Autograph letter signed by R. Yitzchak Zilberstein, a recommendation for a yeshiva for Ba'alei Teshuva in the city of Tiberias, headed by his son-in-law R. Dov Kook ("who manages the yeshiva"). Nissan 1994.
Further in the leaf is a letter of recommendation (5 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv: "I rely on the words of my son-in-law R. Yitzchak Zilberstein, regarding the importance of the aforementioned yeshiva. All who are active in assisting and supporting this place of Torah will be blessed from the Source of Blessings with all good. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. 29th of Nissan 1994".
The well-known kabbalist and tsaddik R. Dov Kook of Tiberias is the son-in-law of R. Yitzchak Zilberstein, Rabbi of Ramat Elchanan in Bnei Brak as well as the husband of the granddaughter of R. Y.S. Elyashiv (1910-2012) who greatly esteemed the path chosen by this couple to establish a flourishing Torah community in the city of Tiberias. The influence of R. Kook and his wife spreads throughout Israel reinforcing Jews in fear of Heaven and Torah observance and love of G-d and man.
Official stationery, 23 cm. Good condition.

Letter (approx. 16 lines), handwritten and signed by R. Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman, addressed to R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1960s].
Investigation of a serious halachic question, regarding a concern of Kerut Shafcha and its proscription from marriage. The letter was written at the behest of R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (the Steipler), who bid R. Aharon Leib Steinman to relay to R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv all the details known to him on the case, so that the latter can issue a halachic ruling. In this letter, R. Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman describes his involvement in the case, and his approaching various Mohelim together with the person concerned, to investigate the issue (the letter seems to indicate an instance of a congenital defect known as Hypospadias). The letter discloses R. Steinman's great devotion to help this person obtain a permission to marry, and the Steipler's confidence in him to investigate this complex case.
R. Aharon Leib Yehuda Leib Steinman, a foremost leader of Orthodox Jewry and chairman of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of the Degel HaTorah party, served as dean of the Ponovezh yeshiva for young boys from 1955 and head of Kollel Ponovezh from 1965. For many years, R. Aharon Yehuda Leib lived in great modesty, yet he was known amongst the rabbis of Bnei Brak already then as a prominent halachic authority, and the Steipler would consult with him on complex halachic questions (particularly in halachic issues relating to medicine). He was held in high esteem already by the Chazon Ish, who would reputedly stand up in his honor. R. Steinman became known to the wider public only in 1988, after the establishment of the Degel HaTorah party, and his appointment by R. Shach as member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. Subsequently, his impact on public leadership, educational and yeshiva concerns greatly increased. After R. Shach's passing in 2001, he was recognized as his heir and successor as leader of Lithuanian Jewry together with the halachic authority of the generation, R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv of Jerusalem (1910-2012). This letter presents early correspondence between two prominent Torah figures of Lithuanian Jewry. [This letter was probably written ca. 1965, several years before R. Steinman's eldest son, R. Shraga Steinman, married R. Elyashiv's eldest granddaughter. This letter does not mention any marital connections, since it was composed several years prior their descendants' marriage, in the late 1960s].
[1] leaf. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Minor marginal tears. Name of the young man involved deleted with correction fluid.

Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Aharon son of the notable David de Soria with the bride Rachel, daughter of the wealthy Yitzchak Mendes Campos. Bordeaux, France, Shavuot Eve, Tuesday Sivan 5, June 1788.
Handwritten on parchment, in Rashi script, within a fine floral border, hand painted in red and green. The signatures of the witnesses and groom appear at the foot of the Ketubah in French, followed by the Hebrew signature: "David son of Yaakov Chaim Athias" – R. David Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux.
A paper leaf is attached to the verso of the Ketubah – official document with the French translation of the Ketubah, by R. Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux, approved by a Bordeaux notary.
35X23.5 cm. Good condition. Right and left margins of the Ketubah trimmed to fit the leaf bound with it, with loss of most of the ornamented border. Stains. Small open tear to the parchment not affecting text.