Auction 98 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, Jewish Ceremonial Art
Beit din authorizations and testimony forms, by Kiev and Minsk rabbis. 1883-1884.
• Handwritten leaf, authorization signed and stamped by R. Shemarya Luria, regarding the death of R. Chaim son of R. Menachem Nachum Meisel, in a hospital in Kiev in the month of Tamuz 1883. Kiev, 9 Tevet 1884. In the margins is an authorization of receiving testimony of R. Shemarya, supervisor of the Jewish patients of the hospital, signed by the city rabbis, R. Aharon Zeev Wolf Weil and R. Menachem Mendel of Kiev. Kiev, 9 Tevet 1884.
On the verso is an authorization of the Slutsk beit din, identifying the handwriting and signature of R. Aharon Zeev Wolf, Rabbi of Kiev, signed by the following dayanim: R. "Yosef Zundel of Salant" [a dayan in Slutsk during the time of the Beit HaLevi and R. Meir Feimer; apparently, a relative of the tzaddik R. Yosef Zundel of Salant; died in Jerusalem in 1861]; R. David son of R. Shaul Segal and R. Yosef Aharon son of R. Hillel HaKohen Gershenowitz. Slutsk, 15 Shevat 1884.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Aharon Zeev Wolf Weil, Rabbi of Kiev, to "R. Meir" [apparently, R. Meir Feimer, Rabbi of Slutsk], with a repeated testimony on the same matter. On the verso is a testimony by R. Shemarya son of R. Menachem Nachum Luria of Mohilev, supervisor of the local hospital, regarding the illness and death of R. Chaim Meisel of Romaniv, in the hospital in Kiev, on Rosh Chodesh Tamuz 1883. Signed by the dayanim: R. Aharon Zeev Wolf, R. Meir Yaakov son of Yitzchak Zvi HaKohen and R. Avraham son of Moshe. Kiev, 15 Shevat 1884.
[2] leaves, approx. 21 cm. Written on both sides. Good to fair-good condition. Stains,
tears and folding marks.
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Collection of over 30 letters sent to R. Chaim Berlin, Rabbi of Moscow, Kobryn, Yelisavetgrad and Jerusalem, from rabbis, Torah scholars, tzedakah collectors and donors throughout the world. Russia, England, United States and other countries, [1880s-1890s to 1900s-1910s].
The collection includes several letters on Torah matters, and responsa on halachic and public issues. Most of the letters are from his tenure as president of the Vaad HaKlali in Jerusalem [ca. 1900s-1910s] and relate to public affairs and fundraising for Eretz Israel.
See Hebrew description for a partial list of authors of the letters.
R. Chaim Berlin (1832-1912), foremost Torah scholar in his generation and an illustrious figure in Lithuania and Jerusalem. Eldest son of the Netziv of Volozhin, he served as Chief Rabbi of Moscow, yeshiva dean and Rabbi of Volozhin, Kobryn and Yelisavetgrad. When he immigrated to Jerusalem in 1906, he was swiftly recognized as one of the leading rabbis of the city.
Approx. 70 paper items, most documents signed. Size and condition vary.
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Huge collection of over 220 letters from rabbis, tzedakah collectors and philanthropists from all over the world: United States, Europe, South Africa, and various other countries. [Ca. 1890s-1900s].
The letters were sent to R. Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem. Some are also addressed to the other rabbis who assisted him in administering the city's tzedakah funds: R. Eliyahu David Rabinowitz-Teomim (the Aderet); R. Yitzchak Blazer of St. Petersburg; R. Chaim Berlin of Moscow; and other rabbis and tzedakah collectors from the Vaad HaKlali and other institutions in the city.
R. Shmuel Salant (1816-1909), immigrated from Salant to Eretz Israel in 1841 to serve as posek and rabbi of the Perushim community of disciples of the Vilna Gaon in Jerusalem. His father-in-law R. Yosef Zundel Salant immigrated to Jerusalem in the same period. In his capacity as rabbi of Jerusalem, a position he held for close to seventy years, he founded the educational and charitable institutions in the city, established the Beit Din and strengthened the Ashkenazi community. He was renowned for his brilliance and pragmatic approach to halachic ruling and in running communal matters in Jerusalem and worldwide.
