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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Three interesting letters from deans of Lithuanian yeshivot, during the 1930s.
• Lengthy letter (4 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yitzchak Eizik Sher, dean of the Slabodka yeshiva. Written during his trip to England in the 1930s, addressed to his colleague R. Yisrael Zissel Dvortz of Jerusalem. He mentions events which occurred in Eretz Israel, and the debts of the yeshiva which are cast upon "our friend R. A.G." (R. Avraham Grodzinski),
• Letter signed by R. Avraham Tzvi Grodzinski, dean of the Ramailes yeshiva in Vilna, addressed to R. Reuven Katz - rabbi of Petach Tikva. Recommendation for a student of the Ramailes yeshiva wishing to continue his Torah studies in Eretz Israel. Vilna, Nisan 1937.
• Lengthy letter from R. Yosef Shub (director of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna and confidant of R. Chaim Ozer), addressed to Mr. Ze'ev Fisher-Shein, regarding the activities of the delegation of the Poalei Agudath Israel movement from Eretz Israel (the delegation visited Vilna to encourage the settlement of groups of workers in Eretz Israel, and in preparation for shemittah 1937-1938). Vilna, Nisan 1937.
R. Yitzchak Eizik Sher (1875-1952), outstanding Torah scholar, leading figure of the musar movement. A student of the Halusk, Volozhin, Slutsk and Slabodka yeshivot. Following his marriage to the daughter of R. Natan Tzvi Finkel, the Alter of Slabodka, he went to study in the Kelm yeshiva for several years. He served as head of the Kovno Kollel, and lecturer in Knesset Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka. Following the immigration of some of the students to Eretz Israel to establish the yeshiva in Hebron, R. Eizik was appointed dean of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania. With the outbreak of WWII, he was residing in Switzerland, and from there he immigrated to Eretz Israel and founded the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak.
R. Avraham Tzvi Hirsh Grodzinski (ca. 1857-1938), eldest son of R. David Shlomo Rabbi of Iwye, and eldest brother of R. Chaim Ozer. He served for close to fifty years as dean and director of the Ramailes yeshiva in Vilna. In his book Achiezer (part III, section 83), R. Chaim Ozer mentions "my brother R. Avraham Tzvi Hirsh who was the dean of the Ramailes yeshiva in our community from 1890 onwards, and passed away on the first day of Rosh Chodesh Kislev 1938.
R. Yosef Shub (1897-perished in the Holocaust 1941), director of the central office of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna. A confidant of R. Chaim Ozer, and his trusted attendant in managing the matters of the World Agudath Israel and other communal matters. An editor of the Orthodox newspaper Vort, published in Vilna (see: Eleh Ezkerah, I, pp. 247-254). In this interesting letter as well, it is apparent that he is writing on behalf of R. Chaim Ozer and in accordance with his views. R. Yosef writes of the cautious approach in encouraging the settlement movement of Poalei Agudath Israel, while arousing to strengthen Torah observance within the camp.
Three letters, two of them on official stationery. Size and condition vary.
• Lengthy letter (4 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yitzchak Eizik Sher, dean of the Slabodka yeshiva. Written during his trip to England in the 1930s, addressed to his colleague R. Yisrael Zissel Dvortz of Jerusalem. He mentions events which occurred in Eretz Israel, and the debts of the yeshiva which are cast upon "our friend R. A.G." (R. Avraham Grodzinski),
• Letter signed by R. Avraham Tzvi Grodzinski, dean of the Ramailes yeshiva in Vilna, addressed to R. Reuven Katz - rabbi of Petach Tikva. Recommendation for a student of the Ramailes yeshiva wishing to continue his Torah studies in Eretz Israel. Vilna, Nisan 1937.
• Lengthy letter from R. Yosef Shub (director of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna and confidant of R. Chaim Ozer), addressed to Mr. Ze'ev Fisher-Shein, regarding the activities of the delegation of the Poalei Agudath Israel movement from Eretz Israel (the delegation visited Vilna to encourage the settlement of groups of workers in Eretz Israel, and in preparation for shemittah 1937-1938). Vilna, Nisan 1937.
R. Yitzchak Eizik Sher (1875-1952), outstanding Torah scholar, leading figure of the musar movement. A student of the Halusk, Volozhin, Slutsk and Slabodka yeshivot. Following his marriage to the daughter of R. Natan Tzvi Finkel, the Alter of Slabodka, he went to study in the Kelm yeshiva for several years. He served as head of the Kovno Kollel, and lecturer in Knesset Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka. Following the immigration of some of the students to Eretz Israel to establish the yeshiva in Hebron, R. Eizik was appointed dean of the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania. With the outbreak of WWII, he was residing in Switzerland, and from there he immigrated to Eretz Israel and founded the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak.
R. Avraham Tzvi Hirsh Grodzinski (ca. 1857-1938), eldest son of R. David Shlomo Rabbi of Iwye, and eldest brother of R. Chaim Ozer. He served for close to fifty years as dean and director of the Ramailes yeshiva in Vilna. In his book Achiezer (part III, section 83), R. Chaim Ozer mentions "my brother R. Avraham Tzvi Hirsh who was the dean of the Ramailes yeshiva in our community from 1890 onwards, and passed away on the first day of Rosh Chodesh Kislev 1938.
R. Yosef Shub (1897-perished in the Holocaust 1941), director of the central office of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna. A confidant of R. Chaim Ozer, and his trusted attendant in managing the matters of the World Agudath Israel and other communal matters. An editor of the Orthodox newspaper Vort, published in Vilna (see: Eleh Ezkerah, I, pp. 247-254). In this interesting letter as well, it is apparent that he is writing on behalf of R. Chaim Ozer and in accordance with his views. R. Yosef writes of the cautious approach in encouraging the settlement movement of Poalei Agudath Israel, while arousing to strengthen Torah observance within the camp.
