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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Three interesting letters, internal family correspondence of the holy Abuchatzeira family. * Letter from R. Yitzchak Abuchatzeira [the "Baba Chaki"], to R. Machluf Krispin [son-in-law of the "Baba Meir"], requesting the return of "Sefer Lev David, a small book by the Chida, containing the Chida's signature". Ramle, [1959]. * Letter from R. Machluf Krispin to his brother-in-law R. Elazar Abuchatzeira [the "Baba Elazar"]. Erfoud, Morocco, [1958]. The content of this letter is particularly interesting: "My beloved, I am pleased to inform you that your father is extremely happy with your progress and your behavior, and that all the grief that your father had due to your past conduct has been transformed to unparalleled joy…" * Letter from R. Machluf Krispin to R. Shlomo Motosov. [Erfoud, Morocco], 1958. The letter is regarding the education of Baruch Abuchatzeira, (later famous as the "Baba Baruch"). R. Krispin writes: "R. Yisrael Abuchatzeira has instructed me to write regarding his son Baruch, that he should be treated as any other child, and his misbehavior should not be ignored…".
Three letters. Size varies. Good condition. The two letters from R. Krispin are carbon copies of the original typewritten letters, and are signed by R. Krispin.
Three letters. Size varies. Good condition. The two letters from R. Krispin are carbon copies of the original typewritten letters, and are signed by R. Krispin.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Large collection of letters and rabbinic rulings signed by the Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Approbations of sefarim, recommendation letters and more.
Rabbinic rulings and divorce records are signed by R. Ovadia and the other dayanim of the Jerusalem Beit Din: R. Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg and R. Yosef Kapach (Qafih).
R. Ovadia Yosef (1920-2013) was born in Baghdad and at a young age moved to Jerusalem, where he became one of the greatest disciples of R. Ezra Attiya, Rosh Yeshiva of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva. During 1948-1951, he served in the rabbinate of Egypt. On his return to Israel, he served in the Petach Tikva rabbinate and delivered sermons and Torah discourses in Jerusalem and throughout Israel. During 1958-1969 he served as Dayan in the Jerusalem Beit Din and in the Great Rabbinical Beit Din. In 1969, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yaffo and in 1973 he became Rishon L'Zion and Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. He was especially renowned for his vast Torah erudition and his clear Torah rulings. With time, he reached the status of one of the leading Torah authorities of our days and became an unequalled influential spiritual leader. He was very active in teaching Torah to the masses and raised the honor and authority of Sephardic Jews in Israel. One of his major undertakings was "restoring the past glory" of Sephardic Jewry; this goal was portrayed in the area of halachic rulings and in the social and political arenas as well. In the framework of this vision, he stood at the helm of Mo'etzet Chachmei HaTorah and navigated the worldwide Shas movement. R. Ovadia left a huge yield of books, including: Yabia Omer responsa (10 volumes), Yechava Da'at responsa (six volumes), Chazon Ovadia (18 volumes) and many other books.
29 items, including 7 letters, 16 signed rabbinical court rulings and 6 signed divorce records. Size and condition vary.
Rabbinic rulings and divorce records are signed by R. Ovadia and the other dayanim of the Jerusalem Beit Din: R. Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg and R. Yosef Kapach (Qafih).
R. Ovadia Yosef (1920-2013) was born in Baghdad and at a young age moved to Jerusalem, where he became one of the greatest disciples of R. Ezra Attiya, Rosh Yeshiva of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva. During 1948-1951, he served in the rabbinate of Egypt. On his return to Israel, he served in the Petach Tikva rabbinate and delivered sermons and Torah discourses in Jerusalem and throughout Israel. During 1958-1969 he served as Dayan in the Jerusalem Beit Din and in the Great Rabbinical Beit Din. In 1969, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yaffo and in 1973 he became Rishon L'Zion and Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. He was especially renowned for his vast Torah erudition and his clear Torah rulings. With time, he reached the status of one of the leading Torah authorities of our days and became an unequalled influential spiritual leader. He was very active in teaching Torah to the masses and raised the honor and authority of Sephardic Jews in Israel. One of his major undertakings was "restoring the past glory" of Sephardic Jewry; this goal was portrayed in the area of halachic rulings and in the social and political arenas as well. In the framework of this vision, he stood at the helm of Mo'etzet Chachmei HaTorah and navigated the worldwide Shas movement. R. Ovadia left a huge yield of books, including: Yabia Omer responsa (10 volumes), Yechava Da'at responsa (six volumes), Chazon Ovadia (18 volumes) and many other books.