Over 220 letters. Size and condition vary.
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Large assorted collection of over a hundred letters addressed to the philanthropist R. Binyamin (Wilhelm) Posen of Frankfurt am Main and his family, from rebbes, dayanim and Torah scholars, authors of books and printers, friends and relatives. Jerusalem, Prague, Vienna, Frankfurt, Germany, Lithuania, Italy, England, New York and elsewhere, [ca. 1880s-1920s]. Hebrew and German.
The authors include R. Chanoch Henich Ersohn of Zgierz (author of Gan Raveh and publisher of Chanukat HaTorah); R. Meir Wolf Roth [a disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, the Ktav Sofer and R. Hillel Lichtenstein]; R. Chaim Hirschensohn (publisher of Or Zarua alongside R. Binyamin Posen); R. Avraham Bik of Jerusalem and Pressburg, and many others (see Hebrew description for more names).
The philanthropist R. Binyamin (Wilhelm) son of R. Shimon Yekutiel Posen (1859-1923) was a disciple of R. Shimshon Refael Hirsch and a pillar of the Frankfurt am Main Jewish community. He was involved in the publication and printing of Parts III-IV of Or Zarua (Jerusalem, 1887-1890). A well-known bibliophile, many of the letters in the present collection deal with purchase of books and assistance in publication of manuscripts. He was a communal worker known for his charity and hospitality.
Over 100 letters, most on postcards (undivided). Varying size and condition; most in overall good condition.
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Manuscript (4 pages), sermon and letter handwritten by the Ridvaz – R. Yaakov David (Wilovsky), Rabbi of Slutsk. [Slutsk, ca. 1890s].
Sermon on the haftarah of Nitzavim ("Sos Asis"). At the end of the sermon is a letter to his son-in-law R. Yisrael Yehonatan Yerushalimsky [who was appointed Rabbi of Orlya at the time], signing "your father Ridvaz".
The Ridvaz – R. Yaakov David Wilovsky (1845-1913), was a prominent Torah scholar renowned since his youth as a leading Torah scholar in his generation. He served as rabbi in several locations, including Slutsk, Chicago and Safed. He authored many books, yet his magnum opus remains his comprehensive commentary on the Talmud Yerushalmi, included in most editions of the Yerushalmi.
The recipient of the letter, R. Yisrael Yehonatan Yerushalimsky, Rabbi of Orlya and Ihumen (Chervyen; 1860-1917), son of R. Yaakov Moshe Direktor, Rabbi of Mush (Novaya Mysh), and son-in-law of the Ridvaz, Rabbi of Slutsk. He was regarded as exceptionally great by his teacher R. Chaim Soloveitchik, Rabbi of Brisk. He was the father-in-law of R. Yechezkel Abramsky, author of Chazon Yechezkel on the Tosefta.
Double leaf, 4 pages. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks and minor tears.
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Kuntres Halachah LeMaaseh, on shemitah produce, letters sent to the rabbis of Jerusalem, by R. Yaakov David (Wilovsky), Rabbi of Slutsk and Safed. Jerusalem, shemitah year [1910].
On endpaper, lengthy dedication by the author to R. Shlomo Mannes, Rabbi of Schwabach, requesting him to assist the Torah students in the Safed yeshiva. The Ridvaz recounts his efforts to promote the shemitah in the previous year (1910), opposing the settlers who desecrated the holiness of the Land. He recounts that those who did not observe shemitah the previous year were punished with low quality produce and impoverished. He stresses the importance of Torah study in Eretz Israel, without which "the Land of Israel would become the Land of Canaan, exactly like the cities of France…".
The letter appears to be In the handwriting of the Ridvaz, but the signature Is In his stamps (one stamped signature and another official stamp in Hebrew and Latin letters).
The Ridvaz – R. Yaakov David Wilovsky (1845-1913), was a prominent Torah scholar renowned since his youth as a leading Torah scholar in his generation. He served as rabbi in several locations, including Slutsk, Chicago and Safed. He authored many books, yet his magnum opus remains his comprehensive commentary on the Talmud Yerushalmi, included in most editions of the Yerushalmi.