Three letters, two of them on official stationery. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $575
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Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten by R. Yehuda Leib Chasman, with his signature: "Y.H.L.". Stutchin (Shchuchyn), Shevat 1925.
Addressed to his confidant R. Yosef Shub, director of the Vaad HaYeshivot office in Vilna (see previous item). The beginning of the letter contains various directives concerning Vaad HaYeshivot matters, which were under the jurisdiction of R. Yehuda Leib Chasman. R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski is also mentioned in the letter. R. Yehuda Leib Chasman then puts forth sharp criticism on the Orthodox newspaper Vort, published in Vilna by R. Yosef Shub. It appears that the newspaper quoted an article supporting the Orthodox position, which was written by a negative person with unacceptable views. R. Yehuda Leib Chasman responds to this and guides the editors of the newspaper in their work: "Publicizing the views of such a person is detrimental to the readership and the responsibility for it lies on the publishers". R. Yehuda Leib also advises that great caution must be taken when publishing polemic articles quoting essays espousing negative opinions, since when printing heretic views even for the purpose of criticizing them, the harm caused might supersede the gain. He also writes of the obligation to be very discerning with the choice of articles published in the Vilna newspaper, which is viewed as the organ of R. Chaim Ozer, and the need to set a up a spiritual board to supervise the paper: "…it appears that there is no preliminary supervision and judgement regarding the articles printed in the newspaper, and the public considers it authoritative. There are also those who think that it is proofread by R. Chaim Ozer…".
R. Yehuda Leib Chasman (1869-1934), a leading Torah scholar of his times, was the study partner and friend of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski in their native city of Iwye. A student of the Kelm Beit HaTalmud, he served as mashgiach of the Telshe yeshiva (Telšiai) during the time of R. Shimon Shkop. From 1909, he served as rabbi of Szczuczyn, and established there a Yeshiva Gedola which was closed at the outbreak of World War I. After the war, with the ensuing destruction of Torah institutes and communities, he dedicated himself to the activities of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna. He was a confidant of the heads of the Vaad: R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, the Chafetz Chaim and R. Shimon Shkop. In 1927, the Saba of Slabodka (who dubbed him "the genius in ethics") called him to succeed him as mashgiach of his yeshiva in Hebron, a position he held until his death in Cheshvan 1935. His Torah novellae were published in his book Minchat Yehuda and his discourses were printed by his leading disciples in the three volumes of Or Yahel.
[1] leaf (written on both sides, approx. 38 autograph lines). Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Filing holes, slightly affecting text.
Addressed to his confidant R. Yosef Shub, director of the Vaad HaYeshivot office in Vilna (see previous item). The beginning of the letter contains various directives concerning Vaad HaYeshivot matters, which were under the jurisdiction of R. Yehuda Leib Chasman. R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski is also mentioned in the letter. R. Yehuda Leib Chasman then puts forth sharp criticism on the Orthodox newspaper Vort, published in Vilna by R. Yosef Shub. It appears that the newspaper quoted an article supporting the Orthodox position, which was written by a negative person with unacceptable views. R. Yehuda Leib Chasman responds to this and guides the editors of the newspaper in their work: "Publicizing the views of such a person is detrimental to the readership and the responsibility for it lies on the publishers". R. Yehuda Leib also advises that great caution must be taken when publishing polemic articles quoting essays espousing negative opinions, since when printing heretic views even for the purpose of criticizing them, the harm caused might supersede the gain. He also writes of the obligation to be very discerning with the choice of articles published in the Vilna newspaper, which is viewed as the organ of R. Chaim Ozer, and the need to set a up a spiritual board to supervise the paper: "…it appears that there is no preliminary supervision and judgement regarding the articles printed in the newspaper, and the public considers it authoritative. There are also those who think that it is proofread by R. Chaim Ozer…".
R. Yehuda Leib Chasman (1869-1934), a leading Torah scholar of his times, was the study partner and friend of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski in their native city of Iwye. A student of the Kelm Beit HaTalmud, he served as mashgiach of the Telshe yeshiva (Telšiai) during the time of R. Shimon Shkop. From 1909, he served as rabbi of Szczuczyn, and established there a Yeshiva Gedola which was closed at the outbreak of World War I. After the war, with the ensuing destruction of Torah institutes and communities, he dedicated himself to the activities of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna. He was a confidant of the heads of the Vaad: R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, the Chafetz Chaim and R. Shimon Shkop. In 1927, the Saba of Slabodka (who dubbed him "the genius in ethics") called him to succeed him as mashgiach of his yeshiva in Hebron, a position he held until his death in Cheshvan 1935. His Torah novellae were published in his book Minchat Yehuda and his discourses were printed by his leading disciples in the three volumes of Or Yahel.
[1] leaf (written on both sides, approx. 38 autograph lines). Approx. 17 cm. Good condition. Filing holes, slightly affecting text.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Sokolovsky, dean of the "Torat Chessed yeshiva - Brisk D'Lita". Iyar, 1927.
Addressed to R. Yosef Shub of Vilna, director of the Vaad HaYeshivot, regarding funding for students requiring to go away for a vacation or for convalescence. He describes the success of the yeshiva, and the increase in the number of students, as well as the financial difficulties and the lack of space. He also writes of the new mashgiach who had joined the yeshiva staff, "the rabbi of Pinsk", and of his letter to R. Chaim Ozer, in which he requested help in procuring funding for the mashgiach's salary.
