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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
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Handwritten letter and two signatures of Rabbi Shemaryahu Yosef Karelitz and a letter (in Yiddish) handwritten and signed by his wife Rebbetzin Rasha Leah, to their eldest son Rabbi Meir Karelitz. Kosava, Cheshvan 1904.
An interesting letter dealing with a shidduch from the city of Vilna. He refers to something said by his son Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya [author of Chazon Ish] on this matter: "I do not understand the words of my son R' A.Y. about doing my will for two reasons…". At the end of the letter after the first signature "Shemaryosef" [the letter Yud used for both his names combining both names into one], he adds his regards to his "mechutan the Gaon" [Rabbi Shlomo HaCohen of Vilna, author of Cheshek Shlomo, father-in-law of Rabbi Meir Karelitz] "and his son R' A.Y" [Rabbi Avraham Yisrael HaCohen], and signs again "Shemaryosef".
Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Karelitz (1852-1916), author of Beit Talmud, served as Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Kosava bordering with Grodno. Son-in-law of Rabbi Shaul Katzenelbogen Av-Beit-Din of Kobryn. His wife, Rebbetzin Rasha Leah was known for her righteousness and her modesty and merited seeing all nine sons and sons-in-laws outstanding G-d fearing Torah scholars and important rabbis. Among them are Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, author of Chazon Ish, Rabbi Meir Karelitz Av Beit Din of Lachowicze and one of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah and Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky author of Kehilot Ya'akov (the Steipler).
Stamped postcard, 14 cm. Fair condition. Creases and stains.
An interesting letter dealing with a shidduch from the city of Vilna. He refers to something said by his son Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya [author of Chazon Ish] on this matter: "I do not understand the words of my son R' A.Y. about doing my will for two reasons…". At the end of the letter after the first signature "Shemaryosef" [the letter Yud used for both his names combining both names into one], he adds his regards to his "mechutan the Gaon" [Rabbi Shlomo HaCohen of Vilna, author of Cheshek Shlomo, father-in-law of Rabbi Meir Karelitz] "and his son R' A.Y" [Rabbi Avraham Yisrael HaCohen], and signs again "Shemaryosef".
Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Karelitz (1852-1916), author of Beit Talmud, served as Av Beit Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Kosava bordering with Grodno. Son-in-law of Rabbi Shaul Katzenelbogen Av-Beit-Din of Kobryn. His wife, Rebbetzin Rasha Leah was known for her righteousness and her modesty and merited seeing all nine sons and sons-in-laws outstanding G-d fearing Torah scholars and important rabbis. Among them are Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, author of Chazon Ish, Rabbi Meir Karelitz Av Beit Din of Lachowicze and one of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah and Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky author of Kehilot Ya'akov (the Steipler).
Stamped postcard, 14 cm. Fair condition. Creases and stains.
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Two letters from the family of the Chazon Ish, concerning the marriage of Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon Karelitz - the eldest grandson of the Karelitz family, [1939-1940]:
· Letter in Yiddish "To our sister-in-law the Rebbetzin", handwritten and signed by Rabbi Meir Karelitz, as well as by his wife, Rebbetzin Miriam. Sent to their sister-in-law, Rebbetzin Batya Karelitz, wife of the Chazon Ish, containing a personal request to come to Jerusalem to participate in the joy of the wedding of their eldest son, Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon with Devorah Weiner. [1940].
· Letter in Yiddish handwritten and signed by Rebbetzin "M. Kanievsky", to her friend Ms. Weiner. [In the letter she relates that her brother Rabbi Meir Karelitz is coming to Jerusalem for Shabbat and will visit them in their home to conclude the matter "G-d willing, with joy and success" - apparently referring to the conclusion of the match of his son Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon with Ms. Weiner's daughter. [Bnei Brak, autumn 1939].