29 items, including 7 letters, 16 signed rabbinical court rulings and 6 signed divorce records. Size and condition vary.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Collection of eight letters, handwritten and signed by R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. Letters of thanks for books, letter of recommendation for "hachnassat kallah", and congratulatory letters for weddings. [Jerusalem, ca. 1970s-1990s].
R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1994) was one of the greatest halachic decisors of his generation. He was the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Kol Torah and wrote the books Maadanei Eretz, Minchat Shlomo, Meorei Eish and others.
8 letters. Size varies. Excellent condition.
R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1994) was one of the greatest halachic decisors of his generation. He was the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Kol Torah and wrote the books Maadanei Eretz, Minchat Shlomo, Meorei Eish and others.
8 letters. Size varies. Excellent condition.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Album with letters of blessings and appreciation and photos of the activities of the Mif'al HaTorah organization which was supported by the Joint (JDC). The album was given by the "Mifal HaTorah - on behalf of the yeshivas in the State of Israel" to Mr. Shmuel Pesman, upon his retirement from the position of Chairman of the Joint in Israel. Jerusalem, 1958.
The album is composed of letters with blessings by yeshiva heads and educational institutes, incorporated with colored calligraphic ornamentation and original photos of the activities of yeshivas and institutions: Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva, Jerusalem; * Sha'ar HaShamayim Kabbalist Yeshiva. * Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Kfar HaRo'eh; Midrash Bnei Zion Yeshiva; Torah U'Melacha Yeshiva; Midrashiat No'am in Pardess Chana; Torat Chaim Yeshiva; Kerem B'Yavneh Yeshiva; Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Moshav Meron; Torat Yerushalayim Yeshiva; Or Yisrael Yeshiva in Petach Tikva; Netiv Meir Yeshiva; Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Nechalim.
* Photos of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Joint, 15th of Shevat 1955, with the attendance of the Israeli Chief Rabbis, the US ambassador, ministers of the Israeli government, rabbis and heads of Yeshivas. * Photos of the medical assistance and of the dental clinics of the Mifal HaTorah and the Joint, for yeshiva students and their families. * Photos of various ceremonies.
Album, [20] leaves, 39X27.5 cm. Approximately 50 photographs and 13 letters by heads of yeshivot. Good condition. Minor wear and tears. Original binding with special embossment: "Souvenir in honor and appreciation of Mr. Shmuel Pesman. By the Mifal HaTorah Yeshivas in the State of Israel - Tevet 1958".
The album is composed of letters with blessings by yeshiva heads and educational institutes, incorporated with colored calligraphic ornamentation and original photos of the activities of yeshivas and institutions: Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva, Jerusalem; * Sha'ar HaShamayim Kabbalist Yeshiva. * Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Kfar HaRo'eh; Midrash Bnei Zion Yeshiva; Torah U'Melacha Yeshiva; Midrashiat No'am in Pardess Chana; Torat Chaim Yeshiva; Kerem B'Yavneh Yeshiva; Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Moshav Meron; Torat Yerushalayim Yeshiva; Or Yisrael Yeshiva in Petach Tikva; Netiv Meir Yeshiva; Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Nechalim.
* Photos of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Joint, 15th of Shevat 1955, with the attendance of the Israeli Chief Rabbis, the US ambassador, ministers of the Israeli government, rabbis and heads of Yeshivas. * Photos of the medical assistance and of the dental clinics of the Mifal HaTorah and the Joint, for yeshiva students and their families. * Photos of various ceremonies.
Album, [20] leaves, 39X27.5 cm. Approximately 50 photographs and 13 letters by heads of yeshivot. Good condition. Minor wear and tears. Original binding with special embossment: "Souvenir in honor and appreciation of Mr. Shmuel Pesman. By the Mifal HaTorah Yeshivas in the State of Israel - Tevet 1958".