R. Moshe Sokolovsky (1868-1931), a leading Torah educator in Lithuania. He was a close disciple of R. Chaim Brisk. In 1896-1931, he served as dean of the Torat Chessed yeshiva in Brisk (Brest; together with R. Simcha Zelig Rieger). He was renowned for his exceptional diligence and absorption in his learning: "When he would go to deliver his class in the yeshiva, all his senses and thoughts were focused on the topic the class concerned, to the point that he often unknowingly bumped into trees, so focused as he was on his Torah studies.. one of the Torah leaders of our times attested that he was able to contemplate one topic for 16 hours" (Gedolei HaDorot, p. 1021). His book Imrei Moshe was received in the yeshiva world with great reverence, and serves until this day as a basic book for scholarly, in-depth study. His renowned disciples include: family members of R. Chaim and R. Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik Rabbis of Brisk (who valued him for his profound and logical reasoning), R. Moshe Soloveitchik of Switzerland, his colleague R. Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman author of Ayelet HaShachar, R. Aryeh Pomeranchik author of Torat Zera'im and R. Ze'ev Eidelman.
The mashgiach mentioned in the letter is R. Avraham Yaakov Gordon Rabbi of Pinsk, who raised the spiritual standard of the yeshiva since his appointment as its mashgiach in 1925 (see: Yeshurun, 27, p. 831; HaRav MiBrisk, I, pp. 250-252).
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Approx. 23 autograph lines. Good condition. Creases and wear. Filing holes affecting text.
Addressed to R. Yosef Shub of Vilna, director of the Vaad HaYeshivot, regarding funding for students requiring to go away for a vacation or for convalescence. He describes the success of the yeshiva, and the increase in the number of students, as well as the financial difficulties and the lack of space. He also writes of the new mashgiach who had joined the yeshiva staff, "the rabbi of Pinsk", and of his letter to R. Chaim Ozer, in which he requested help in procuring funding for the mashgiach's salary.
R. Moshe Sokolovsky (1868-1931), a leading Torah educator in Lithuania. He was a close disciple of R. Chaim Brisk. In 1896-1931, he served as dean of the Torat Chessed yeshiva in Brisk (Brest; together with R. Simcha Zelig Rieger). He was renowned for his exceptional diligence and absorption in his learning: "When he would go to deliver his class in the yeshiva, all his senses and thoughts were focused on the topic the class concerned, to the point that he often unknowingly bumped into trees, so focused as he was on his Torah studies.. one of the Torah leaders of our times attested that he was able to contemplate one topic for 16 hours" (Gedolei HaDorot, p. 1021). His book Imrei Moshe was received in the yeshiva world with great reverence, and serves until this day as a basic book for scholarly, in-depth study. His renowned disciples include: family members of R. Chaim and R. Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik Rabbis of Brisk (who valued him for his profound and logical reasoning), R. Moshe Soloveitchik of Switzerland, his colleague R. Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman author of Ayelet HaShachar, R. Aryeh Pomeranchik author of Torat Zera'im and R. Ze'ev Eidelman.
The mashgiach mentioned in the letter is R. Avraham Yaakov Gordon Rabbi of Pinsk, who raised the spiritual standard of the yeshiva since his appointment as its mashgiach in 1925 (see: Yeshurun, 27, p. 831; HaRav MiBrisk, I, pp. 250-252).
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Approx. 23 autograph lines. Good condition. Creases and wear. Filing holes affecting text.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Letter (approx. 10 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Dov Ber Kahana-Shapiro Rabbi of Kovno (Kaunas). Zurich (Switzerland), Adar 1939.
Interesting letter addressed to R. Botschko(?). R. Avraham Dov Ber begins the letter by relating that he received an urgent call from R. Klibansky, director of the Kollel in Kovno, informing him that the Kollel was in dire straits, with no foreseeable source of income to cover the large expenses of the upcoming Passover festival. Further in the letter, R. Avraham Dov Ber refers to his personal matters and to his recovery: "My friend surely heard what I have undergone, and blessed is the One Who bestows good things upon the unworthy, and has bestowed upon me every goodness, and His kindnesses have overcome me". He writes that he intends to return home in the coming week (ultimately, the Devar Avraham only returned to Kovno at the end of the summer, following the outbreak of WWII, see below). The letter concludes with blessings: "With all goodness and a kosher, joyful festival… Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Shapiro".
Following his signature, the Devar Avraham added an apology for writing the letter on stationery bearing the logo in Lithuanian only, without the Hebrew heading: "The Hebrew stationery has run out, and only this remains".
R. Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Shapiro (1871-1943), author of Devar Avraham, an eminent rabbi in his times, son of R. Zalman Sender Kahana Shapiro and son-in-law of "the Gadol of Minsk", R. Yerucham Yehuda Leib Perelman. A student of the Volozhin yeshiva. His scholarly book Devar Avraham, the first part of which was first printed in 1906, earned him worldwide fame and already in his times, leading rabbis discussed its contents. He was renowned as a prominent leader of Lithuanian Jewry. In 1924, he joined the famous expedition of rabbis to America together with the Kli Chemda, R. Kook and R. Epstein. In 1939, he went to convalesce in Switzerland, and he was still there when WWII broke out. His friends begged him to save himself by remaining in neutral Switzerland, yet he returned to Kovno, stating that a captain does not abandon his ship during a storm. He perished in the Kovno Ghetto and thousands of Jews attended his funeral.
[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 15X23 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears to margins and folds.
Interesting letter addressed to R. Botschko(?). R. Avraham Dov Ber begins the letter by relating that he received an urgent call from R. Klibansky, director of the Kollel in Kovno, informing him that the Kollel was in dire straits, with no foreseeable source of income to cover the large expenses of the upcoming Passover festival. Further in the letter, R. Avraham Dov Ber refers to his personal matters and to his recovery: "My friend surely heard what I have undergone, and blessed is the One Who bestows good things upon the unworthy, and has bestowed upon me every goodness, and His kindnesses have overcome me". He writes that he intends to return home in the coming week (ultimately, the Devar Avraham only returned to Kovno at the end of the summer, following the outbreak of WWII, see below). The letter concludes with blessings: "With all goodness and a kosher, joyful festival… Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Shapiro".