In the shemitah year of 1910, the Ridvaz fought to strengthen the observation of shemitah in Eretz Israel, but his efforts were not well received by the mostly secular Second Aliyah, and were actively opposed by the French representatives of Barons Rothschild and Hirsch.
[2], 7 leaves. Approx. 22.5 cm. Very brittle and dry paper. Fair-poor condition. Marginal open tears. All leaves and binding detached and placed in a nylon folder.
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![Letter on postcard, handwritten and signed by the Rogatchover Gaon, R. Yosef Rosen, Rabbi of Dvinsk. [Russia], 11th Adar II 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/205_1.jpg "Interesting Letter from the Rogatchover, Rabbi Yosef Rosen – Purim Ble")
![Letter on postcard, handwritten and signed by the Rogatchover Gaon, R. Yosef Rosen, Rabbi of Dvinsk. [Russia], 11th Adar II 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/205_2.jpg "Interesting Letter from the Rogatchover, Rabbi Yosef Rosen – Purim Ble")
Letter on postcard, handwritten and signed by the Rogatchover Gaon, R. Yosef Rosen, Rabbi of Dvinsk. [Russia], 11th Adar II 1921.
Addressed to R. Yitzchak Ginsburg. He begins with thanks for the food packages he had sent, and a blessing "to rejoice on Purim with a happy heart". His blessing is interspersed with Torah thoughts, continuing with an ingenious pilpul characteristically weaving together different topics: the joy of Torah and pilpul, attending to Torah scholars, the Sanhedrin, Mordechai and Esther, as well as other topics.
The present letter was printed with notes and explanations in Responsa Tzafnat Paneach HaChadashot (Modiin Illit, 2012, Part II, letters section, letter 12, pp. 446-448).
R. Yosef Rosen (1858-1936), Rabbi of Dvinsk, author of Tzafnat Paneach, known as the Rogatchover (after his birth town Rogatchov-Rahachow), a Chabad-Kopust follower. His father took him as a child to the Tzemach Tzedek, who blessed him with exceptional scholarliness and instructed him to study Tractate Nazir (some say this was the reason the Rogatchover did not cut his hair). In his youth, he studied under R. Yosef Dov Ber Soloveitchik, the Beit HaLevi, alongside the latter's son R. Chaim of Brisk.
From 1889, he served as Rabbi of the Chabad Chassidic community in Dvinsk (Daugavpils, Latvia), alongside the city's Rabbi, the Or Sameach, a position he held for 40 years. A remarkable figure, he was renowned for his tremendous sharpness and genius, his comprehensive knowledge of all areas of the Torah, down to its finest details, and for producing profound definitions, hypotheses and original methods of Torah study. Tales of his genius and diligence abound.
[1] postcard. 21 cm. Closely written on both sides. Good condition. Stains and wear.
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A long letter handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski. Vilna, "7th of Teshuvah" [7th of Tishrei, September 1933].
Sent to London to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, one of London's rabbis and one of his close associates (from the time of R. Yechezkel's studies at the Ramailes Yeshiva in Vilna, and from his tenure as rabbi of Slutsk).
The letter deals with various matters. At the beginning of the letter, Rabbi Chaim Ozer writes about his return from vacation in Druskininkai (a resort town near Vilna) and about the great "anguish" he suffered in the last month "and especially from the passing of our teacher the righteous Gaon who left no one like him after his death, the Chafetz Chaim of blessed memory, and in this orphaned generation, we have no one to comfort us and strengthen us".
He continues to write about help for the "Vaad HaYeshivot" and about the visit to England of his brother-in-law R. Yitzchak Kosovsky, rabbi of Valkovisk, who traveled to South Africa via London, on his way to serve as rabbi in Johannesburg.
He then writes about the telegram he sent with "an awakening to strengthen the Chafetz Chaim Yeshiva which is entangled in debts". and then he writes about efforts with various people and organizations to help rabbis and yeshivas. At the end of the letter, Rabbi Chaim Ozer concludes with a New Year blessing.
