone else wrote the pamphlet, but it shall seem as if the publisher edited this letter…".
The polemic regarding the Steipler's opinion on the subject of guiding couples before their marriage on holy conduct of the Jewish home and the comeback of disciples of the Ger Rebbe author of the Beit Yisrael against the publishing of his opinion, is a veiled topic and most of the relevant facts are unknown. Now, this historical letter on this affair has been discovered.
2 leaves, 19.5 cm. Very good condition, folding marks.
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The letter is about the printing of the Igeret Kodesh pamphlet by the Steipler [discussing the holy conduct of the Jewish home], printed by Rabbi Shmuel Huminer written by an anonymous author, but the introduction hints that the writer is "one of the leading rabbis of these times".
The Steipler writes that the pamphlet is very hurtful to people, "It is now clear that Chassidim who conduct themselves in holiness for several generations are very hurt by this pamphlet and declare that it will harm the peace of their home, G-d forbid, etc.". The Steipler requests that Rabbi Shmuel Huminer bury the pamphlet (in geniza). "If you do not intend to put it in geniza, at least tear out the leaf of introduction, and on Page 7 at the top, erase the words "Letter by one of the leading rabbis of these times", so that the reader will not discern that someone else wrote the pamphlet, but it shall seem as if the publisher edited this letter…".
The polemic regarding the Steipler's opinion on the subject of guiding couples before their marriage on holy conduct of the Jewish home and the comeback of disciples of the Ger Rebbe author of the Beit Yisrael against the publishing of his opinion, is a veiled topic and most of the relevant facts are unknown. Now, this historical letter on this affair has been discovered.
2 leaves, 19.5 cm. Very good condition, folding marks.
Photos of this item are not available.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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Sold for: $1,500
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Letter of declaration handwritten and signed by Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman on the subject of postponing the enlistment of yeshiva students to the IDF. [Bnei Brak], the 2nd of Elul 1983.
In the letter, Rabbi Shteinman declares: "I will write a permit in regard to the postponing of a student’s enlistment to the army only in the case of a student who occupies himself in nothing else other than his studies in the Yeshiva, and only to somebody for whom the Torah is his sole occupation".
Leaf, 20 cm. good condition. Folding marks.
In the letter, Rabbi Shteinman declares: "I will write a permit in regard to the postponing of a student’s enlistment to the army only in the case of a student who occupies himself in nothing else other than his studies in the Yeshiva, and only to somebody for whom the Torah is his sole occupation".
Leaf, 20 cm. good condition. Folding marks.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 11, 2015
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A long interesting letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Kosovsky (Shachor) Av Bet Din of Volkovysk to “The great Torah genius of our times…lofty tzaddik Cohen greatest among his brothers and head of the rabbis of the Holy Land…” – Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook regarding an argument with the Zionist Committee in his city following the opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Volkovysk, 1927.
Rabbi Kosovsky writes Rabbi Kook that he saw him at the home of his brother-in-law Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzensky and he turns to him with request of assistance. He relates that in his city, as well as in other cities, the opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was celebrated with much fanfare and glory in the local synagogue and he too was invited to the celebration. He spoke in honor of the occasion but when he saw a proclamation among the decorations hung in the synagogue with the inscription “’For from Zion Torah will come forth and G-d’s word from Jerusalem’ – in honor of the opening of the Hebrew University” it irked him greatly. At that time, he did not express his dissent hoping that the proclamation would be removed immediately after the celebration but when time passed and the sign still remained he began to act on this matter. The heads of the Zionist Committee in his city fiercely opposed taking down the sign and an argument developed between the committee and the rabbi. As of the time the letter was written (two years after the celebration of the opening of the university) the proclamation had still not been removed, but Rabbi Kosovsky reached an agreement with the heads of the Zionist Committee that they will bring the dispute before Rabbi Kook and he will determine the matter.
Among other things, Rabbi Kosovsky relates that the Mizrachi rabbis in Vilnius also expressed their opposition to the use of this verse as the title for the university’s celebration and even Rabbi Hager who visited his city protested against the sign hanging in the synagogue, but to no avail.
On April 1, 1925, the official opening ceremony of the Hebrew University took place on Mount Scopus with the participation of many renowned and eminent persons. Among them were Lord Balfour, Rabbi Kook, Chaim Weizmann, Bialik, and others. The ceremony was joined by celebrations all over the Jewish world by the Zionist Movement. The establishment of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was presented as an event of historical national importance and was regarded as the building of a spiritual Temple on the mountains of Jerusalem. The newspaper headlines [already on the eve of the ceremony] were full of verses in this vein, especially taken from the Yeshayahu’s prophesies (Chapter 2): “And at the end of the days, the mount of G-d’s House shall be erected on the top of the mountains…Let us ascend to the Mountain of G-d…For from Zion Torah shall come forth…”. Rabbi Kook mentioned the verse “For from Zion Torah shall come forth” in his speech and prayer at the ceremony but in an opposite context, rather as a plea that the prophecy shall be fulfilled in its original manner by the building of the third Temple. This did not prevent Jerusalem zealots from attacking Rabbi Kook claiming that he used the verse to depict the university and to spread this fabrication all over the world. The letter was printed in Likutei HaRa’aya Volume 3, p. 206.
Rabbi Yitzchak Kosovsky-Shachor (1777-1951), a Lithuanian Torah sage who studied in the Telz Yeshiva, son-in-law of Rabbi David Shlomo Grodzensky Av Bet Din of Iwye. Later, he served as Rabbi of Myropil in Russia. In 1922, he moved to serve as Rabbi of Augustów and in 1925 served as Rabbi of Vawkavysk. In 1934, he moved to South Africa, and was appointed as Rabbi of the Association of Communities in Johannesburg and its surroundings and as president of the Mizrachi Movement in South Africa, a position he kept until his death.