Following his signature, the Devar Avraham added an apology for writing the letter on stationery bearing the logo in Lithuanian only, without the Hebrew heading: "The Hebrew stationery has run out, and only this remains".
R. Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Shapiro (1871-1943), author of Devar Avraham, an eminent rabbi in his times, son of R. Zalman Sender Kahana Shapiro and son-in-law of "the Gadol of Minsk", R. Yerucham Yehuda Leib Perelman. A student of the Volozhin yeshiva. His scholarly book Devar Avraham, the first part of which was first printed in 1906, earned him worldwide fame and already in his times, leading rabbis discussed its contents. He was renowned as a prominent leader of Lithuanian Jewry. In 1924, he joined the famous expedition of rabbis to America together with the Kli Chemda, R. Kook and R. Epstein. In 1939, he went to convalesce in Switzerland, and he was still there when WWII broke out. His friends begged him to save himself by remaining in neutral Switzerland, yet he returned to Kovno, stating that a captain does not abandon his ship during a storm. He perished in the Kovno Ghetto and thousands of Jews attended his funeral.
[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 15X23 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears to margins and folds.
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![Interesting letter handwritten and signed by R. Aharon Kotler. Klestsk, [1930s]. Addressed to one of the associates of R. Cha](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/248.jpg "Letter from Rabbi Aharon Kotler Regarding Communal Matters - Message t")
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Interesting letter handwritten and signed by R. Aharon Kotler. Klestsk, [1930s].
Addressed to one of the associates of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski in Vilna. The letter discusses various actions to be taken regarding communal matters. At the beginning of the letter, R. Aharon proposes that a letter from R. Chaim Ozer be sent to the Agudath HaRabbanim convention in the United States, against the Jewish Federations in the U.S. (who tried to prevent Torah institutions in Europe from receiving funds from the centralized fundraising in the United States): "Please notify R. Chaim Ozer that the Agudath HaRabbanim convention in America will be taking place soon… it is imperative that they receive a protest in his name and in the name of all the yeshivot against the Federations…". Further in the letter, he discusses the Shechita Decree (at that time, R. Chaim Ozer was leading an international battle against antisemitic parties in the Polish parliament, who tried to outlaw shechita): "What is being done now about shechita? The newspapers reported that the law will be proposed in the Senate on the 11th of the month. It is crucial that a delegation of Torah leaders appears immediately before the government, and that is preferable to lobbying. May G-d have mercy on the remnants of His nation speedily. Aharon Kotler".
R. Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka, was a prominent, outstanding Torah scholar (while he was still a young student, the Or Same'ach predicted that he would be the "R. Akiva Eger" of the next generation). He was the son-in-law of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer. He served as lecturer and dean of the Slutsk yeshiva, and during WWI, he fled with the yeshiva students to Poland, reestablishing the yeshiva in Kletsk. He was one of the yeshiva deans closely associated with R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski and the Chafetz Chaim. A founder of Vaad HaYeshivot and member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania, he was very involved in managing communal matters in Poland. During the Holocaust, he escaped to the United States, and established the famous Lakewood yeshiva in New Jersey (a yeshiva which changed the face of the yeshiva world in the United States, by inculcating the passion and absolute devotion to Torah study, in the style of the Lithuanian yeshivot). He was one of the heads of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in the United States, and of the Chinuch HaAtzma'i in Eretz Israel.
Letter on a scrap of paper. Approx. 8X22 cm. 7 autograph lines. Good condition. Filing holes (affecting two letters).
Addressed to one of the associates of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski in Vilna. The letter discusses various actions to be taken regarding communal matters. At the beginning of the letter, R. Aharon proposes that a letter from R. Chaim Ozer be sent to the Agudath HaRabbanim convention in the United States, against the Jewish Federations in the U.S. (who tried to prevent Torah institutions in Europe from receiving funds from the centralized fundraising in the United States): "Please notify R. Chaim Ozer that the Agudath HaRabbanim convention in America will be taking place soon… it is imperative that they receive a protest in his name and in the name of all the yeshivot against the Federations…". Further in the letter, he discusses the Shechita Decree (at that time, R. Chaim Ozer was leading an international battle against antisemitic parties in the Polish parliament, who tried to outlaw shechita): "What is being done now about shechita? The newspapers reported that the law will be proposed in the Senate on the 11th of the month. It is crucial that a delegation of Torah leaders appears immediately before the government, and that is preferable to lobbying. May G-d have mercy on the remnants of His nation speedily. Aharon Kotler".
R. Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka, was a prominent, outstanding Torah scholar (while he was still a young student, the Or Same'ach predicted that he would be the "R. Akiva Eger" of the next generation). He was the son-in-law of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer. He served as lecturer and dean of the Slutsk yeshiva, and during WWI, he fled with the yeshiva students to Poland, reestablishing the yeshiva in Kletsk. He was one of the yeshiva deans closely associated with R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski and the Chafetz Chaim. A founder of Vaad HaYeshivot and member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania, he was very involved in managing communal matters in Poland. During the Holocaust, he escaped to the United States, and established the famous Lakewood yeshiva in New Jersey (a yeshiva which changed the face of the yeshiva world in the United States, by inculcating the passion and absolute devotion to Torah study, in the style of the Lithuanian yeshivot). He was one of the heads of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in the United States, and of the Chinuch HaAtzma'i in Eretz Israel.