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940) was the greatest of his generation and the rabbi of all diaspora Jews. Son of R. David Shlomo Grodzinski, rabbi of Ivye. Known from childhood for his extraordinary genius. At age 11, he entered the Volozhin Yeshiva and was a student of rabbi Chaim of Brisk. At 24, he was appointed rabbi and posek in Vilna, taking the place of his father-in-law Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Grodnenski, posek in Vilna (son-in-law of Rabbi Yisrael of Salant). From a young age, rabbi Chaim Ozer bore the burden of public affairs, and his opinion was decisive for nearly fifty years in all public questions that arose throughout the Jewish diaspora.
The recipient of the letter, R. Yechezkel Abramsky (1886-1976), was one of R. Chaim Ozer's trusted associates and agents. From the time of his youth studying under R. Chaim Ozer in Vilna, he became close to him in faithful friendship. In the winter of 1906, "the prodigy from Mosty" Yechezkel Abramsky was forced to leave the Telz Yeshiva and flee to Vilna (which was then under Polish rule), for fear of conscription into the Russian army.
Upon arriving in Vilna, he was accepted to the Ramailes Yeshiva, and was also accepted to the select group of exceptional scholars who heard scholarly lectures from R. Chaim Ozer (according to Melech BeYofyo, pp. 29-33).
Later, when he served as rabbi of Smilovichi and Slutsk, he worked extensively on behalf of R. Chaim Ozer in various public affairs. R. Abramsky smuggled the manuscript of the first part of his book "Chazon Yechezkel" from Slutsk to Vilna, to R. Chaim Ozer who arranged for its printing in Vilna in 1925, through his trusted associate R. Aharon Dov Alter Waranowski (a cousin of Rabbi Abramsky's wife).
When R. Abramsky was arrested by the Soviet authorities in 1930 and sent to Siberia, R. Chaim Ozer stirred up the Jewish world in efforts to free him. After R. Abramsky's release in early 1932, R. Chaim Ozer established together with him and the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, the project of sending "Kimcha D'Pischa" and food shipments to Jews suffering under Bolshevik rule in Russia. R.Abramsky also worked extensively on behalf of R. Chaim Ozer for the holy yeshivas in Poland and Lithuania, and for the rabbis of Europe.
This present letter reflects some of their joint activities on these issues. They also worked together on many public matters, including the struggle for the purity of Jewish lineage and marriage, and the fight against anti-Semitic decrees in Germany and European countries against "Jewish slaughter" (on the question of stunning animals before slaughter, which renders the meat non-kosher).
[1] leaf. Official stationery. Approx. 26 cm. 17 lines in his handwriting. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
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Two letters from Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, regarding the decrees in Germany against Jewish slaughter. Vilna, 16 Cheshvan / 6 Tevet 1936.
The first letter is entirely in Rabbi Chaim Ozer's handwriting and signature, and the second is in his scribe's handwriting with R. Chaim Ozer's signature.
Sent to London to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, one of London's rabbis and one of his close associates (from the time of Rabbi Yechezkel's studies at the Ramailles Yeshiva in Vilna, and from his tenure as rabbi of Slutsk).
The letters deal with the question of electrical stunning of animals before slaughter (which renders the animal non-kosher according to Jewish law), following anti-Semitic laws enacted in European countries – Germany, Sweden and Poland, as part of the campaign by animal welfare organizations against Jewish slaughter.
In the first letter, R. Chaim Ozer writes about his letters to Rabbi Ezra Munk, "to prohibit slaughter by stunning first", in which he wrote to him several times "clear and explicit words" to prohibit the matter. He then relates that last year "the rabbis R. Y. Weinberg and R. Klein came to me from Berlin about this, and we discussed it at length, and I then decided that it is appropriate to consult with several great scholars. Meanwhile, the proposal of the slaughter decree in Poland arose, and nearly nine hundred rabbis informed the government of their opinion prohibiting stunning, and this is well-known".
R. Chaim Ozer writes to R. Abramsky that he "fully agrees with Your Honor that it is appropriate to declare the prohibition again of stunning before slaughter in Germany". He continues that he is enclosing "a copy of what I received from there" [=from Germany], adding: "The main thing is to send them help and provide them with kosher meat from..."
