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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
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Interesting letter, handwritten and with the full signature of R. "Elchanan Bunem son of R. Naftali Beinush Wasserman". Baranovich (Baranavichy), Elul ca. 1925-1926.
Addressed to his friend the wealthy R. David Potash of Tel-Aviv. R. Elchanan thanks him for the shipment of Etrogim and Lulavim from Eretz Israel to Baranovich (at the end of the letter, R. Elchanan Wasserman adds that the Etrogim were of superior quality, but the Lulavim got damaged during transit and were split at the top), and blesses him for the new year.
Furthermore, R. Elchanan requests he obtain an immigration certificate for his son, the yeshiva student Elazar Simcha Wasserman, who wishes to immigrate to Eretz Israel to learn in the Slabodka yeshiva. The latter had studied for several years in the Novardok yeshiva in Zhytomyr, and then in the Kletsk-Slutsk yeshiva for a summer term. He had now reached conscription age, and obtaining a visa for him to enter Eretz Israel was a pressing, lifesaving necessity.
R. Elchanan Wasserman (1875-1941) was a disciple of R. Shimon Shkop in the Telz yeshiva and prominent disciple of the Chafetz Chaim. He served as lecturer and dean in the Brisk (Brest) yeshiva and other places. During WWI, at the behest of the Chafetz Chaim, he established a yeshiva in Smilavichy (Minsk province, today Belarus), and R. David Potash, then one of the wealthiest people in Russia, was a leading supporter of the yeshiva. After the war, R. Elchanan founded Yeshivat Ohel Torah in Baranovich.
A renowned Torah scholar and a foremost yeshiva dean in Lithuania, he represented the Chafetz Chaim and R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky in the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Agudat Yisrael. He composed many essays on Jewish ideology which were later published in his book Ikveta DeMeshicha, in which he expressed the Torah stance of his teacher the Chafetz Chaim on Zionist nationalism and the spiritual state of the Jewish people. During the Holocaust, he was deported to the Kovno (Kaunas) ghetto, where he was arrested and murdered in the Ninth Fort, while studying the laws of Kiddush HaShem. His teachings and lectures were published in the following books: Kovetz Shiurim, Kovetz He'arot, Kovetz Inyanim, Kovetz Igrot HaGaon R. Elchanan Wasserman and others. His approach in learning and his books serve until this day as the basis of intensive yeshiva study in the Torah world.
R. Elazar Simcha Wasserman (d. 1992), the eldest son of R. Elchanan Wasserman, endeavored greatly to disseminate Torah throughout the world. He established Torah communities in the most far-flung places, implementing the will of his teacher the Chafetz Chaim who instructed to spread Torah "even to the furthermost corners of the world, so that no one should forget they are Jewish". In 1933, he founded a yeshiva in Strasbourg (France) and after the Holocaust established yeshivot in the United States, in Detroit and Los Angeles. In his later years, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he assisted the founding of the Or Elchanan yeshiva, named after his father, and lectured there on Torah and ethics.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21X14 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains and wear.
Addressed to his friend the wealthy R. David Potash of Tel-Aviv. R. Elchanan thanks him for the shipment of Etrogim and Lulavim from Eretz Israel to Baranovich (at the end of the letter, R. Elchanan Wasserman adds that the Etrogim were of superior quality, but the Lulavim got damaged during transit and were split at the top), and blesses him for the new year.
Furthermore, R. Elchanan requests he obtain an immigration certificate for his son, the yeshiva student Elazar Simcha Wasserman, who wishes to immigrate to Eretz Israel to learn in the Slabodka yeshiva. The latter had studied for several years in the Novardok yeshiva in Zhytomyr, and then in the Kletsk-Slutsk yeshiva for a summer term. He had now reached conscription age, and obtaining a visa for him to enter Eretz Israel was a pressing, lifesaving necessity.
R. Elchanan Wasserman (1875-1941) was a disciple of R. Shimon Shkop in the Telz yeshiva and prominent disciple of the Chafetz Chaim. He served as lecturer and dean in the Brisk (Brest) yeshiva and other places. During WWI, at the behest of the Chafetz Chaim, he established a yeshiva in Smilavichy (Minsk province, today Belarus), and R. David Potash, then one of the wealthiest people in Russia, was a leading supporter of the yeshiva. After the war, R. Elchanan founded Yeshivat Ohel Torah in Baranovich.
A renowned Torah scholar and a foremost yeshiva dean in Lithuania, he represented the Chafetz Chaim and R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky in the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Agudat Yisrael. He composed many essays on Jewish ideology which were later published in his book Ikveta DeMeshicha, in which he expressed the Torah stance of his teacher the Chafetz Chaim on Zionist nationalism and the spiritual state of the Jewish people. During the Holocaust, he was deported to the Kovno (Kaunas) ghetto, where he was arrested and murdered in the Ninth Fort, while studying the laws of Kiddush HaShem. His teachings and lectures were published in the following books: Kovetz Shiurim, Kovetz He'arot, Kovetz Inyanim, Kovetz Igrot HaGaon R. Elchanan Wasserman and others. His approach in learning and his books serve until this day as the basis of intensive yeshiva study in the Torah world.