Letter on a scrap of paper. Approx. 8X22 cm. 7 autograph lines. Good condition. Filing holes (affecting two letters).
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Letter signed by R. Aharon Kotler, dean of the "Metivta Rabbata Etz Chaim of Slutsk, which relocated to Kletsk". Kletsk, Shevat 1939.
Letter written by a scribe, with the signature of R. "Aharon Kotler". Addressed to R. Efraim Epstein, a rabbi in Chicago, United States. R. Aharon thanks him and the other rabbis, members of the committee, for their great kindness on behalf of the Torah strongholds.
R. Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka, and a prominent, outstanding Torah scholar. (While he was still a young student, the Or Same'ach predicted that he would be the "R. Akiva Eger" of the next generation). He was the son-in-law of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer. He served as lecturer and dean of the Slutsk yeshiva, and during WWI, he fled with the yeshiva students to Poland, reestablishing the yeshiva in Kletsk. He was one of the yeshiva deans closely associated with R. Chaim Ozer and the Chafetz Chaim. A founder of Vaad HaYeshivot and member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania. During the Holocaust, he escaped to the United States, and established the famous Lakewood yeshiva in New Jersey (a yeshiva which changed the face of the yeshiva world in the United States, by inculcating the passion and absolute devotion to Torah study, in the style of Lithuanian yeshivot). He was one of the heads of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in the United States, and of Chinuch HaAtzma'i in Eretz Israel.
R. Efraim Epstein (1876-1960), the recipient of this letter, was a leading American rabbi. He was the younger brother of R. Moshe Mordechai Epstein, dean of the Slabodka and Hebron yeshivot. A disciple of R. Itzele Rabinowitz rabbi of Ponovezh. In 1900, he was appointed rabbi of his hometown, Bakshty, Lithuania, in place of his father R. Tzvi Chaim Epstein. In 1919, he immigrated to the United States, and served as rabbi of several communities in New York. From 1921, he served as rabbi of Chicago. He was a founder of the Beit Midrash LaTorah yeshiva in Chicago, and one of its lecturers; vice President of Agudat HaRabbanim of the United States and Canada, and one of the founders of the aid committees for the prominent yeshivot in Lithuania and Eretz Israel. During the war, he served as treasurer of Vaad HaHatzala for Holocaust refugees, and in 1948-1949, he headed delegations to Europe and Eretz Israel, for the benefit of refugees and Torah institutions.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
Letter written by a scribe, with the signature of R. "Aharon Kotler". Addressed to R. Efraim Epstein, a rabbi in Chicago, United States. R. Aharon thanks him and the other rabbis, members of the committee, for their great kindness on behalf of the Torah strongholds.
R. Aharon Kotler (1892-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka, and a prominent, outstanding Torah scholar. (While he was still a young student, the Or Same'ach predicted that he would be the "R. Akiva Eger" of the next generation). He was the son-in-law of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer. He served as lecturer and dean of the Slutsk yeshiva, and during WWI, he fled with the yeshiva students to Poland, reestablishing the yeshiva in Kletsk. He was one of the yeshiva deans closely associated with R. Chaim Ozer and the Chafetz Chaim. A founder of Vaad HaYeshivot and member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Lithuania. During the Holocaust, he escaped to the United States, and established the famous Lakewood yeshiva in New Jersey (a yeshiva which changed the face of the yeshiva world in the United States, by inculcating the passion and absolute devotion to Torah study, in the style of Lithuanian yeshivot). He was one of the heads of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in the United States, and of Chinuch HaAtzma'i in Eretz Israel.
R. Efraim Epstein (1876-1960), the recipient of this letter, was a leading American rabbi. He was the younger brother of R. Moshe Mordechai Epstein, dean of the Slabodka and Hebron yeshivot. A disciple of R. Itzele Rabinowitz rabbi of Ponovezh. In 1900, he was appointed rabbi of his hometown, Bakshty, Lithuania, in place of his father R. Tzvi Chaim Epstein. In 1919, he immigrated to the United States, and served as rabbi of several communities in New York. From 1921, he served as rabbi of Chicago. He was a founder of the Beit Midrash LaTorah yeshiva in Chicago, and one of its lecturers; vice President of Agudat HaRabbanim of the United States and Canada, and one of the founders of the aid committees for the prominent yeshivot in Lithuania and Eretz Israel. During the war, he served as treasurer of Vaad HaHatzala for Holocaust refugees, and in 1948-1949, he headed delegations to Europe and Eretz Israel, for the benefit of refugees and Torah institutions.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Official printed form, "Application for Immigration Permit for a Relative Abroad", filled-in and signed by the applicant - R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer, dean of the Petach Tikva yeshiva. Petach Tikva, Av 1934.
In this document, R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer requests an immigration permit for the purpose of family reunification with his daughter, his son-in-law R. Gershon Fishman and their two children. The form contains information about R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer, and indicates that he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1925 on the ship Toronto, and that he works for his livelihood as yeshiva director, with a monthly pay of eight Palestine Pounds. In the document, R. Eliyahu commits to provide for his relatives, "so that they should not need support from any organization".
The document is signed by witnesses confirming the verity of the request: His disciples R. "Alter Williamovsky" (later a rabbi in the US), and R. "Yosef Yismach".
R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer (1876-1949), product of the Telz and Slabodka yeshivot, a foremost disciple of the Chafetz Chaim in his Kollel Kodashim. (He was amongst the minyan sent by the Chafetz Chaim to exorcise the dybbuk. During the ritual, the dybbuk testified that R. Eliyahu is regarded as a complete Tzaddik in Heaven). After R. Yerucham Levovitz left the Radin yeshiva, he succeeded him as mashgiach, and from 1926, he served as dean and spiritual director of the Lomzhe yeshiva in Petach Tikva. His lectures were published by his disciple R. Chaim Kanievsky, in the book Nachalat Eliyahu. At his funeral, the Chazon Ish attested that he was one of the 36 hidden righteous men of the generation.