In the second letter, R. Chaim Ozer asks him to act against R. Ehrenpreis from Stockholm (Sweden), who is trying to permit electrical stunning before slaughter, in his letter to the Chief Rabbi of England, Rabbi Dr. Joseph Hertz. R. Chaim Ozer writes to him: "Nevertheless, I found it appropriate to ask Your Honor to speak with him to try to influence Rabbi Dr. Ehrenpreis and his colleagues to withdraw from this, and I hope that the words of Rabbi Dr. Hertz will be heard by them."
He then tells R. Abramsky about a new proposal to perform electrical stunning immediately after slaughter: "...I received a letter from Rabbi Israel Zuber… of Stockholm, informing that there is hope to work with the Ministry to agree to perform stunning by electricity immediately after slaughter… and I replied that if they perform the stunning after slaughter… it is certainly permissible, and they should try to obtain government approval for this..."
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940) was the greatest of his generation and the rabbi of all diaspora Jews. Son of R. David Shlomo Grodzinski, rabbi of Ivye. Known from childhood for his extraordinary genius. At age 11, he entered the Volozhin Yeshiva and was a student of rabbi Chaim of Brisk. At 24, he was appointed rabbi and posek in Vilna, taking the place of his father-in-law Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Grodnenski, posek in Vilna (son-in-law of Rabbi Yisrael of Salant). From a young age, rabbi Chaim Ozer bore the burden of public affairs, and his opinion was decisive for nearly fifty years in all public questions that arose throughout the Jewish diaspora.
The recipient of the letter, R. Yechezkel Abramsky (1886-1976), was one of R. Chaim Ozer's trusted associates and agents. From the time of his youth studying under R. Chaim Ozer in Vilna, he became close to him in faithful friendship. In the winter of 1906, "the prodigy from Mosty" Yechezkel Abramsky was forced to leave the Telz Yeshiva and flee to Vilna (which was then under Polish rule), for fear of conscription into the Russian army.
Upon arriving in Vilna, he was accepted to the Ramailes Yeshiva, and was also accepted to the select group of exceptional scholars who heard scholarly lectures from R. Chaim Ozer (according to Melech BeYofyo, pp. 29-33).
Later, when he served as rabbi of Smilovichi and Slutsk, he worked extensively on behalf of R. Chaim Ozer in various public affairs. R. Abramsky smuggled the manuscript of the first part of his book "Chazon Yechezkel" from Slutsk to Vilna, to R. Chaim Ozer who arranged for its printing in Vilna in 1925, through his trusted associate R. Aharon Dov Alter Waranowski (a cousin of Rabbi Abramsky's wife).
When R. Abramsky was arrested by the Soviet authorities in 1930 and sent to Siberia, R. Chaim Ozer stirred up the Jewish world in efforts to free him. After R. Abramsky's release in early 1932, R. Chaim Ozer established together with him and the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch, the project of sending "Kimcha D'Pischa" and food shipments to Jews suffering under Bolshevik rule in Russia. R.Abramsky also worked extensively on behalf of R. Chaim Ozer for the holy yeshivas in Poland and Lithuania, and for the rabbis of Europe.
This present letter reflects some of their joint activities on these issues. They also worked together on many public matters, including the struggle for the purity of Jewish lineage and marriage, and the fight against anti-Semitic decrees in Germany and European countries against "Jewish slaughter" (on the question of stunning animals before slaughter, which renders the meat non-kosher). These letters reflect some of their joint activities on these issues.
2 letters. Official stationery. Approx. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and minor stains. Minor tears to margins.
The first letter presented here was printed in "Kovetz Igrot – Achiezer", Part 2, Letter 226, pp. 367-368.
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Lengthy letter handwritten and signed by R. Shimon Yehudah HaKohen Shkop, dean of the Grodno yeshiva. 15th Tamuz 1934.
Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, who served at the time as Rabbi of the Machazikei HaDat community in London, thanking him for his Chazon Yechezkel on the Tosefta. R. Shimon writes some of his notes on the book, mentioning his hope to visit R. Abramsky in England to raise funds for the yeshiva, but doubts whether he had the strength to do so at his age. R. Shimon asks R. Abramsky to assist his yeshiva at every opportunity due to the pressing financial situation.
In his signature, R. Shimon Shkop blesses R. Abramsky to complete his project of commenting on the Tosefta, and signs, "blessing him with the threefold blessing [Birkat Kohanim], Shimon Yehudah HaKohen Shkop".