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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A rare document signed by R. Aryeh Yehuda Meisels of Apta and Rabbi Moshe Katzenellenbogen of Stryj, friends of Rabbi Gershon of Kuty and Leaders of the Ashkenazi-Chassidic Community in Jerusalem.
Marriage contract in preparation of a wedding, with two signatures of R. Aryeh Yehuda Meisels of Apta, and two signatures of R. Moshe Katzenellenbogen [Jerusalem], Cheshvan 1764.
"Kinyan between the Chacham R. M. Uziel and the woman Ms. Rachel. They should wed one another with good luck…" - a detailed contract of the monies the woman will give her husband and the husband's obligations of her ketubah and of her support.
Kabbalist R. Aryeh Yehuda Leib Meisels of Apta, son of R. Alexander Meisels and grandson of R. Leib Chassid, Rabbi of Lviv. He led the Jerusalem Ashkenazi community together with R. Avraham Gershon of Kuty, brother-in-law of the Ba'al Shem Tov. On Rosh Chodesh Iyar 1754, R. Meisels signed a letter (together with R. Gershon of Kuty) on behalf of the Jerusalem community requesting assistance from the Metz community. He also signed more letters to the Metz community in 1763 and in 1765 (Encyclopedia L'Toldot Chachmei Aretz, Vol. 1, p. 227; see also Toldot Chachmei Yerushalayim, Vol 3, Chapter 2; Birkat Ha'Aretz Folio 65/a-67/b).
R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak Katzenelbogin of Stryj, grandson of R. Ya'akli Schorr Rabbi of Brisk D'Lita (Brest), also signed the letters sent by the Jerusalem Ashkenazi community in 1763 and 1765.
In the 18th century, members of the small Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem concealed their identity in order to evade the authorities and the Muslim population. From the time of the crisis of the debts owed by the community of Ashkenazi immigrants (the disciples of R. Yehuda HaChassid) and the burning of the Hurva Synagogue in 1721, an Ashkenazi Jew did not dare show his real identity and would change his appearance by donning the garb of a Sephardic Jew. After R. Avraham Gershon immigrated from Kuty, he first settled in Hebron and only in 1753 did he move to Jerusalem. This is an especially rare document bearing the signatures of the rabbis of the small Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem during the 18th century.
Leaf, 22 cm. Fair condition. Damages to right margin, affecting text and second signature of R. Moshe Katzenelbogin, with restoration. Left margin cutoff in the middle of the text.
Marriage contract in preparation of a wedding, with two signatures of R. Aryeh Yehuda Meisels of Apta, and two signatures of R. Moshe Katzenellenbogen [Jerusalem], Cheshvan 1764.
"Kinyan between the Chacham R. M. Uziel and the woman Ms. Rachel. They should wed one another with good luck…" - a detailed contract of the monies the woman will give her husband and the husband's obligations of her ketubah and of her support.
Kabbalist R. Aryeh Yehuda Leib Meisels of Apta, son of R. Alexander Meisels and grandson of R. Leib Chassid, Rabbi of Lviv. He led the Jerusalem Ashkenazi community together with R. Avraham Gershon of Kuty, brother-in-law of the Ba'al Shem Tov. On Rosh Chodesh Iyar 1754, R. Meisels signed a letter (together with R. Gershon of Kuty) on behalf of the Jerusalem community requesting assistance from the Metz community. He also signed more letters to the Metz community in 1763 and in 1765 (Encyclopedia L'Toldot Chachmei Aretz, Vol. 1, p. 227; see also Toldot Chachmei Yerushalayim, Vol 3, Chapter 2; Birkat Ha'Aretz Folio 65/a-67/b).
R. Moshe son of R. Yitzchak Katzenelbogin of Stryj, grandson of R. Ya'akli Schorr Rabbi of Brisk D'Lita (Brest), also signed the letters sent by the Jerusalem Ashkenazi community in 1763 and 1765.
In the 18th century, members of the small Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem concealed their identity in order to evade the authorities and the Muslim population. From the time of the crisis of the debts owed by the community of Ashkenazi immigrants (the disciples of R. Yehuda HaChassid) and the burning of the Hurva Synagogue in 1721, an Ashkenazi Jew did not dare show his real identity and would change his appearance by donning the garb of a Sephardic Jew. After R. Avraham Gershon immigrated from Kuty, he first settled in Hebron and only in 1753 did he move to Jerusalem. This is an especially rare document bearing the signatures of the rabbis of the small Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem during the 18th century.