His son-in-law, R. Gershon Chanoch Fishman (1900-1966), rabbi of Rutki-Kossaki near Łomża. In 1938, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and served as rabbi of Herzliya for twenty-eight years. He is known for his scholarly books: Simchat HaChag, Mei HaChag, Sfeika D'Rabbanan, which were reprinted in several editions.
[1] leaf, official form (of the Jewish Agency). 33.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
In this document, R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer requests an immigration permit for the purpose of family reunification with his daughter, his son-in-law R. Gershon Fishman and their two children. The form contains information about R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer, and indicates that he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1925 on the ship Toronto, and that he works for his livelihood as yeshiva director, with a monthly pay of eight Palestine Pounds. In the document, R. Eliyahu commits to provide for his relatives, "so that they should not need support from any organization".
The document is signed by witnesses confirming the verity of the request: His disciples R. "Alter Williamovsky" (later a rabbi in the US), and R. "Yosef Yismach".
R. Eliyahu Dushnitzer (1876-1949), product of the Telz and Slabodka yeshivot, a foremost disciple of the Chafetz Chaim in his Kollel Kodashim. (He was amongst the minyan sent by the Chafetz Chaim to exorcise the dybbuk. During the ritual, the dybbuk testified that R. Eliyahu is regarded as a complete Tzaddik in Heaven). After R. Yerucham Levovitz left the Radin yeshiva, he succeeded him as mashgiach, and from 1926, he served as dean and spiritual director of the Lomzhe yeshiva in Petach Tikva. His lectures were published by his disciple R. Chaim Kanievsky, in the book Nachalat Eliyahu. At his funeral, the Chazon Ish attested that he was one of the 36 hidden righteous men of the generation.
His son-in-law, R. Gershon Chanoch Fishman (1900-1966), rabbi of Rutki-Kossaki near Łomża. In 1938, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and served as rabbi of Herzliya for twenty-eight years. He is known for his scholarly books: Simchat HaChag, Mei HaChag, Sfeika D'Rabbanan, which were reprinted in several editions.
[1] leaf, official form (of the Jewish Agency). 33.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Collection of letters from rabbis and yeshiva deans. Lithuania and European countries:
• Lengthy letter signed by R. Yechiel Mordechai Gordon "dean of the Lomzha yeshiva". Łomża, Nisan 1918. Historical contents describing the state of the Lomzha yeshiva, in the aftermath of WWI.
• Postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by R. Shimon Sofer. Trnava.
• Lengthy letter from R. Shmuel Glick Rabbi of Ujlak, addressed to R. Ben Tzion Chai Uziel. Bodzásújlak (Novosad), [1939].
• Letter signed by R. Avraham Tzvi Grodzinski, director of the Ramailes yeshiva (eldest brother of R. Chaim Ozer). Vilna, 1934. Yiddish.
• Two letters from R. Isser Yehuda Unterman Rabbi of Liverpool. 1938-1939.
• Letter from R. Shlomo Bamberger, addressed to R. Meir Lerner, chief rabbi of Altona. Hanau, 1905. German.
• Lengthy letter from R. Moshe Schwab (mashgiach of the Gateshead yeshiva), addressed to his brother R. Yitzchak Schwab in Bnei Brak. Gateshead (England), Tishrei 1946. German. At the foot of the letter, several lines in English from his wife, Rebbetzin Rachel Schwab. Aerogram, approx. 3 written pages.
8 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
• Lengthy letter signed by R. Yechiel Mordechai Gordon "dean of the Lomzha yeshiva". Łomża, Nisan 1918. Historical contents describing the state of the Lomzha yeshiva, in the aftermath of WWI.
• Postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by R. Shimon Sofer. Trnava.
• Lengthy letter from R. Shmuel Glick Rabbi of Ujlak, addressed to R. Ben Tzion Chai Uziel. Bodzásújlak (Novosad), [1939].
• Letter signed by R. Avraham Tzvi Grodzinski, director of the Ramailes yeshiva (eldest brother of R. Chaim Ozer). Vilna, 1934. Yiddish.
• Two letters from R. Isser Yehuda Unterman Rabbi of Liverpool. 1938-1939.
• Letter from R. Shlomo Bamberger, addressed to R. Meir Lerner, chief rabbi of Altona. Hanau, 1905. German.
• Lengthy letter from R. Moshe Schwab (mashgiach of the Gateshead yeshiva), addressed to his brother R. Yitzchak Schwab in Bnei Brak. Gateshead (England), Tishrei 1946. German. At the foot of the letter, several lines in English from his wife, Rebbetzin Rachel Schwab. Aerogram, approx. 3 written pages.
8 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Postcard, with a 7-line letter, handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz author of Chazon Ish. [Bnei Brak], 1937.
The letter was addressed to the Machaneh Yisrael kibbutz in Emek Yizre'el, at the beginning of shemittah, 1937. The Chazon Ish informs them that he relayed their letter to R. Chaim Ozer in Vilna, "together with a few other things", and he advises them to also write to the heads of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Europe, R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz and R. Elchanan Wasserman, "to speed up matters". The Chazon Ish instructs them to send their letters directly to these rabbis, as it is unnecessary for him to comment on their letters, since he has already written to R. Chaim Ozer, and these rabbis will surely confer with R. Chaim Ozer on this matter. The letter is signed with the Chazon Ish's initials: "Peace, A.Y." (Avraham Yeshayahu).