Rabbi Meir Karelitz (1877-1955), was Av Beit Din of Bilohirya (Lachovitz), eldest brother of the Chazon Ish and leader of Charedi Jewry in Poland and in Eretz Israel. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in the summer of 1939 and in Kislev of that year, his son Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon Karelitz became engaged to Devora Weiner of Vilna, who immigrated to Jerusalem with her widowed mother. The shadchan of this match was the Chazon Ish who sent his young sister, Rebbetzin Miriam Pesha Kanievsky [the Steipler's wife] to arrange the shidduch. The wedding took place in Jerusalem in Adar on Erev Shabbat, Parshat Ki Tisa 1940, and the Chazon Ish stayed that Shabbat in the home of his brother Rabbi Meir Karelitz, in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. [This is one of the few times that the Chazon Ish visited Jerusalem during the two decades he lived in Eretz Israel].
Two letters, varying size. The first is written on an official postcard of Rabbi Meir Karelitz from the city of Bilohirya (Lachovitz). Good condition.
· Letter in Yiddish "To our sister-in-law the Rebbetzin", handwritten and signed by Rabbi Meir Karelitz, as well as by his wife, Rebbetzin Miriam. Sent to their sister-in-law, Rebbetzin Batya Karelitz, wife of the Chazon Ish, containing a personal request to come to Jerusalem to participate in the joy of the wedding of their eldest son, Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon with Devorah Weiner. [1940].
· Letter in Yiddish handwritten and signed by Rebbetzin "M. Kanievsky", to her friend Ms. Weiner. [In the letter she relates that her brother Rabbi Meir Karelitz is coming to Jerusalem for Shabbat and will visit them in their home to conclude the matter "G-d willing, with joy and success" - apparently referring to the conclusion of the match of his son Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon with Ms. Weiner's daughter. [Bnei Brak, autumn 1939].
Rabbi Meir Karelitz (1877-1955), was Av Beit Din of Bilohirya (Lachovitz), eldest brother of the Chazon Ish and leader of Charedi Jewry in Poland and in Eretz Israel. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in the summer of 1939 and in Kislev of that year, his son Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon Karelitz became engaged to Devora Weiner of Vilna, who immigrated to Jerusalem with her widowed mother. The shadchan of this match was the Chazon Ish who sent his young sister, Rebbetzin Miriam Pesha Kanievsky [the Steipler's wife] to arrange the shidduch. The wedding took place in Jerusalem in Adar on Erev Shabbat, Parshat Ki Tisa 1940, and the Chazon Ish stayed that Shabbat in the home of his brother Rabbi Meir Karelitz, in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. [This is one of the few times that the Chazon Ish visited Jerusalem during the two decades he lived in Eretz Israel].
Two letters, varying size. The first is written on an official postcard of Rabbi Meir Karelitz from the city of Bilohirya (Lachovitz). Good condition.
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Family letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi "Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky". [The content written to a family member, indicates that it was written to his brother-in-law, his wife's brother, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, author of the Chazon Ish].
The letter deals with various family matters, stating that "our mother has probably already written the details". It mentions a previous letter which was sent and did not reach them, "Regarding Chaim, in my lowly opinion if he studies practical aspects of halacha he will be fitting to became a rabbi, and I have not heard about his state of health…" [We are not sure to which Chaim he is referring. Possibly, it is his nephew Rabbi Chaim Greineman (1926-2005), but, it is more likely that the letter was written in 1933 at the time the Chazon Ish immigrated to Eretz Israel and the Steipler and the mother of the Chazon Ish still lived abroad, which means that the letter is referring to a different family member whose name is Chaim].
Leaf 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and wear.
The letter deals with various family matters, stating that "our mother has probably already written the details". It mentions a previous letter which was sent and did not reach them, "Regarding Chaim, in my lowly opinion if he studies practical aspects of halacha he will be fitting to became a rabbi, and I have not heard about his state of health…" [We are not sure to which Chaim he is referring. Possibly, it is his nephew Rabbi Chaim Greineman (1926-2005), but, it is more likely that the letter was written in 1933 at the time the Chazon Ish immigrated to Eretz Israel and the Steipler and the mother of the Chazon Ish still lived abroad, which means that the letter is referring to a different family member whose name is Chaim].
Leaf 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and wear.