Leaf, 22 cm. Fair condition. Damages to right margin, affecting text and second signature of R. Moshe Katzenelbogin, with restoration. Left margin cutoff in the middle of the text.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Long autograph letter (7 pages) signed by Rabbi Mordechai of Chechelnyk, Rabbi of Berdychiv, to R. Efraim Zalman Margaliot of Brody. Berdychiv, [c. 1810s]. The margins of the first leaf bear the signature of the recipient, R. "Efraim Zalman".
Halachic responsum on the laws of "petzu'a daka". The writer opens the responsum writing that this same question was posed to R. Yosef HaCohen of Khmelnik (Chmielnik) who responded with a "heter", but unwilling to rely on his ruling alone, R. Yosef sent the query to "the famous… R. Eliyahu HaCohen R. of Berdychiv and requested that this venerable rabbi study this abstruse matter…". The responsum is signed by "Mordechai son of R. Zvi Hirsh of Berdychiv".
A response to this question appears in the Beit Efraim responsa, Even HaEzer Siman 2: "I have been asked by an exceptional Torah scholar…". [A different responsum appears in Siman 133, addressed to R. Mordechai of Chechelnyk with lofty titles of reverence and esteem].
R. Mordechai (Mottel) of Chechelnyk served as dayan, posek and rabbi in Berdychiv during ca. 1805-1840. Before this tenure, he served as member of the Chechelnyk Beit Din headed by his teacher R. Moshe Zvi of Savran and was counted among the greatest Torah scholars of his times. He exchanged halachic responsa with R. Yosef Landau R. of Iasi, with R. Ya'akov of Smila [disciple of the Magid of Mezeritch], R. Efraim Zalman Margaliot, and others. His fame as a posek endured during the following generations as well [see the venerable titles bestowed on him in the responsa by the Mahariz Enzil Siman 52]. He was also one of the initiators of the Berdychiv printing of the Rambam. His approbations were printed at the beginning of the Slavita Talmud (1835) and in various books printed in Ostroh from 1818-1819.
Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margaliot of Brody (1761-1828), author of Beit Efraim and Mateh Efraim was a famous Torah scholar, renowned throughout the Diaspora as a leading posek who corresponded with many contemporary sages. He lived in the times of the Netivot HaMishpat and the Ketzot HaChoshen. In his younger years, he served a short stint in the rabbinate of Uhniv after which he moved to Brody. There he did not accept a rabbinical position since he was blessed with extreme wealth. His books of responsa and halacha became basic books of halachic rulings and were noted already in his lifetime. The Chatam Sofer eulogized him: "Every day his teachings from the books he wrote resound in our Beit Midrash" (Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, pp. 79-81).
[7] written pages, 22 cm. High-quality bluish paper. Good condition. Stains.
Enclosed is an expert's letter of authorization detailing the content of the responsum and containing identification of the signature of R. Efraim Zalman Margaliot. Also enclosed is a detailed article about the life of R. Mottel of Berdychiv.
Halachic responsum on the laws of "petzu'a daka". The writer opens the responsum writing that this same question was posed to R. Yosef HaCohen of Khmelnik (Chmielnik) who responded with a "heter", but unwilling to rely on his ruling alone, R. Yosef sent the query to "the famous… R. Eliyahu HaCohen R. of Berdychiv and requested that this venerable rabbi study this abstruse matter…". The responsum is signed by "Mordechai son of R. Zvi Hirsh of Berdychiv".
A response to this question appears in the Beit Efraim responsa, Even HaEzer Siman 2: "I have been asked by an exceptional Torah scholar…". [A different responsum appears in Siman 133, addressed to R. Mordechai of Chechelnyk with lofty titles of reverence and esteem].