R. Elazar Simcha Wasserman (d. 1992), the eldest son of R. Elchanan Wasserman, endeavored greatly to disseminate Torah throughout the world. He established Torah communities in the most far-flung places, implementing the will of his teacher the Chafetz Chaim who instructed to spread Torah "even to the furthermost corners of the world, so that no one should forget they are Jewish". In 1933, he founded a yeshiva in Strasbourg (France) and after the Holocaust established yeshivot in the United States, in Detroit and Los Angeles. In his later years, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he assisted the founding of the Or Elchanan yeshiva, named after his father, and lectured there on Torah and ethics.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21X14 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains and wear.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Letter signed by R. Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop. Grodno, 1935.
Letter of rabbinical ordination for R. Chaim Rabinowitz, son of the rabbi of Izabelin, according him the authority to issue rabbinic rulings and serve as rabbi of a town. Written by a scribe, with the addition of two lines handwritten by R. Shimon Shkop: "So says the one who signs in the honor of the Torah and those who study it. Rosh Chodesh Iyar 1935 – Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop".
R. Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop (1860-1939, Otzar HaRabbanim 19962) was a disciple of R. Chaim Soloveitchik in the Volozhin yeshiva, who guided him in the intricate and deep methodology of Torah study. At the age of 24, R. Shimon became dean of the Telz yeshiva (established by his uncle, R. Eliezer Gordon), where he taught his method of study, an approach adopted by the entire Torah world until this day. R. Elchanan Wasserman was among his prominent disciples during that period. In 1920, he was asked to head the Shaar HaTorah Yeshiva in Grodno. His books include: Shaarei Yosher, Maarechet HaKinyanim and Chiddushei Rabbi Shimon Yehuda HaKohen.
The recipient of the ordination is R. Chaim Dov Rabinowitz (1911-2001), author of Daat Sofrim on the Bible. An outstanding Torah scholar, he disseminated Torah and composed many books. He was the son of R. Shraga Feitel Rabinowitz Rabbi of Izabelin.
[1] leaf, official stationery, 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor tears to the folds, with stains from acidic adhesive tape.
Letter of rabbinical ordination for R. Chaim Rabinowitz, son of the rabbi of Izabelin, according him the authority to issue rabbinic rulings and serve as rabbi of a town. Written by a scribe, with the addition of two lines handwritten by R. Shimon Shkop: "So says the one who signs in the honor of the Torah and those who study it. Rosh Chodesh Iyar 1935 – Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop".
R. Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop (1860-1939, Otzar HaRabbanim 19962) was a disciple of R. Chaim Soloveitchik in the Volozhin yeshiva, who guided him in the intricate and deep methodology of Torah study. At the age of 24, R. Shimon became dean of the Telz yeshiva (established by his uncle, R. Eliezer Gordon), where he taught his method of study, an approach adopted by the entire Torah world until this day. R. Elchanan Wasserman was among his prominent disciples during that period. In 1920, he was asked to head the Shaar HaTorah Yeshiva in Grodno. His books include: Shaarei Yosher, Maarechet HaKinyanim and Chiddushei Rabbi Shimon Yehuda HaKohen.
The recipient of the ordination is R. Chaim Dov Rabinowitz (1911-2001), author of Daat Sofrim on the Bible. An outstanding Torah scholar, he disseminated Torah and composed many books. He was the son of R. Shraga Feitel Rabinowitz Rabbi of Izabelin.
[1] leaf, official stationery, 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor tears to the folds, with stains from acidic adhesive tape.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
The archive of R. Asher Michael (Arthur) Cohn, Rabbi of Basel. Hundreds of letters and various paper items. [Europe, turn of the 20th century].
The archive includes:
· Close to 300 letters, most on postcards, sent to Rabbi Cohn from all over Europe. Letters about various matters, halachic responsa, and business and familial correspondence. Most of the letters are in German, a few are in Hebrew or Yiddish (occasionally a combination of two languages).
Amongst the letters: 15 letters handwritten and signed by R. David Tzvi Hoffmann, rector of the Rabbinical Seminary, some in Hebrew (two were published in Responsa Melamed LeHo'il) and some in German; 4 letters from R. Gershon Posen, dayan in Frankfurt, 2 in Hebrew (on the topic of ritual immersion, to the best of our knowledge unpublished) and 2 in German; 10 printed letters relating to Heter Me'a Rabbanim; a letter in German concerning Mikvaot, with diagrams; a letter (in Hebrew, concerning meat from Krakow which Rabbi Cohn disqualified) handwritten and signed by Rabbi Cohn himself. The letter did not reach its destination and was returned to him. (Many postcards, some in color, with photographs of Europeans town from 100 years ago).
· A volume with over 160 congratulation letters and telegrams sent to Rabbi Cohn on the occasion of his 25th anniversary in the rabbinate of Basel, on the eve of Shavuot 1910. The letters were received from rabbis, friends, family and various organizations, from all over Europe and Eretz Israel. Amongst the writers: R. David Tzvi Hoffmann (p. 68, lengthy handwritten and signed letter), the board of Directors of the Pressburg Yeshiva (p. 72), the office of the Zionist Center (p. 73, including a postal stamp with Herzl's portrait). Most letters are in German, some are in Hebrew (or a combination of both languages). The letters were bound in a special volume, with gilt embossing on the front cover.
