Large collection of letters and documents, halachic decisions, receipts and additional papers, from the estate of R. Shalom Yosef Alshich, head of the Yemenite Beit Din in Israel, including letters and documents signed by him and sent to him, including many signatures of Yemenite rabbis in Jerusalem.
The Yemenite rabbis and community leaders whose signatures appear on documents in the collection include: R. Avraham Chaim Nadaf, R. Shalom Yosef Iraqi, Chaim son of David Jamal, Yehudah son of Avraham Shalom Chabshush, R. Yosef Chiya HaLevi Alshich, and others.
This lot includes a halachic decision from 1901 signed by R. Yosef Nisim Burla (1828-1903, head of the Sephardic Beit Din in Jerusalem) and R. Vidal Chanoch Angel (dayan and head of the Beit Din, head of the Beit El kabbalistic yeshiva, d. 1907); and a record of testimony from 1930 signed by the witness "Amram Aburbeh" (1892-1967; dayan in Jerusalem and Chief Rabbi of Petach Tikva; author of Netivei Am books).
Also includes: Various visiting cards of R. Shalom Yosef Alshich and Shanah Tovah cards, invitations and printed items of the Yemenite Community Committee, and more.

R. Shalom son of Yosef HaLevi Alshich (1859-1944), a prominent kabbalist and head of the Yemenite Beit Din of Jerusalem and Chief Rabbi of the Yemenite community. Born in Sanaa, Yemen, he was a disciple of R. Chaim Korach and R. Yichya Badichi. He immigrated to Eretz Israel, where he strengthened Yemenite institutions in Jerusalem. He taught at the kabbalistic yeshivas Beit El and Rechovot HaNahar. He wrote commentaries on Yemenite piyyutim and himself composed many piyyutim expressing the Jewish longing to return to Eretz Israel.

Over 50 items, including 27 signed letters and documents. Varying size. Most in overall good condition.