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Two long (unsigned) letters of Torah teachings on topics associated with Tractate Shabbat, handwritten by Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, author of Chazon Ish. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1940].
Sent to Rabbi Binyamin Yehoshua Zilber, and printed in his book Mekor Halacha (Jerusalem, 1949, Vol. 1, Omissions p. 135), and in the second edition (Bnei Brak, 1961, in the Omissions, Leaf 79/1, and in several places inside the book: Leaf 43; etc.). On the leaves are notes and additions (in blue ink), in the handwriting of Rabbi Binyamin Zilber.
Two leaves. Size and condition vary. One is complete (16 lines in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish), and the other damaged and lacking (13 lines in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish). Both are laminated.
Sent to Rabbi Binyamin Yehoshua Zilber, and printed in his book Mekor Halacha (Jerusalem, 1949, Vol. 1, Omissions p. 135), and in the second edition (Bnei Brak, 1961, in the Omissions, Leaf 79/1, and in several places inside the book: Leaf 43; etc.). On the leaves are notes and additions (in blue ink), in the handwriting of Rabbi Binyamin Zilber.
Two leaves. Size and condition vary. One is complete (16 lines in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish), and the other damaged and lacking (13 lines in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish). Both are laminated.
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Report Card for the student "Chaim son of R' Shmuel Greineman". Tiferet Zvi Yeshiva, Bnei Brak, Elul 1936.
Report card for the general test with the mark "Excellent" in comprehension and "Very Good" in knowledge, diligence and conduct. Signed by the rabbi of the "Testing Committtee" and members of the Yeshiva management: Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky [the Steipler who was also Rabbi Chaim's uncle], "Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Gershonowitz, Rabbi of Zhabinka and now Rabbi here" and Rabbi "Ya'akov Sneidman".
Rabbi Chaim Shaul Greineman (1926-2015), nephew of the Chazon Ish was ten-and-a-half years old at the time this report card was written and already then showed the budding of a brilliant mind and deep understanding.
Printed leaf, 25 cm. Filled by hand, with the yeshiva's stamp. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains, minor damages to folding marks.
Report card for the general test with the mark "Excellent" in comprehension and "Very Good" in knowledge, diligence and conduct. Signed by the rabbi of the "Testing Committtee" and members of the Yeshiva management: Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky [the Steipler who was also Rabbi Chaim's uncle], "Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Gershonowitz, Rabbi of Zhabinka and now Rabbi here" and Rabbi "Ya'akov Sneidman".
Rabbi Chaim Shaul Greineman (1926-2015), nephew of the Chazon Ish was ten-and-a-half years old at the time this report card was written and already then showed the budding of a brilliant mind and deep understanding.
Printed leaf, 25 cm. Filled by hand, with the yeshiva's stamp. Good-fair condition. Wear and stains, minor damages to folding marks.
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Selichot - Kodesh Hillulim, Lithuanian tradition. Jerusalem, 1969.
Copy of Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky - the Steipler.
Before the title page - two of his stamps: "Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky - Bnei Brak, Shikun Chazon Ish".
350 pages. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Penned inscriptions. Old binding, slightly damaged.
Copy of Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky - the Steipler.
Before the title page - two of his stamps: "Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky - Bnei Brak, Shikun Chazon Ish".
350 pages. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Penned inscriptions. Old binding, slightly damaged.
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Printed invitation to the wedding of Rabbi Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik, eldest son of "Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev HaLevi, the Ga'avad of Brisk", with the daughter of Rabbi Yitzchak Weinstein "former Rabbi of Vishnevo". On Wednesday, the 19th of the month of Adar Rishon 1946.
The invitation was sent by post to the Chazon Ish by the bride's father, Rabbi Yitzchak Weinstein, who wrote on the reverse side of the leaf: "In honor of Rabbi the Chazon Ish - Bnei Brak".
