Typewritten leaves, protocol of the meetings of the rabbis of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion and with Israeli President Yitzchak Ben Zvi, regarding the enlistment of women to the National Service (Sherut Leumi). [Jerusalem, 1953].
A detailed protocol of two meetings convened by the rabbis, one on the 11th of Tamuz 1953 – with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, and the other on the 17th of Tamuz 1953 – with President Yitzchak Ben Zvi, on the subject of enlistment of religious women to the National Service. the following prominent rabbis participated in the meetings: Rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank – Rabbi of Jerusalem, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer and Rabbi Meir Karelitz [brother of the Chazon Ish]. Rabbi Menachem Porush joined them.
· Enclosed is a photograph of the rabbis of the delegation arriving at one of the meetings.
4 leaves, printed on one side. 33 cm + photo. Good condition. Creases, filing holes.

Kvittel [note] sent to the Chazon Ish by Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner, Author of Shevet Halevi.
Handwritten and signed by Rabbi Wosner, who writes to "…Author of the Chazon Ish" and requests that he pray for his relative the wife of R' Zalman Wosner of London.
On verso is a name to mention in prayer in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish (Leah bat Devorah), and a sketch, apparently regarding a Torah discussion.
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner (1913-2015) author of Shevet HaLevi, a leading Torah authority of the past generation. Born in Vienna, disciple of Rabbi Shmuel David Unger Av Beit Din of Nitra and of Rabbi Yosef Elimelech Kahane Av Beit Din of Ungvar (both perished in the Holocaust) and later a close disciple of Rabbi Meir Shapira at the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva. In 1939, he ascended to Eretz Israel with his wife. First he settled in Jerusalem serving the leading rabbis of that time and soon became one of most outstanding Torah scholars and was appointed Rabbi and posek of the Geulah neighborhood. In 1947, he moved to Bnei Brak to serve as Rabbi and Av Beit Din of the Zichron Meir neighborhood. He was recommended for this position by the Chazon Ish who already discerned the greatness and strengths of the young man and foresaw his future. After a short while, he was appointed Rabbi of the Chug Chatam Sofer communities in the city and eventually Rabbi Wosner was celebrated as a leading halachic authority accepted by all circles. He answered thousands of halachic queries which were printed in the eleven volumes of his book Shevet HaLevi responsa.
17 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and stains.

Collection of autographs, letters and signatures on documents, by heads of yeshivot and Lithuanian rabbis in Eretz Israel. Among them: Rabbi Yechezkel Lowenstein, Rabbi Mordechai Shulman, Rabbi Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna, a bank check signed by Rabbi "Ya'akov Kanievsky" [the Steipler], a shtar tena'im, completed in the handwriting of Rabbi Shach, etc.
12 items, varied size, most in very good condition.

Letter of New Year's wishes, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shneur Kotler, Lakewood, NJ, [Elul, 1947].
In this letter, sent to his friend and teacher, Rabbi Efraim Borodiansky, in flowery rich language, Rabbi Kotler describes the atmosphere of Torah study in the Lakewood Yeshiva of those days, and the spirit churning in his inner spiritual being. At the time, Rabbi Shneur arrived in the USA from Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, he had studied in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva under the auspices of his illustrious grandfather, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. His strong ties to Rabbi Efraim Borodiansky were from that time.
At the beginning of the letter he writes: "the bedlam of New York, the peacefulness of Lakewood, my many worries… have prevented me from writing until now…”. Further in the letter, Rabbi Shneur describes the “atmosphere of diligence in Lakewood – which by the way, is a place of Torah study by standards to which we were accustomed in the past…”
He writes at length about himself and his thoughts, and concludes the letter: “In the meanwhile, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur have arrived and perhaps we will merit renewal in these days of rebirth and repentance and attain at least this part of a new start, like a newborn…”
Aerogram, 30 centimiters. Fair condition, stains, wear and tears.

Four letters in the handwriting of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky: · Torah responsum, on postcard (one line of words of Torah and return name and address in his handwriting). · Two letters about personal matters, apparently written by Rabbi Chaim to show his father, the Steipler. With Rabbi Chaim's handwritten response on the letters. · Photocopy of a letter by the Steipler concerning internal elections of Agudat Yisrael (1976) – instruction to support the list called HaGush L'Tziyut V'Hagshama. With an interesting addition in the handwriting of Rabbi Chaim.
4 letters. Varied size. Overall good condition.