Interesting letter of appointment sent to the Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem, appointing "seven Tovei HaIr" (leaders of the Jewish congregation) [for Kollelim of Chassidim], including signatures of 44 Kollel members, Jerusalem, Kislev 1910.
In this letter of appointment the signatories undertake “to obey and respect the Rabbinical Court as customary, and from this point we will be obliged to obey the orders of the abovementioned Rabbinical Court in all matters – and our actions and voices will be as theirs”. The individuals selected and appointed as the seven Tovei HaIr are: Rabbi Yechezkel Weinberger, Rabbi Yosef Tomler, Rabbi Moshe Dromer, Rabbi Yitzchak HaCohen Shvadron (Av Beit Din of Chatzmer, son of the Maharsham), Rabbi Avraham Schorr, Rabbi Yosef Ettinger and Rabbi Mendel Buchwald.
Among the 44 signatories are a number of well-known individuals, which include: Rabbi Naftali Weissblum [grandson of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk]; Rabbi Benzion Kletter; Rabbi Dov Bertzi Rosenbaum [relative of rebbes of Nadvorna]; Rabbi Eliezer son of Avraham Dov Auerbach [descendant of Rebbe of Khmelnik; his father traveled from Jerusalem to Bukovina and served as rebbe in city of Chernivtsi. His brother Rabbi Chaim Yehudah Leib was father of the genius Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach]. And others.
29 cm. leaf. Quality paper, good-fair condition, stains and wear.