On the verso of the postcard, the address and name of the sender, (A. Karelitz, Bnei Brak), also handwritten by the Chazon Ish.
R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (1879-1953), author of Chazon Ish, a foremost scholar in Halacha and Jewish philosophy in our generations. A preeminent Torah scholar and hidden righteous man, his first book Chazon Ish was published in 1911 anonymously, and he thereafter became known under that title. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1933, where he became recognized as the leading Torah authority, and stood at the helm of the resurrection of the Torah world in our generation. He encouraged and bolstered the observance of Halacha and of the commandments pertaining to the land. He battled fiercely for the observance of Shabbat and shemittah, and was the only Halachic authority whom the Orthodox, shemittah observant agriculturists relied upon for their questions on the laws of shemittah and other laws pertaining to the land. He authored and published numerous volumes of Chazon Ish, which were written with great toil and in-depth study, covering nearly all Talmudic topics. Shemittah 5698 was the first shemittah following the arrival of the Chazon Ish in Eretz Israel. That year, the Chazon Ish battled staunchly to uphold the shemittah, fiercely opposing the Heter Mechirah, which in his opinion was dubious. The Chazon Ish supported the few settlements who observed shemittah that year, in various ways. He delved into researching the Talmudic topics as well as the agricultural aspects, issuing halachic rulings and guiding the Agudist settlements in the intricacies of shemittah observance, which agricultural activities are prohibited and which are allowed, and procuring financial support for the valiant shemittah observers.
Postcard, 14X9 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Stamp and postmark (from 1937).
The letter and its picture were published in Halichot Sadeh, issue 52, Kislev 1987, p. 11.
The letter was addressed to the Machaneh Yisrael kibbutz in Emek Yizre'el, at the beginning of shemittah, 1937. The Chazon Ish informs them that he relayed their letter to R. Chaim Ozer in Vilna, "together with a few other things", and he advises them to also write to the heads of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Europe, R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz and R. Elchanan Wasserman, "to speed up matters". The Chazon Ish instructs them to send their letters directly to these rabbis, as it is unnecessary for him to comment on their letters, since he has already written to R. Chaim Ozer, and these rabbis will surely confer with R. Chaim Ozer on this matter. The letter is signed with the Chazon Ish's initials: "Peace, A.Y." (Avraham Yeshayahu).
On the verso of the postcard, the address and name of the sender, (A. Karelitz, Bnei Brak), also handwritten by the Chazon Ish.
R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (1879-1953), author of Chazon Ish, a foremost scholar in Halacha and Jewish philosophy in our generations. A preeminent Torah scholar and hidden righteous man, his first book Chazon Ish was published in 1911 anonymously, and he thereafter became known under that title. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1933, where he became recognized as the leading Torah authority, and stood at the helm of the resurrection of the Torah world in our generation. He encouraged and bolstered the observance of Halacha and of the commandments pertaining to the land. He battled fiercely for the observance of Shabbat and shemittah, and was the only Halachic authority whom the Orthodox, shemittah observant agriculturists relied upon for their questions on the laws of shemittah and other laws pertaining to the land. He authored and published numerous volumes of Chazon Ish, which were written with great toil and in-depth study, covering nearly all Talmudic topics. Shemittah 5698 was the first shemittah following the arrival of the Chazon Ish in Eretz Israel. That year, the Chazon Ish battled staunchly to uphold the shemittah, fiercely opposing the Heter Mechirah, which in his opinion was dubious. The Chazon Ish supported the few settlements who observed shemittah that year, in various ways. He delved into researching the Talmudic topics as well as the agricultural aspects, issuing halachic rulings and guiding the Agudist settlements in the intricacies of shemittah observance, which agricultural activities are prohibited and which are allowed, and procuring financial support for the valiant shemittah observers.
Postcard, 14X9 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Stamp and postmark (from 1937).
The letter and its picture were published in Halichot Sadeh, issue 52, Kislev 1987, p. 11.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
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Postcard with a letter (approx. 5 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz author of Chazon Ish. [Bnei Brak, date not indicated].
Addressed to his renowned disciple, R. Shraga Steinberg, who had travelled to Safed to convalesce. The Chazon Ish was concerned that he might fast on Tisha B'AV, and therefore wrote to him: "Shalom. I am not in good health therefore I am unable to write at length; I am hurrying so that you do not fast on Tisha B'Av. One who seeks your wellbeing, Ish".
On the verso of the postcard, name and address of recipient: "Mr. Shraga Steinberg, Beit Yosef Yeshiva, Avritcher courtyard, Safed", and name and address of sender: "Rabbi Karelitz, Bnei Brak" (some of these inscriptions were presumably handwritten by the Chazon Ish himself).
R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (1879-1953), author of Chazon Ish, a foremost scholar in Halacha and Jewish philosophy in our generations. A preeminent Torah scholar and hidden righteous man, his first book Chazon Ish was published in 1911 anonymously, and he thereafter became known under that title. In his exceptional modesty, he would sign his name with his acronym only: "Ish". He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1933, where he became recognized as the leading Torah authority, and stood at the helm of the resurrection of the Torah world in our generation.
Postcard. 13.5X9.5 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains on text. Creases.
Published in Kovetz Igrot Chazon Ish, II, letter 116 (in the footnote: "To a sick person, so that he should not fast on Tisha B'Av).
Addressed to his renowned disciple, R. Shraga Steinberg, who had travelled to Safed to convalesce. The Chazon Ish was concerned that he might fast on Tisha B'AV, and therefore wrote to him: "Shalom. I am not in good health therefore I am unable to write at length; I am hurrying so that you do not fast on Tisha B'Av. One who seeks your wellbeing, Ish".