R. Mordechai (Mottel) of Chechelnyk served as dayan, posek and rabbi in Berdychiv during ca. 1805-1840. Before this tenure, he served as member of the Chechelnyk Beit Din headed by his teacher R. Moshe Zvi of Savran and was counted among the greatest Torah scholars of his times. He exchanged halachic responsa with R. Yosef Landau R. of Iasi, with R. Ya'akov of Smila [disciple of the Magid of Mezeritch], R. Efraim Zalman Margaliot, and others. His fame as a posek endured during the following generations as well [see the venerable titles bestowed on him in the responsa by the Mahariz Enzil Siman 52]. He was also one of the initiators of the Berdychiv printing of the Rambam. His approbations were printed at the beginning of the Slavita Talmud (1835) and in various books printed in Ostroh from 1818-1819.
Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margaliot of Brody (1761-1828), author of Beit Efraim and Mateh Efraim was a famous Torah scholar, renowned throughout the Diaspora as a leading posek who corresponded with many contemporary sages. He lived in the times of the Netivot HaMishpat and the Ketzot HaChoshen. In his younger years, he served a short stint in the rabbinate of Uhniv after which he moved to Brody. There he did not accept a rabbinical position since he was blessed with extreme wealth. His books of responsa and halacha became basic books of halachic rulings and were noted already in his lifetime. The Chatam Sofer eulogized him: "Every day his teachings from the books he wrote resound in our Beit Midrash" (Ishim B'Teshuvot Chatam Sofer, pp. 79-81).
[7] written pages, 22 cm. High-quality bluish paper. Good condition. Stains.
Enclosed is an expert's letter of authorization detailing the content of the responsum and containing identification of the signature of R. Efraim Zalman Margaliot. Also enclosed is a detailed article about the life of R. Mottel of Berdychiv.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Handwritten and signed halachic ruling by R. Moshe David Ashkenazi, rabbi of Safed. The ruling is also signed by the dayanim R. "Yaakov Shapira MeGeza-Zvi ", and R. "Baruch ben R. Yitzchak". [Safed], Tevet, 1850.
The subject of the ruling is an argument between neighbors regarding repairs to gutters and chimneys in the courtyards of Safed.
R. Moshe David Ashkenazi - Rabbi of Tolcsva-Safed (1774-1856, Ishim B'Teshuvot HeChatam Sofer, p. 300), author of Toldot Adam and Be'er Sheva, father-in-law of the Rebbe author of Yitav Lev of Siget and father of R. Yoel Ashkenazi, rabbi of Złoczew. The Rebbes of Satmar and Klausenburg were his descendants. At a young age he was appointed Rabbi of Tolcsva, a position he held for forty years. He moved to Safed in 1844 and was one of the founders of the Chassidic settlement in post-earthquake Safed. A short while after his immigration to Eretz Israel, he printed his book "Toldot Adam" in the printing house of Rabbi Israel Bak in Jerusalem. He authored the book in his thirties and Rabbi Ya'akov of Lisa, author of Chavat Da'at writes in his approbation to the book: "The famous Torah scholar R. Moshe David… does not need me and my likes, but I honor his wish and cannot refuse a person greater than I". His home and Beit Midrash in Safed were restored by his grandson the Klausenberg Rebbe and at present, they house the Sanz institutes in Safed.
[1] folded leaf (glued in half), 14.5 cm. Approximately 20 handwritten lines. Good-fair condition. Creases and wear.
The subject of the ruling is an argument between neighbors regarding repairs to gutters and chimneys in the courtyards of Safed.
R. Moshe David Ashkenazi - Rabbi of Tolcsva-Safed (1774-1856, Ishim B'Teshuvot HeChatam Sofer, p. 300), author of Toldot Adam and Be'er Sheva, father-in-law of the Rebbe author of Yitav Lev of Siget and father of R. Yoel Ashkenazi, rabbi of Złoczew. The Rebbes of Satmar and Klausenburg were his descendants. At a young age he was appointed Rabbi of Tolcsva, a position he held for forty years. He moved to Safed in 1844 and was one of the founders of the Chassidic settlement in post-earthquake Safed. A short while after his immigration to Eretz Israel, he printed his book "Toldot Adam" in the printing house of Rabbi Israel Bak in Jerusalem. He authored the book in his thirties and Rabbi Ya'akov of Lisa, author of Chavat Da'at writes in his approbation to the book: "The famous Torah scholar R. Moshe David… does not need me and my likes, but I honor his wish and cannot refuse a person greater than I". His home and Beit Midrash in Safed were restored by his grandson the Klausenberg Rebbe and at present, they house the Sanz institutes in Safed.