The volume begins with a magnificent congratulations letter in colored calligraphic script, created by "the elderly R. Yehoshua Krohn descendant of the Shach… here in the community of Borszczów" (Galicia, today Ukraine). The top of the page bears large text with wishes in circular form; the name of Rabbi Cohn with titles of honor fills the center of the circle, and on the side, the words "Congratulations for the 25th year". The bottom of the page contains flowery congratulation wishes, in vocalized stam-like script. A lengthy letter in Hebrew appears on the verso of the leaf, handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Krohn, describing his trials and tribulations, and requesting a donation as the fee for this congratulations letter.
· A printed thank-you card from Rabbi Cohn, which was apparently sent to all his well-wishers; and other paper items.
Rabbi Dr. Asher Michael (Arthur) Cohn (1862-1926) was a prominent leader of Swiss Jewry and a foremost disciple of R. Azriel Hildesheimer. At the age of 24, he was ordained and appointed rabbi of Basel, where he served for 40 years until his passing. He exchanged halachic correspondence with the leading Torah scholars of his generation, such as R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spector and R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook. In 1897, he invited Herzl to hold the First Zionist Congress in his town, after rabbis from various sects (Orthodox and Reform) opposed it taking place in Munich (as was originally planned). Rabbi Cohn even took active part in the congress and delivered one of the addresses. Rabbi Cohn was an initiator of Agudath Yisrael and one of the first German rabbis to summon Orthodox Jewry to unite under it. He participated in the founding conference of Agudath Yisrael in Katowice and was the first speaker in the opening session.
Approx. 285 letters (most on postcards) + a volume of approx. 164 congratulation letters and telegrams, and several additional paper items. Size and condition vary, overall good condition.
The archive includes:
· Close to 300 letters, most on postcards, sent to Rabbi Cohn from all over Europe. Letters about various matters, halachic responsa, and business and familial correspondence. Most of the letters are in German, a few are in Hebrew or Yiddish (occasionally a combination of two languages).
Amongst the letters: 15 letters handwritten and signed by R. David Tzvi Hoffmann, rector of the Rabbinical Seminary, some in Hebrew (two were published in Responsa Melamed LeHo'il) and some in German; 4 letters from R. Gershon Posen, dayan in Frankfurt, 2 in Hebrew (on the topic of ritual immersion, to the best of our knowledge unpublished) and 2 in German; 10 printed letters relating to Heter Me'a Rabbanim; a letter in German concerning Mikvaot, with diagrams; a letter (in Hebrew, concerning meat from Krakow which Rabbi Cohn disqualified) handwritten and signed by Rabbi Cohn himself. The letter did not reach its destination and was returned to him. (Many postcards, some in color, with photographs of Europeans town from 100 years ago).
· A volume with over 160 congratulation letters and telegrams sent to Rabbi Cohn on the occasion of his 25th anniversary in the rabbinate of Basel, on the eve of Shavuot 1910. The letters were received from rabbis, friends, family and various organizations, from all over Europe and Eretz Israel. Amongst the writers: R. David Tzvi Hoffmann (p. 68, lengthy handwritten and signed letter), the board of Directors of the Pressburg Yeshiva (p. 72), the office of the Zionist Center (p. 73, including a postal stamp with Herzl's portrait). Most letters are in German, some are in Hebrew (or a combination of both languages). The letters were bound in a special volume, with gilt embossing on the front cover.
The volume begins with a magnificent congratulations letter in colored calligraphic script, created by "the elderly R. Yehoshua Krohn descendant of the Shach… here in the community of Borszczów" (Galicia, today Ukraine). The top of the page bears large text with wishes in circular form; the name of Rabbi Cohn with titles of honor fills the center of the circle, and on the side, the words "Congratulations for the 25th year". The bottom of the page contains flowery congratulation wishes, in vocalized stam-like script. A lengthy letter in Hebrew appears on the verso of the leaf, handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Krohn, describing his trials and tribulations, and requesting a donation as the fee for this congratulations letter.
· A printed thank-you card from Rabbi Cohn, which was apparently sent to all his well-wishers; and other paper items.
Rabbi Dr. Asher Michael (Arthur) Cohn (1862-1926) was a prominent leader of Swiss Jewry and a foremost disciple of R. Azriel Hildesheimer. At the age of 24, he was ordained and appointed rabbi of Basel, where he served for 40 years until his passing. He exchanged halachic correspondence with the leading Torah scholars of his generation, such as R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spector and R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook. In 1897, he invited Herzl to hold the First Zionist Congress in his town, after rabbis from various sects (Orthodox and Reform) opposed it taking place in Munich (as was originally planned). Rabbi Cohn even took active part in the congress and delivered one of the addresses. Rabbi Cohn was an initiator of Agudath Yisrael and one of the first German rabbis to summon Orthodox Jewry to unite under it. He participated in the founding conference of Agudath Yisrael in Katowice and was the first speaker in the opening session.
Approx. 285 letters (most on postcards) + a volume of approx. 164 congratulation letters and telegrams, and several additional paper items. Size and condition vary, overall good condition.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $400
Unsold
Letter from R. Yehuda Yudel Rosenberg to his colleague R. Yitzchak Gershtenkorn, founder of Bnei Brak. Montreal, Canada, Adar 1931.