On the verso of the postcard, name and address of recipient: "Mr. Shraga Steinberg, Beit Yosef Yeshiva, Avritcher courtyard, Safed", and name and address of sender: "Rabbi Karelitz, Bnei Brak" (some of these inscriptions were presumably handwritten by the Chazon Ish himself).
R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (1879-1953), author of Chazon Ish, a foremost scholar in Halacha and Jewish philosophy in our generations. A preeminent Torah scholar and hidden righteous man, his first book Chazon Ish was published in 1911 anonymously, and he thereafter became known under that title. In his exceptional modesty, he would sign his name with his acronym only: "Ish". He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1933, where he became recognized as the leading Torah authority, and stood at the helm of the resurrection of the Torah world in our generation.
Postcard. 13.5X9.5 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains on text. Creases.
Published in Kovetz Igrot Chazon Ish, II, letter 116 (in the footnote: "To a sick person, so that he should not fast on Tisha B'Av).
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky. Bnei Brak, [Tevet 1961].
Letter addressed to the parents' committee of the Beit Yaakov HaMerkazi girls' school in Bnei Brak, against bringing in teachers from the state religious school system, to examine the students for the purpose of receiving scholarships - "Which would be destructive to the safeguarding of pure Jewish education". The Steipler encourages the board of parents to oppose this initiative: "…and considering that the opposition of the principal alone will surely engender complications, the board of parents should please express their opposition to this arrangement… and G-d willing, the government will agree to run the examinations in conformance with our values…".
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), an extraordinary Torah leader of the past generation. He was known as the Steipler, appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine. A foremost student of the Novardok yeshivot in Ukraine and Poland, he was reputed as one of the most diligent and scholarly students in the yeshiva world. Following his marriage to the sister of the Chazon Ish, he was appointed dean of the Novardok yeshiva in Pinsk, and in 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel to serve as dean of the Beit Yosef-Novardok yeshiva in Bnei Brak. For many years, he lived in Bnei Brak in the same house as his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish. After the yeshiva shut down, he resumed his studies in Kollel Chazon Ish and in his home, and authored the Kehillot Yaakov series on most Talmudic topics and tractates. He was known as a wonder-worker who benefitted from Divine Inspiration, and many sought his blessings and counsel.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 23 cm. Approx. 15 autograph lines. Good condition. Folding marks.
Letter addressed to the parents' committee of the Beit Yaakov HaMerkazi girls' school in Bnei Brak, against bringing in teachers from the state religious school system, to examine the students for the purpose of receiving scholarships - "Which would be destructive to the safeguarding of pure Jewish education". The Steipler encourages the board of parents to oppose this initiative: "…and considering that the opposition of the principal alone will surely engender complications, the board of parents should please express their opposition to this arrangement… and G-d willing, the government will agree to run the examinations in conformance with our values…".
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), an extraordinary Torah leader of the past generation. He was known as the Steipler, appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine. A foremost student of the Novardok yeshivot in Ukraine and Poland, he was reputed as one of the most diligent and scholarly students in the yeshiva world. Following his marriage to the sister of the Chazon Ish, he was appointed dean of the Novardok yeshiva in Pinsk, and in 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel to serve as dean of the Beit Yosef-Novardok yeshiva in Bnei Brak. For many years, he lived in Bnei Brak in the same house as his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish. After the yeshiva shut down, he resumed his studies in Kollel Chazon Ish and in his home, and authored the Kehillot Yaakov series on most Talmudic topics and tractates. He was known as a wonder-worker who benefitted from Divine Inspiration, and many sought his blessings and counsel.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 23 cm. Approx. 15 autograph lines. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Four letters handwritten, stamped and signed by R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky. Bnei Brak, 1980-1983.
Letter confirming receipt of funds to be distributed to charity, sent by R. David Elbaum through R. Zalman Rotberg dean of the Beit Meir yeshiva. The letters include blessings for good health, success, "for the good and for blessing", "all-encompassing", and for a good year.
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), an extraordinary Torah leader of the past generation. He was known as the Steipler, appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine. A foremost student of the Novardok yeshivot in Ukraine and Poland, he was reputed as one of the most diligent and scholarly students in the yeshiva world. Following his marriage to the sister of the Chazon Ish, he was appointed dean of the Novardok yeshiva in Pinsk, and in 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel to serve as dean of the Beit Yosef-Novardok yeshiva in Bnei Brak. For many years, he lived in Bnei Brak in the same house as his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish. After the yeshiva shut down, he resumed his studies in Kollel Chazon Ish and in his home, and authored the Kehillot Yaakov series on most Talmudic topics and tractates. He was known as a wonder-worker who benefitted from Divine Inspiration, and many sought his blessings and counsel.
4 letters. Approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
Letter confirming receipt of funds to be distributed to charity, sent by R. David Elbaum through R. Zalman Rotberg dean of the Beit Meir yeshiva. The letters include blessings for good health, success, "for the good and for blessing", "all-encompassing", and for a good year.
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), an extraordinary Torah leader of the past generation. He was known as the Steipler, appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine. A foremost student of the Novardok yeshivot in Ukraine and Poland, he was reputed as one of the most diligent and scholarly students in the yeshiva world. Following his marriage to the sister of the Chazon Ish, he was appointed dean of the Novardok yeshiva in Pinsk, and in 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel to serve as dean of the Beit Yosef-Novardok yeshiva in Bnei Brak. For many years, he lived in Bnei Brak in the same house as his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish. After the yeshiva shut down, he resumed his studies in Kollel Chazon Ish and in his home, and authored the Kehillot Yaakov series on most Talmudic topics and tractates. He was known as a wonder-worker who benefitted from Divine Inspiration, and many sought his blessings and counsel.
4 letters. Approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
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