[1] folded leaf (glued in half), 14.5 cm. Approximately 20 handwritten lines. Good-fair condition. Creases and wear.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Manuscript (6 pages), a long halachic responsum on the laws of an agunah, handwritten (unsigned) by R. Menachem Mendel Paneth, Rabbi of Dej. Urisor, [1854].
Autograph writing of R. M. M. Paneth. Deliberation surrounding an agunah from Hidalmás, whose husband travelled to Grosswardein (Nagy-Varad) and disappeared. The matter pertains to the investigation of the (tentative) testimony from the summer of 1853 attesting that someone found the body of the deceased floating in the waters of the river near the city of Telega, near Grosswardein. The responsum contains protocols of the testimony in Hebrew and in Yiddish. The Grosswardein rabbis who deliberated this issue with R. Paneth are mentioned in the manuscript, "R. Dayan Mordechai of Grosswardein [R. Mordechai Aryeh Leib Stein (died 1861), disciple of the Chatam Sofer, dayan and rabbi in Grosswardein from c. 1830], "R. Yitzchak Aharon Rabbi of Grosswardein" [R. Yisrael Yitzchak Aharon Landesberg (1803-1879), disciple of the Chatam Sofer who served in the Grosswardein rabbinate during 1853-1879].
This manuscript has not been printed and is an early draft of a responsum written in the Avnei Tzedek responsa, Even HaEzer, Siman 47 (see ibid more responsa on this matter in Simanim 48-50). The manuscript contains the renditions of the testimony in Yiddish (briefly mentioned in the printed responsum). The date and place of obtaining the testimony appears in the last line - the month of Iyar 1854 in the city of Urisor.
R. Menachem Mendel Paneth, Rabbi of Dej (1818-1885), son of the Rebbe, author of Mar'e Yechezkel (disciple of R. Mendel of Rymanów who served as Rabbi of Carlsberg and of Zibnbergen [Transylvania]). In 1837, he studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer and was the only young man in the Pressburg Yeshiva who donned a Chassidic silk robe on Shabbat. His teacher, the Chatam Sofer, was very fond of him and used to walk in conversation with him every Shabbat eve [he was wont to calling him the "golden one"]. At the time he studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer, he merited a revelation of Eliyahu HaNavi who greeted him in the Beit Midrash, in the disguise of a poor person. From 1842, he served as Rabbi of Urisor, from 1858 as Rabbi of Dej and from 1855, served as Rabbi of Transylvania. He wrote Maglei Tzedek on the Torah and the Avnei Tzedek, Sha'arei Tzedek and Mishpat Tzedek series of books of responsa.
[6] written pages, 21 cm. Good condition. Minor worming. Wear restoration to margins.
Autograph writing of R. M. M. Paneth. Deliberation surrounding an agunah from Hidalmás, whose husband travelled to Grosswardein (Nagy-Varad) and disappeared. The matter pertains to the investigation of the (tentative) testimony from the summer of 1853 attesting that someone found the body of the deceased floating in the waters of the river near the city of Telega, near Grosswardein. The responsum contains protocols of the testimony in Hebrew and in Yiddish. The Grosswardein rabbis who deliberated this issue with R. Paneth are mentioned in the manuscript, "R. Dayan Mordechai of Grosswardein [R. Mordechai Aryeh Leib Stein (died 1861), disciple of the Chatam Sofer, dayan and rabbi in Grosswardein from c. 1830], "R. Yitzchak Aharon Rabbi of Grosswardein" [R. Yisrael Yitzchak Aharon Landesberg (1803-1879), disciple of the Chatam Sofer who served in the Grosswardein rabbinate during 1853-1879].
This manuscript has not been printed and is an early draft of a responsum written in the Avnei Tzedek responsa, Even HaEzer, Siman 47 (see ibid more responsa on this matter in Simanim 48-50). The manuscript contains the renditions of the testimony in Yiddish (briefly mentioned in the printed responsum). The date and place of obtaining the testimony appears in the last line - the month of Iyar 1854 in the city of Urisor.