In his letter, R. Yudel describes a jubilee celebration organized by his congregation in honor of his seventieth birthday. He writes that he did not approve of the public banquet, but agreed to it in order to meet his monetary obligations towards the printing of the seventh section of his work "Zohar Torah" on the five scrolls. He describes the difficulty in selling the sixth volume on Psalms due to the Great Depression of 1929. "The rich became poor and deep pockets were emptied, for the Hebrew work "pocket" is an acronym for 'All Jews [invested in] stocks' – the Jews invested in the stock market in order to become wealthy easily, but the tables turned. My relatives through marriage, the Ritschler family…have become impoverished, and this is therefore not an opportune time to sell holy books, for if there is no flour [financial means] there is no Torah".
In the letter R. Rosenberg also discusses R. Gershtenkorn's suggestion that he accept a rabbinical position in the fledgling community of Bnei Brak, and the community's inability to pay an official salary: "[You] have received a response that the community would be eager to accept me as a rabbi without financial obligation, and I would have to attempt to find other sources of income…truthfully, I greatly desire to settle in the Holy Land in my old age, but I lack the financial means to do so…".
R. Yehuda Yudel Rosenberg (1861-1936) was among the Torah giants of Poland and Canada, and a prolific author. He received rabbinic ordination from the "Torat Chessed" of Lublin and the Ostrovtzer Rebbe, and corresponded with R. Tzadok Hacohen of Lublin. He officiated as rabbi of Tarlow, and later of Lodz and Warsaw. In 1913 he immigrated to Canada, where he officiated as rabbi in Toronto and Montreal. He authored many works in Jewish law and kabbala as well as stories of tsaddikim in Hebrew and Yiddish. His important work "Yadot Nedarim" (Warsaw, 1904) was widely accepted and reprinted in many editions. His greatest achievement is considered to be his seven-volume work "Zohar Hatorah" (1924-1930), which translated the Zohar into Hebrew for the first time. This letter discusses the printing and dissemination of the final two volumes of this work. However, he gained his greatest fame for his fascinating tales of tzaddikim, many fictionalized, regarding the Maharal of Prague and the "Shpola Zeide": "Nifla'ot Maharal" (Piotrkow, 1909) which first introduced the legend of the "Golem of Prague", who has since become firmly entrenched in Jewish folklore; "Chochmat Maharal MiPrague" (Piotrkow, 1911), which publicized a fictitious correspondence between the Maharal and a Christian priest named "Johann Sylvester"; and "Tiferet Maharal" (Piotrkow, 1912), with wondrous stories about the "Shpola Zeide".
Official stationery, written on both sides. 27 cm. Good condition. Wear and foxing. Folding marks.
In his letter, R. Yudel describes a jubilee celebration organized by his congregation in honor of his seventieth birthday. He writes that he did not approve of the public banquet, but agreed to it in order to meet his monetary obligations towards the printing of the seventh section of his work "Zohar Torah" on the five scrolls. He describes the difficulty in selling the sixth volume on Psalms due to the Great Depression of 1929. "The rich became poor and deep pockets were emptied, for the Hebrew work "pocket" is an acronym for 'All Jews [invested in] stocks' – the Jews invested in the stock market in order to become wealthy easily, but the tables turned. My relatives through marriage, the Ritschler family…have become impoverished, and this is therefore not an opportune time to sell holy books, for if there is no flour [financial means] there is no Torah".
In the letter R. Rosenberg also discusses R. Gershtenkorn's suggestion that he accept a rabbinical position in the fledgling community of Bnei Brak, and the community's inability to pay an official salary: "[You] have received a response that the community would be eager to accept me as a rabbi without financial obligation, and I would have to attempt to find other sources of income…truthfully, I greatly desire to settle in the Holy Land in my old age, but I lack the financial means to do so…".
R. Yehuda Yudel Rosenberg (1861-1936) was among the Torah giants of Poland and Canada, and a prolific author. He received rabbinic ordination from the "Torat Chessed" of Lublin and the Ostrovtzer Rebbe, and corresponded with R. Tzadok Hacohen of Lublin. He officiated as rabbi of Tarlow, and later of Lodz and Warsaw. In 1913 he immigrated to Canada, where he officiated as rabbi in Toronto and Montreal. He authored many works in Jewish law and kabbala as well as stories of tsaddikim in Hebrew and Yiddish. His important work "Yadot Nedarim" (Warsaw, 1904) was widely accepted and reprinted in many editions. His greatest achievement is considered to be his seven-volume work "Zohar Hatorah" (1924-1930), which translated the Zohar into Hebrew for the first time. This letter discusses the printing and dissemination of the final two volumes of this work. However, he gained his greatest fame for his fascinating tales of tzaddikim, many fictionalized, regarding the Maharal of Prague and the "Shpola Zeide": "Nifla'ot Maharal" (Piotrkow, 1909) which first introduced the legend of the "Golem of Prague", who has since become firmly entrenched in Jewish folklore; "Chochmat Maharal MiPrague" (Piotrkow, 1911), which publicized a fictitious correspondence between the Maharal and a Christian priest named "Johann Sylvester"; and "Tiferet Maharal" (Piotrkow, 1912), with wondrous stories about the "Shpola Zeide".