[3] pages. 28 cm. Good condition, folding marks, few stains.
Rabbi Kosovsky writes Rabbi Kook that he saw him at the home of his brother-in-law Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzensky and he turns to him with request of assistance. He relates that in his city, as well as in other cities, the opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was celebrated with much fanfare and glory in the local synagogue and he too was invited to the celebration. He spoke in honor of the occasion but when he saw a proclamation among the decorations hung in the synagogue with the inscription “’For from Zion Torah will come forth and G-d’s word from Jerusalem’ – in honor of the opening of the Hebrew University” it irked him greatly. At that time, he did not express his dissent hoping that the proclamation would be removed immediately after the celebration but when time passed and the sign still remained he began to act on this matter. The heads of the Zionist Committee in his city fiercely opposed taking down the sign and an argument developed between the committee and the rabbi. As of the time the letter was written (two years after the celebration of the opening of the university) the proclamation had still not been removed, but Rabbi Kosovsky reached an agreement with the heads of the Zionist Committee that they will bring the dispute before Rabbi Kook and he will determine the matter.
Among other things, Rabbi Kosovsky relates that the Mizrachi rabbis in Vilnius also expressed their opposition to the use of this verse as the title for the university’s celebration and even Rabbi Hager who visited his city protested against the sign hanging in the synagogue, but to no avail.
On April 1, 1925, the official opening ceremony of the Hebrew University took place on Mount Scopus with the participation of many renowned and eminent persons. Among them were Lord Balfour, Rabbi Kook, Chaim Weizmann, Bialik, and others. The ceremony was joined by celebrations all over the Jewish world by the Zionist Movement. The establishment of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was presented as an event of historical national importance and was regarded as the building of a spiritual Temple on the mountains of Jerusalem. The newspaper headlines [already on the eve of the ceremony] were full of verses in this vein, especially taken from the Yeshayahu’s prophesies (Chapter 2): “And at the end of the days, the mount of G-d’s House shall be erected on the top of the mountains…Let us ascend to the Mountain of G-d…For from Zion Torah shall come forth…”. Rabbi Kook mentioned the verse “For from Zion Torah shall come forth” in his speech and prayer at the ceremony but in an opposite context, rather as a plea that the prophecy shall be fulfilled in its original manner by the building of the third Temple. This did not prevent Jerusalem zealots from attacking Rabbi Kook claiming that he used the verse to depict the university and to spread this fabrication all over the world. The letter was printed in Likutei HaRa’aya Volume 3, p. 206.
Rabbi Yitzchak Kosovsky-Shachor (1777-1951), a Lithuanian Torah sage who studied in the Telz Yeshiva, son-in-law of Rabbi David Shlomo Grodzensky Av Bet Din of Iwye. Later, he served as Rabbi of Myropil in Russia. In 1922, he moved to serve as Rabbi of Augustów and in 1925 served as Rabbi of Vawkavysk. In 1934, he moved to South Africa, and was appointed as Rabbi of the Association of Communities in Johannesburg and its surroundings and as president of the Mizrachi Movement in South Africa, a position he kept until his death.
[3] pages. 28 cm. Good condition, folding marks, few stains.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Collection of posters and proclamations on behalf of the Union of Po'alei Agudat Yisrael (Pagi), printed before the elections to the constituent assembly, held in the month of Tevet at the end of 1948 / January 1949.
The posters and proclamation call to vote for the "Charedi list", Yud Chet. The response of the Chazon Ish to the letter of Rabbi and Rebbes is quoted on one of the proclamations. He wrote, "All the rabbis who instructed to vote for Bet, did not say not to vote for Yud Chet. If you are permitted to vote for Bet, how much more so for Yud Chet which is entirely composed of Charedim". The picture of Rabbi Moshe Blau appears on another poster. This list did not pass the electoral threshold.
Total of 9 items, three appear in two copies. Varied size and condition.
The posters and proclamation call to vote for the "Charedi list", Yud Chet. The response of the Chazon Ish to the letter of Rabbi and Rebbes is quoted on one of the proclamations. He wrote, "All the rabbis who instructed to vote for Bet, did not say not to vote for Yud Chet. If you are permitted to vote for Bet, how much more so for Yud Chet which is entirely composed of Charedim". The picture of Rabbi Moshe Blau appears on another poster. This list did not pass the electoral threshold.
Total of 9 items, three appear in two copies. Varied size and condition.
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Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Collection of posters and proclamations on behalf of the united list of HaPo'alim HaDatiyim, founded by the Oved HaDati (religious workers) and related circles, printed before the elections to the constituent assembly. Tevet, end of 1948 / January 1949.
The posters and proclamations call to vote for the List Shin. The party was headed by Dr. Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Rabbi S. Gur-Aryeh (Yungerleib). Among other things, the list declares that woman also "share the work, responsibility and suffering – We demand that you also receive your share of rights in the State!". Some of the posters are invitations to membership meetings in preparation of the elections. The list did not pass the electoral threshold.
Total of 10 items, two copies of one item (on different colored paper). Varied size and condition.
The posters and proclamations call to vote for the List Shin. The party was headed by Dr. Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Rabbi S. Gur-Aryeh (Yungerleib). Among other things, the list declares that woman also "share the work, responsibility and suffering – We demand that you also receive your share of rights in the State!". Some of the posters are invitations to membership meetings in preparation of the elections. The list did not pass the electoral threshold.
Total of 10 items, two copies of one item (on different colored paper). Varied size and condition.
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