The groom is Rabbi Yosef Dov (R' Yoshe Ber) HaLevi Soloveitchik (1916-1981), head of the Brisk Yeshiva who arrived in Jerusalem during the Holocaust together with his father the Brisker Rav Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev [who succeeded in escaping the Holocaust together with some of his sons and daughters while his wife and some of his children remained in Brisk and were murdered in the Holocaust]. He assisted his father in establishing the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and eventually stood at its helm and became one of the most revered Torah giants of the previous generation.
Leaf, 21 cm. Fair condition, stains.
The invitation was sent by post to the Chazon Ish by the bride's father, Rabbi Yitzchak Weinstein, who wrote on the reverse side of the leaf: "In honor of Rabbi the Chazon Ish - Bnei Brak".
The groom is Rabbi Yosef Dov (R' Yoshe Ber) HaLevi Soloveitchik (1916-1981), head of the Brisk Yeshiva who arrived in Jerusalem during the Holocaust together with his father the Brisker Rav Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev [who succeeded in escaping the Holocaust together with some of his sons and daughters while his wife and some of his children remained in Brisk and were murdered in the Holocaust]. He assisted his father in establishing the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and eventually stood at its helm and became one of the most revered Torah giants of the previous generation.
Leaf, 21 cm. Fair condition, stains.
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![An interesting letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi "Yosef Duber HaLevi Soloveitchik". [Jerusalem, 1951].
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Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
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An interesting letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi "Yosef Duber HaLevi Soloveitchik". [Jerusalem, 1951].
Sent to the Chazon Ish, notice of the birth of a son and requests for prayer and blessing. "It is my honor to inform you that a son was born to me and I hope his brit milah will take place on Monday the 6th of Adar. I request that you pray for the wellbeing of the child and the mother, and that I will merit performing the brit milah at the proper time and to raise him 'L'Torah l'chuppah ul'ma'asim tovim'". And you should please bless our son Avraham Yehoshua that we should merit raising and educating him to Torah and pure fear of Heaven".
Rabbi Yosef Dov (R' Yoshe Ber) HaLevi Soloveitchik (1916-1981), eldest son of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev of Brisk. During the Holocaust years, he moved with his father to Jerusalem and assisted him in establishing the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem and eventually stood at its helm. He is considered one of the leading Torah scholars of the previous generation. Avraham Yehoshua mentioned in the letter is his eldest son, Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua HaLevi Soloveitchik who is the head of the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem today. The newborn son mentioned in the letter is Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Soloveitchik of Jerusalem, born on the 29th of Shevat 1951. Rabbi Yosef Dov had much contact with the Chazon Ish and would visit him at his home in Bnei Brak to discuss and consult him on halachic and private matters, besides the various times his father sent him to the Chazon Ish concerning public issues.
Leaf 23 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains on the ink.
Sent to the Chazon Ish, notice of the birth of a son and requests for prayer and blessing. "It is my honor to inform you that a son was born to me and I hope his brit milah will take place on Monday the 6th of Adar. I request that you pray for the wellbeing of the child and the mother, and that I will merit performing the brit milah at the proper time and to raise him 'L'Torah l'chuppah ul'ma'asim tovim'". And you should please bless our son Avraham Yehoshua that we should merit raising and educating him to Torah and pure fear of Heaven".
Rabbi Yosef Dov (R' Yoshe Ber) HaLevi Soloveitchik (1916-1981), eldest son of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev of Brisk. During the Holocaust years, he moved with his father to Jerusalem and assisted him in establishing the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem and eventually stood at its helm. He is considered one of the leading Torah scholars of the previous generation. Avraham Yehoshua mentioned in the letter is his eldest son, Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua HaLevi Soloveitchik who is the head of the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem today. The newborn son mentioned in the letter is Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Soloveitchik of Jerusalem, born on the 29th of Shevat 1951. Rabbi Yosef Dov had much contact with the Chazon Ish and would visit him at his home in Bnei Brak to discuss and consult him on halachic and private matters, besides the various times his father sent him to the Chazon Ish concerning public issues.
Leaf 23 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains on the ink.
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Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi "Avraham Yehuda Farbstein", to his teacher, author of the Chazon Ish. [Jerusalem, 1940s].