Official stationery, written on both sides. 27 cm. Good condition. Wear and foxing. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Five rabbinic letters, including four letters of rabbinic ordination from the great rabbis and roshei yeshivot granted to R. Aryeh Eisenstein, as well as his parents' marriage certification. 1926-1954.
· Handwritten, signed letter of ordination from R. Eliyahu Romm, among Jerusalem's great rabbis. Tevet 1953. · Handwritten, signed letter of ordination from R. Aharon Weinstein, Rosh Yeshivat Novharodok. Tel Aviv, Tevet 1953. · Handwritten, signed letter of ordination and approbation from R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook, Rosh Yeshivat Merkaz Harav, addressed to R. Shlomo Goren, chief rabbi of the IDF, recommending that the bearer of the letter be granted the position of army rabbi. Iyar 1954. · Letter of recommendation signed by R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, chief rabbi of Jerusalem, addressed to R. Shlomo Goren, recommending that the bearer of the letter be granted the position of army rabbi. Tevet 1954. · Certificate of marriage authorization for R. Zalman Chaim and Minna Leah Eisenstein, signed by the mesader kiddushin R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, Rosh Yeshivat Etz Chaim, R. Aryeh Mordechai Goldberg, shamash of the Badatz, and R. Baruch Reuven Shlomo Halevi Jungreis, secretary of the "Vaad Ha'ir". Jerusalem, Av 1926.
5 items. Size and condition vary; overall good condition.
· Handwritten, signed letter of ordination from R. Eliyahu Romm, among Jerusalem's great rabbis. Tevet 1953. · Handwritten, signed letter of ordination from R. Aharon Weinstein, Rosh Yeshivat Novharodok. Tel Aviv, Tevet 1953. · Handwritten, signed letter of ordination and approbation from R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook, Rosh Yeshivat Merkaz Harav, addressed to R. Shlomo Goren, chief rabbi of the IDF, recommending that the bearer of the letter be granted the position of army rabbi. Iyar 1954. · Letter of recommendation signed by R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, chief rabbi of Jerusalem, addressed to R. Shlomo Goren, recommending that the bearer of the letter be granted the position of army rabbi. Tevet 1954. · Certificate of marriage authorization for R. Zalman Chaim and Minna Leah Eisenstein, signed by the mesader kiddushin R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, Rosh Yeshivat Etz Chaim, R. Aryeh Mordechai Goldberg, shamash of the Badatz, and R. Baruch Reuven Shlomo Halevi Jungreis, secretary of the "Vaad Ha'ir". Jerusalem, Av 1926.
5 items. Size and condition vary; overall good condition.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
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A letter (approximately 17 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Isser Zalman Meltzer head of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva, to R. Moshe Avigdor Amiel Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv. Jerusalem, Tevet 1938.
Letter of good wishes upon the appointment of R. Yoel Kluft as rosh metivta and mashgiach of the Yishuv HeChadash Yeshiva established by R. Amiel. In his letter, R. Isser Zalman praises his disciple R. Kluft and his suitability for the position of educator in the yeshiva: "He is very beloved and I am very fond of him from the time he was in the Kletsk Yeshiva and was one of my choicest disciples, and I am certain that you will be satisfied with him…Being a prominent disciple of the Mir and Kletsk Yeshivas, he is familiar with educational methods and the way to draw the hearts of young men to diligent study of our holy Torah and fear of G-d and positive character traits. He and my friend…R. Reuven Trop…will facilitate the blossoming of your yeshiva…".
The Yishuv HeChadash Yeshiva in Tel Aviv was established in 1937 by R. Amiel and was considered a yeshiva belonging to the Mizrachi movement. The teachers in the yeshiva were top Torah scholars and included R. E.M. Shach who was a rosh metivta in the yeshiva for a while [c. 1943]. After R. Reuven Trop traveled abroad for medical purposes, a transformation took place in the leadership of the yeshiva. R. Yehuda Koledetzky was appointed head of the yeshiva and eventually the yeshiva added secular studies and Israeli matriculation exams as part of the yeshiva high-school curriculum.
R. Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1954), author of Even HaEzel, disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk at the Volozhin Yeshiva. Rabbi and head of the Slutsk Yeshiva, he later immigrated to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed Rosh Metivta in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva. One of the heads of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. Father in law of R. Aharon Kotler, head of the Kletsk and Lakewood Yeshivas.
Subject of the letter: R. Yoel Kluft (1906-1985), close disciple of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer and of R. Shach in the Kletsk Yeshiva in Poland. In the autumn of 1935, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and was appointed Rosh Metivta of the Yishuv HeChadash in Tel Aviv. He later served as rabbi and dayan and served for many years as Av Beit Din in Haifa. Renowned for his proficiency in knowledge of Torah, halacha and kabbalah. His novellae were compiled and printed in the book Da'at Yoel (Haifa, 1991).
Official stationery, 28.5 cm. Good condition. Torn filing holes.
Letter of good wishes upon the appointment of R. Yoel Kluft as rosh metivta and mashgiach of the Yishuv HeChadash Yeshiva established by R. Amiel. In his letter, R. Isser Zalman praises his disciple R. Kluft and his suitability for the position of educator in the yeshiva: "He is very beloved and I am very fond of him from the time he was in the Kletsk Yeshiva and was one of my choicest disciples, and I am certain that you will be satisfied with him…Being a prominent disciple of the Mir and Kletsk Yeshivas, he is familiar with educational methods and the way to draw the hearts of young men to diligent study of our holy Torah and fear of G-d and positive character traits. He and my friend…R. Reuven Trop…will facilitate the blossoming of your yeshiva…".