R. Shimon Yehudah HaKohen Shkop (1860-1939) a leading Torah scholar and transmitter of the Torah in Lithuanian yeshivas, was a disciple of R. Chaim Soloveitchik in the Volozhin yeshiva, who instructed him in his intricate and profound methodology of Torah study. At the age of 24, he was appointed dean of the Telshe yeshiva (founded by his uncle R. Eliezer Gordon), where he transmitted his innovative method of logical study – an approach dominating the entire Torah world to this day. One of his foremost disciples from that period was R. Elchanan Wasserman. In 1920, he was called to head the Shaar HaTorah yeshiva in Grodno and served as the Rabbi of the Vorstadt suburb of Grodno. His works include: Shaarei Yosher, Maarechet HaKinyanim and Chiddushei R. Shimon Yehudah HaKohen.
1 leaf. Official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks.
The present letter was printed with a facsimile in Melech BeYofyo, p. 253.
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![Lengthy letter (17 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz, dean of the Kamenets yeshiva. [Kamenets?],](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/209.jpg "Letter of Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz – On the Kollel in the Kamenets Y")
Lengthy letter (17 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz, dean of the Kamenets yeshiva. [Kamenets?], 4th Adar 1939.
A request for assistance to the kollel in the Kamenets yeshiva, which was established at that time. Sent to his relative R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head of the London Beit Din (their wives were cousins).
The letter tells of the establishment of the kollel a year earlier, and of the need to expand the number of students. He signs: "his wife's relative, Baruch Dov Leibowitz, dean of the Beit Yitzchak yeshiva".
R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz (1864-1939), author of Birkat Shmuel, leading Torah disseminator in his times. He was a disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin yeshiva, and the son-in-law of R. Avraham Yitzchak Zimmerman, Rabbi of Hlusk. After his father-in-law went to serve as rabbi of Kremenchuk, he succeeded him in Hlusk and established a yeshiva. After a 13-year tenure, he was asked to head the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Slabodka. During World War I, he wandered with the yeshiva to Minsk, Kremenchuk and Vilna, before finally settling in Kamenets. He authored Birkat Shmuel on Talmudic topics. His teachings and writings are classics of in-depth yeshiva study.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Small marginal tears.
The present letter was published in Yeshurun, XXI, 2009, Yechi Reuven, pp. 396-397.
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![Letter from R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz, dean of the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Kamenets. [Kamenets], 15th Tevet, 193](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale98/210.jpg "Letter of Blessing and Thanks from Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz – Kamene")
Letter from R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz, dean of the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Kamenets. [Kamenets], 15th Tevet, 1937. Yiddish.
Sent to donors of the yeshiva, the Feigin family in Philadelphia, USA. R. Baruch Ber showers them with blessings and thanks for their generous support for the yeshiva. He also adds that on 3rd Tevet, the yeshiva commemorated the yahrzeit of Hinde Chanah daughter of R. Shlomo Zalman, in accordance with the yeshiva's statutes.
Most of the letter is typewritten, and it concludes with six lines of warm, heartfelt blessings handwritten and signed by the yeshiva dean R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz: "I bless you and your generous and righteous wife with long days and good years, with all blessings and successes, lengthy days, wealth and happiness, and the fulfillment of the Torah's blessing, 'Blessed is one who supports', and may we merit to soon see the redemption and hear the coming of the Messiah. Blessing and esteeming him, Baruch Dov Leibowitz, dean of the holy Beit Yitzchak yeshiva".
R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz (1864-1939), author of Birkat Shmuel, leading Torah disseminator in his times. He was a disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin yeshiva, and the son-in-law of R. Avraham Yitzchak Zimmerman, Rabbi of Hlusk. After his father-in-law went to serve as rabbi of Kremenchuk, he succeeded him in Hlusk and established a yeshiva. After a 13-year tenure, he was asked to head the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Slabodka. During World War I, he wandered with the yeshiva to Minsk, Kremenchuk and Vilna, finally settling in Kamenets. He authored Birkat Shmuel on Talmudic topics. His teachings and writings are classics of in-depth yeshiva study.
[2] leaves, official stationery. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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