In the letter, he informs the Chazon Ish that he has completed the mission to the Brisker Rav [Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik], and has brought him tefillin straps that were processed with hiddur in honor of the mitzvah of tefillin. He writes that the Rav "had asked me to inform and write that he wants and needs another three pairs and the only reason he asked for only one in the first place, was because he heard from Rabbi Shlomo Karelitz that only two pairs were produced from the leather…". On the letter margins is a comment on a treatise of Seder Kodshim [Tractate Zevachim].
Rabbi Avraham Yehuda Farbstein (1917-1997), was head of Hebron Yeshiva and member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah, a foremost disciple of the Knesset Yisrael-Hebron Yeshiva and son-in-law of the head of the yeshiva Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna. From his youth, he was close to the Chazon Ish who guided him in his Torah learning and spent much time with him in the study and comprehension of Torah. The Chazon Ish held the young man's wisdom and cleverness in high esteem and sent him on various missions to the greatest luminaries of the times, Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev of Brisk and Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach.
Leaf, 20 cm. Approximately 15 written lines. Good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear damages.
In the letter, he informs the Chazon Ish that he has completed the mission to the Brisker Rav [Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik], and has brought him tefillin straps that were processed with hiddur in honor of the mitzvah of tefillin. He writes that the Rav "had asked me to inform and write that he wants and needs another three pairs and the only reason he asked for only one in the first place, was because he heard from Rabbi Shlomo Karelitz that only two pairs were produced from the leather…". On the letter margins is a comment on a treatise of Seder Kodshim [Tractate Zevachim].
Rabbi Avraham Yehuda Farbstein (1917-1997), was head of Hebron Yeshiva and member of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah, a foremost disciple of the Knesset Yisrael-Hebron Yeshiva and son-in-law of the head of the yeshiva Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna. From his youth, he was close to the Chazon Ish who guided him in his Torah learning and spent much time with him in the study and comprehension of Torah. The Chazon Ish held the young man's wisdom and cleverness in high esteem and sent him on various missions to the greatest luminaries of the times, Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev of Brisk and Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach.
Leaf, 20 cm. Approximately 15 written lines. Good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear damages.
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Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Ya'akov Neiman, head of the Or Yisrael Yeshiva. Petach Tikva, 1943.
An interesting letter sent to the Chazon Ish with a question regarding two families that emigrated from Hungary to Petach Tikva and are delaying the shidduch of their adult sons due to their demand that the married women adhere to the Hungarian custom of shaving their heads, "…And I told them that it is forbidden to abandon a Torah mitzvah for a good custom… but they do not listen to me. Therefore, I have come to ask your opinion on this matter and whatever Your Honor says they will do…".
Rabbi Ya'akov Aryeh Neiman (ca. 1887-1983), was a prominent alumnus of the Lomza Yeshiva in Poland and a close disciple of the Chafetz Chaim who appointed him head of the Or Yisrael Yeshiva in Lida (which was founded by the Chafetz Chaim and by Rabbi Chaim Ozer). A few years after he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1935, he established the Or Yisrael Yeshiva in Petach Tikva which he headed for over 40 years. Many of the heads of yeshivot in our days are his disciples or their disciples. He wrote Darkei Mussar and Pri Ya'akov and other books.
Leaf, 20 cm. Approximately 18 handwritten lines. Fair condition. Tears and dampstains.
An interesting letter sent to the Chazon Ish with a question regarding two families that emigrated from Hungary to Petach Tikva and are delaying the shidduch of their adult sons due to their demand that the married women adhere to the Hungarian custom of shaving their heads, "…And I told them that it is forbidden to abandon a Torah mitzvah for a good custom… but they do not listen to me. Therefore, I have come to ask your opinion on this matter and whatever Your Honor says they will do…".
Rabbi Ya'akov Aryeh Neiman (ca. 1887-1983), was a prominent alumnus of the Lomza Yeshiva in Poland and a close disciple of the Chafetz Chaim who appointed him head of the Or Yisrael Yeshiva in Lida (which was founded by the Chafetz Chaim and by Rabbi Chaim Ozer). A few years after he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1935, he established the Or Yisrael Yeshiva in Petach Tikva which he headed for over 40 years. Many of the heads of yeshivot in our days are his disciples or their disciples. He wrote Darkei Mussar and Pri Ya'akov and other books.