The Yishuv HeChadash Yeshiva in Tel Aviv was established in 1937 by R. Amiel and was considered a yeshiva belonging to the Mizrachi movement. The teachers in the yeshiva were top Torah scholars and included R. E.M. Shach who was a rosh metivta in the yeshiva for a while [c. 1943]. After R. Reuven Trop traveled abroad for medical purposes, a transformation took place in the leadership of the yeshiva. R. Yehuda Koledetzky was appointed head of the yeshiva and eventually the yeshiva added secular studies and Israeli matriculation exams as part of the yeshiva high-school curriculum.
R. Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1954), author of Even HaEzel, disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk at the Volozhin Yeshiva. Rabbi and head of the Slutsk Yeshiva, he later immigrated to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed Rosh Metivta in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva. One of the heads of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. Father in law of R. Aharon Kotler, head of the Kletsk and Lakewood Yeshivas.
Subject of the letter: R. Yoel Kluft (1906-1985), close disciple of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer and of R. Shach in the Kletsk Yeshiva in Poland. In the autumn of 1935, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and was appointed Rosh Metivta of the Yishuv HeChadash in Tel Aviv. He later served as rabbi and dayan and served for many years as Av Beit Din in Haifa. Renowned for his proficiency in knowledge of Torah, halacha and kabbalah. His novellae were compiled and printed in the book Da'at Yoel (Haifa, 1991).
Official stationery, 28.5 cm. Good condition. Torn filing holes.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
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Collection of dozens of letters from various rabbis – from Lithuania, Russia, the United States and Eretz Israel – sent to R. Alexander Zushe Eliaschewitz, between 1935 and 1949.
The letters are addressed to R. Alexander Zushe Eliaschewitz (ca. 1880-1948), an outstanding Torah scholar, was a disciple of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer in the Slutsk yeshiva. He served as rabbi of Chereya and Chocimsk in Russia from 1902. In 1933, he published in Riga his book Drashot L'Ameinu U'LeDateinu. After immigrating to Eretz Israel in ca. 1934, he served in the rabbinate of Tel-Aviv and published his book Elef HaMagen in three parts (Jerusalem, 1945-1946). During those years, he also gave lectures on the Talmud on the radio in Tel-Aviv. Most of the letters were sent to him in Tel-Aviv, relating to his books.
· A lengthy Torah letter from R. Zelig Reuven Bengis. Kalvarija, 1935 (signed twice). · A lengthy letter (7 pages) of Torah thoughts from R. Tzvi Pesach Frank Rabbi of Jerusalem. Tel Aviv, 1947. · A letter from R. Kalman Beineshowitz Rabbi of Kelm (Kelmė). Kelm, 1935. · A letter from R. Tzvi Yaakov Bleiman Rabbi of Karasubazar (Bilohirsk) and from 1922, of Oran (Varėna). Oran, 1935. · A letter from R. Moshe HaLevi Lipschitz. Philadelphia, 1935. · A letter from R. Tzvi Hirsh Farber. London, 1947. · A letter from R, Avraham Leib Silberman. Safed, 1947. · A letter from R. Yaakov Meskin. Bronx, N.Y., 1947. · Dozens more letters from many rabbis, friends and family members.
Approx. 40 letters. Size and condition vary. Most in good condition.
The letters are addressed to R. Alexander Zushe Eliaschewitz (ca. 1880-1948), an outstanding Torah scholar, was a disciple of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer in the Slutsk yeshiva. He served as rabbi of Chereya and Chocimsk in Russia from 1902. In 1933, he published in Riga his book Drashot L'Ameinu U'LeDateinu. After immigrating to Eretz Israel in ca. 1934, he served in the rabbinate of Tel-Aviv and published his book Elef HaMagen in three parts (Jerusalem, 1945-1946). During those years, he also gave lectures on the Talmud on the radio in Tel-Aviv. Most of the letters were sent to him in Tel-Aviv, relating to his books.
· A lengthy Torah letter from R. Zelig Reuven Bengis. Kalvarija, 1935 (signed twice). · A lengthy letter (7 pages) of Torah thoughts from R. Tzvi Pesach Frank Rabbi of Jerusalem. Tel Aviv, 1947. · A letter from R. Kalman Beineshowitz Rabbi of Kelm (Kelmė). Kelm, 1935. · A letter from R. Tzvi Yaakov Bleiman Rabbi of Karasubazar (Bilohirsk) and from 1922, of Oran (Varėna). Oran, 1935. · A letter from R. Moshe HaLevi Lipschitz. Philadelphia, 1935. · A letter from R. Tzvi Hirsh Farber. London, 1947. · A letter from R, Avraham Leib Silberman. Safed, 1947. · A letter from R. Yaakov Meskin. Bronx, N.Y., 1947. · Dozens more letters from many rabbis, friends and family members.
Approx. 40 letters. Size and condition vary. Most in good condition.
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![Letter handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, the Chazon Ish. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1940s]. Novellae on laws pert](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale62-public/260.jpg "Lengthy Letter from the Chazon Ish – Torah Thoughts")
Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, the Chazon Ish. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1940s].
Novellae on laws pertaining to divorce. Approx. 20 lines in the actual handwriting of the Chazon Ish. The last 3 lines before the signature were written in a different handwriting, presumably by the copyist (possibly R. Shimon Yuzuk). A penciled inscription at the top of the letter advises that it was addressed to his disciple and editor of his writings, R. Shimon Yuzuk [1916-1993, served as dayan in the Rabbinical Beit Din of Petach Tikva and in his later years, as rabbi of Netanya], an outstanding and gifted Torah scholar who was a close disciple of the Chazon Ish, assisting him with the editing of his books.
This letter was printed in its entirety in Chazon Ish, part Even HaEzer (Hilchot Ishut, section 16).
[1] leaf, 23 cm. Approx. 23 handwritten lines (of which 20 are actually handwritten by the Chazon Ish). Good condition. Folding marks. Wear to the folds.
Novellae on laws pertaining to divorce. Approx. 20 lines in the actual handwriting of the Chazon Ish. The last 3 lines before the signature were written in a different handwriting, presumably by the copyist (possibly R. Shimon Yuzuk). A penciled inscription at the top of the letter advises that it was addressed to his disciple and editor of his writings, R. Shimon Yuzuk [1916-1993, served as dayan in the Rabbinical Beit Din of Petach Tikva and in his later years, as rabbi of Netanya], an outstanding and gifted Torah scholar who was a close disciple of the Chazon Ish, assisting him with the editing of his books.
This letter was printed in its entirety in Chazon Ish, part Even HaEzer (Hilchot Ishut, section 16).
[1] leaf, 23 cm. Approx. 23 handwritten lines (of which 20 are actually handwritten by the Chazon Ish). Good condition. Folding marks. Wear to the folds.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
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Draft of an agreement in the handwriting of R. Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, author of the "Chazon Ish". [Tel Aviv-Bnei Brak, ca. 1940].
Draft of a compromise agreement regarding the sale and construction of an apartment. Evidently, the agreement was written in the aftermath of a disagreement between a building contractor and the buyer of the apartment regarding ownership of the balcony adjacent to the apartment. The Chazon Ish writes in the draft of the agreement: "…the seller agrees to give the entire balcony to the buyer, and part of the partnership in the balcony, … and waives his claim to the tens of thousands of lirot that were the cost of the extra construction…The contractor will receive the sum of 3440 Israeli lirot as payment…".
The draft was written on a "kivttel" (prayer request) that was presented to the Chazon Ish. The paper contains a list of people requesting that the Chazon Ish pray for them utilizing the traditional formula of their name with their mother's name. The names are written in a different handwriting, but at the bottom of the list a name was added in the Chazon Ish's handwriting: "Sara bat Leah Shifra".
R. Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, author of the Chazon Ish (1879-1953), was a Torah scholar of great stature in halacha and Torah philosophy as well as a "hidden tzaddik". In 1911, he anonymously printed the first volume of his Chazon Ish series, by which name he was subsequently known. He moved to Eretz Israel in 1933 and was immediately recognized as a foremost Torah scholar. He was the main propagator of the rejuvenation of Torah and Chassidut in our times. He wrote and published numerous volumes of his magnum opus on almost all Talmudic tractates, the Chazon Ish, each volume of which was written with laborious study and diligence.
1 leaf. 16X12 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
Draft of a compromise agreement regarding the sale and construction of an apartment. Evidently, the agreement was written in the aftermath of a disagreement between a building contractor and the buyer of the apartment regarding ownership of the balcony adjacent to the apartment. The Chazon Ish writes in the draft of the agreement: "…the seller agrees to give the entire balcony to the buyer, and part of the partnership in the balcony, … and waives his claim to the tens of thousands of lirot that were the cost of the extra construction…The contractor will receive the sum of 3440 Israeli lirot as payment…".
The draft was written on a "kivttel" (prayer request) that was presented to the Chazon Ish. The paper contains a list of people requesting that the Chazon Ish pray for them utilizing the traditional formula of their name with their mother's name. The names are written in a different handwriting, but at the bottom of the list a name was added in the Chazon Ish's handwriting: "Sara bat Leah Shifra".
R. Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, author of the Chazon Ish (1879-1953), was a Torah scholar of great stature in halacha and Torah philosophy as well as a "hidden tzaddik". In 1911, he anonymously printed the first volume of his Chazon Ish series, by which name he was subsequently known. He moved to Eretz Israel in 1933 and was immediately recognized as a foremost Torah scholar. He was the main propagator of the rejuvenation of Torah and Chassidut in our times. He wrote and published numerous volumes of his magnum opus on almost all Talmudic tractates, the Chazon Ish, each volume of which was written with laborious study and diligence.
1 leaf. 16X12 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Autograph letter (10 lines) with the full signature of R. "Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky", to his mechutan R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Bnei Brak, Nissan [c. 1960s].
Blessings for Pesach: "To my mechutan… I wish you a kosher chag without a speck of chametz and a happy festival...". Further in the letter, the Steipler requests from R. Y. S. Elyashiv that he pray for him: "Please mention me in your prayers… in spiritual and material matters because I suffer from many things and it should be His will that all should be for the good…".