Leaf, 20 cm. Approximately 18 handwritten lines. Fair condition. Tears and dampstains.
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An interesting letter, signed by seven students of the Beit Yosef Navahrudak Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Summer 1935.
The letter was written following a general meeting of the students in which they decided to seek financial support for improving the economic state of the yeshiva students, claiming that it endangers the health of the young men and triggers despair and crisis to the spiritual state of the yeshiva. They added that their clothing, in particular, became an issue since two years had passed from the time they arrived in Eretz Israel and their clothes are worn. Recorded in this letter are the decisions reached at the meeting concerning steps that could improve the state of the yeshiva students. The letter requests the approval and assistance of the Chazon Ish for the benefit of the students. Among the signatures: "Shimon Aryeh son of R' A. Yuzshek" [Rabbi Shimon Yozhuk, Av Beit Din of Petach Tikva, who had a prolific halachic correspondence with the Chazon Ish], "Shraga Steinberg", Efraim Potolsky, Zshabinker - son of Shlomtze", "Ya'akov Yisrael Finkelstein", "Shalom Zuckerman", etc.
The Beit Yosef - Navahrudak Yeshiva in Bnei Brak was established in 1933 by Rabbi Matityahu Ze'ev Tshechigal who brought Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky [the Steipler, brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish] from abroad to head the yeshiva. The Chazon Ish had far-reaching influence on the yeshiva and he even delivered Torah discourses on occasion.
Leaf, 25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
The letter was written following a general meeting of the students in which they decided to seek financial support for improving the economic state of the yeshiva students, claiming that it endangers the health of the young men and triggers despair and crisis to the spiritual state of the yeshiva. They added that their clothing, in particular, became an issue since two years had passed from the time they arrived in Eretz Israel and their clothes are worn. Recorded in this letter are the decisions reached at the meeting concerning steps that could improve the state of the yeshiva students. The letter requests the approval and assistance of the Chazon Ish for the benefit of the students. Among the signatures: "Shimon Aryeh son of R' A. Yuzshek" [Rabbi Shimon Yozhuk, Av Beit Din of Petach Tikva, who had a prolific halachic correspondence with the Chazon Ish], "Shraga Steinberg", Efraim Potolsky, Zshabinker - son of Shlomtze", "Ya'akov Yisrael Finkelstein", "Shalom Zuckerman", etc.
The Beit Yosef - Navahrudak Yeshiva in Bnei Brak was established in 1933 by Rabbi Matityahu Ze'ev Tshechigal who brought Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky [the Steipler, brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish] from abroad to head the yeshiva. The Chazon Ish had far-reaching influence on the yeshiva and he even delivered Torah discourses on occasion.
Leaf, 25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Letters and "kvitlach" notes, sent to Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, author of the Chazon Ish. Including letters by rabbis and mussar figures: Rabbi Dov Ma'ayani Av Beit Din of Magdiel; Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe Mashgiach of the Be'er Ya'akov Yeshiva [with a request to assist a boy in coping with his family which oppose his continued yeshiva studies]; Rabbi Elimelech Shaulson [Bar-Shaul]; Rabbi Reuven Melamed; invitation to the wedding of Rabbi Lipa Dov Weintraub; etc.
On all the leaves are "kvitel" inscription of dozen of names in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish who wrote their names and the names of their mothers, to mention in his prayers for blessing, robust health and success. [One of the names is "Avraham Avigdor Nachum son of Rosa Beila", the Strikov Rebbe].
17 paper items, size and condition vary.
On all the leaves are "kvitel" inscription of dozen of names in the handwriting of the Chazon Ish who wrote their names and the names of their mothers, to mention in his prayers for blessing, robust health and success. [One of the names is "Avraham Avigdor Nachum son of Rosa Beila", the Strikov Rebbe].
17 paper items, size and condition vary.
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