R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), known as "the Steipler" after his hometown of Hornosteipel in Ukraine. Brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish and mechutan of R. Y. S. Elyashiv (1910-2012) – his son R. Chaim was married to R. Elyashiv's eldest daughter. The Steipler greatly revered his mechutan R. Y. S. Elyashiv and would send him halachic questions and names to mention in his prayers.
Official stationery. 25 cm. Fair-good condition. Wear to paper folds and margins, creases and stains.
Blessings for Pesach: "To my mechutan… I wish you a kosher chag without a speck of chametz and a happy festival...". Further in the letter, the Steipler requests from R. Y. S. Elyashiv that he pray for him: "Please mention me in your prayers… in spiritual and material matters because I suffer from many things and it should be His will that all should be for the good…".
R. Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), known as "the Steipler" after his hometown of Hornosteipel in Ukraine. Brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish and mechutan of R. Y. S. Elyashiv (1910-2012) – his son R. Chaim was married to R. Elyashiv's eldest daughter. The Steipler greatly revered his mechutan R. Y. S. Elyashiv and would send him halachic questions and names to mention in his prayers.
Official stationery. 25 cm. Fair-good condition. Wear to paper folds and margins, creases and stains.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $1,000
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Letter (approx. 14 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach. Bnei Brak, Adar 1970.
At the foot of the letter: Additional letter (approx. 7 lines) handwritten, stamped and signed by his colleague R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler.
Endorsement of a fund assisting a young man with his wedding expenses, "… a young man who excels in Torah learning and fear of G-d, diligent and modest… from a learned family who are not able to provide much assistance… whoever lends their support to this cause, should be blessed from Heaven with much good, and may G-d fulfill all their needs" (words of R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach). The Steipler adds the following blessings in his letter: "And whoever assists, will be blessed from Heaven many times over, with an abundance of blessing and success, and the principal will remain for the World to Come".
R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2001), dean of the Ponovezh yeshiva and a foremost yeshiva dean, was the leader of Torah Jewry in our generation and served as chairman of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah for many years. He authored the Avi Ezri series on the Rambam, founded and presided over many yeshivot and educational institutions throughout Eretz Israel and around the world.
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), author of Kehilot Yaakov and brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish, was the dean of Novardok – Beit Yosef yeshivot in Bnei Brak and around the world. Already as a yeshiva student he became known in the Lithuanian yeshiva world as "the Steipler" (appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine), and stories abound about the scope of his diligence, brilliance and holiness.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
At the foot of the letter: Additional letter (approx. 7 lines) handwritten, stamped and signed by his colleague R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler.
Endorsement of a fund assisting a young man with his wedding expenses, "… a young man who excels in Torah learning and fear of G-d, diligent and modest… from a learned family who are not able to provide much assistance… whoever lends their support to this cause, should be blessed from Heaven with much good, and may G-d fulfill all their needs" (words of R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach). The Steipler adds the following blessings in his letter: "And whoever assists, will be blessed from Heaven many times over, with an abundance of blessing and success, and the principal will remain for the World to Come".
R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2001), dean of the Ponovezh yeshiva and a foremost yeshiva dean, was the leader of Torah Jewry in our generation and served as chairman of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah for many years. He authored the Avi Ezri series on the Rambam, founded and presided over many yeshivot and educational institutions throughout Eretz Israel and around the world.
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), author of Kehilot Yaakov and brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish, was the dean of Novardok – Beit Yosef yeshivot in Bnei Brak and around the world. Already as a yeshiva student he became known in the Lithuanian yeshiva world as "the Steipler" (appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine), and stories abound about the scope of his diligence, brilliance and holiness.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
August 28, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,875
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Long letter (approximately 30 lines), handwritten and signed by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. New York, Nissan 1948.
Sent to R. Tuvia Gefen Rabbi of Atlanta, regarding authorization to arrange a get, with practical details concerning this particular get and the manner of writing the names of the man and woman who filed for the divorce. R. Moshe explains the halachic reasoning behind his rulings. This letter was not printed in the Igrot Moshe Responsa.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986), the leading halachic authority in the US, uncontested leader of Charedi Jewry and head of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah. Head of Tiferet Yerushalayim Yeshiva in New York. Authored: the Igrot Moshe responsa, Dibrot Moshe novellae on the Talmud, and Darash Moshe on the Torah.
Official stationery, 28 cm. written on both sides (approximately 30 lines handwritten and signed by R. Feinstein). Good condition. Folding marks.
Sent to R. Tuvia Gefen Rabbi of Atlanta, regarding authorization to arrange a get, with practical details concerning this particular get and the manner of writing the names of the man and woman who filed for the divorce. R. Moshe explains the halachic reasoning behind his rulings. This letter was not printed in the Igrot Moshe Responsa.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986), the leading halachic authority in the US, uncontested leader of Charedi Jewry and head of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah. Head of Tiferet Yerushalayim Yeshiva in New York. Authored: the Igrot Moshe responsa, Dibrot Moshe novellae on the Talmud, and Darash Moshe on the Torah.
Official stationery, 28 cm. written on both sides (approximately 30 lines handwritten and signed by R. Feinstein). Good condition. Folding marks.
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