R. Menachem Mendel Paneth, Rabbi of Dej (1818-1885), son of the Rebbe, author of Mar'e Yechezkel (disciple of R. Mendel of Rymanów who served as Rabbi of Carlsberg and of Zibnbergen [Transylvania]). In 1837, he studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer and was the only young man in the Pressburg Yeshiva who donned a Chassidic silk robe on Shabbat. His teacher, the Chatam Sofer, was very fond of him and used to walk in conversation with him every Shabbat eve [he was wont to calling him the "golden one"]. At the time he studied in the yeshiva of the Chatam Sofer, he merited a revelation of Eliyahu HaNavi who greeted him in the Beit Midrash, in the disguise of a poor person. From 1842, he served as Rabbi of Urisor, from 1858 as Rabbi of Dej and from 1855, served as Rabbi of Transylvania. He wrote Maglei Tzedek on the Torah and the Avnei Tzedek, Sha'arei Tzedek and Mishpat Tzedek series of books of responsa.
[6] written pages, 21 cm. Good condition. Minor worming. Wear restoration to margins.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Letter signed by the holy brothers who served as the Rebbes of Dej - Rebbe Yechezkel Paneth Rabbi of Dej, and Rebbe Yitzchak Yechiel Paneth. Dej, Sivan (June) 1922.
Written on the official stationary of "the presidium of the kollelim of Siebenbürgen and Silady in the four holy cities - Jerusalem, Tzfat, Teveria and Hebron, may they speedily be rebuilt". Detailed letter with instructions for the financial management of the kollel in Tzfat. Written by a scribe. The bottom of the letter contains a sentence in the handwriting of Rebbe Yechezkel: "these are the words of the ones who love and respect them - the small Yechezkel Paneth". On the right side of the letter is the signature of his brother - "the small Yitzchak Yechiel Paneth". Stamped with the stamps of the brothers (with a drawing of the Western Wall): "President and administrator of the [kollel of] the three holy cities - Jerusalem, Tzfat and Teveria - from the kollel of Siebenburgen [Transylvania] and Silady [Salaj]"
R. Yechezkel Paneth, author of Knesset Yechezkel (1870-1930, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut Vol. 2, pp. 174-175), was a leading Torah figure in his times. He was the son of R. Moshe Paneth and grandson of R. Menachem Mendel Paneth, both of whom served in the Dej Rabbinate. He served as rabbi in Urişor and Abaújvár, and later succeeded his father and grandfather in Dej.
R. Yitzchak Yechiel Paneth (1863-1940), eldest son of R. Moshe Paneth of Dej, was very active in matters pertaining to Eretz Israel. R. Moshe Paneth's positions were divided between his sons after his passing. R. Yitzchak Yechiel was appointed manager of the Ahavat Zion Kollel for those who emigrated from Transylvania, and R. Yechezkel was appointed city rabbi. R. Yitzchak Yechiel also served as rebbe alongside his brother, R. Yechezkel, and was known as "the Rebbe Reb Itzik Michel'e".
Official stationary, 27.5 cm. Handwritten on both sides. Good-fair condition. Wear to the folds.
Written on the official stationary of "the presidium of the kollelim of Siebenbürgen and Silady in the four holy cities - Jerusalem, Tzfat, Teveria and Hebron, may they speedily be rebuilt". Detailed letter with instructions for the financial management of the kollel in Tzfat. Written by a scribe. The bottom of the letter contains a sentence in the handwriting of Rebbe Yechezkel: "these are the words of the ones who love and respect them - the small Yechezkel Paneth". On the right side of the letter is the signature of his brother - "the small Yitzchak Yechiel Paneth". Stamped with the stamps of the brothers (with a drawing of the Western Wall): "President and administrator of the [kollel of] the three holy cities - Jerusalem, Tzfat and Teveria - from the kollel of Siebenburgen [Transylvania] and Silady [Salaj]"
R. Yechezkel Paneth, author of Knesset Yechezkel (1870-1930, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut Vol. 2, pp. 174-175), was a leading Torah figure in his times. He was the son of R. Moshe Paneth and grandson of R. Menachem Mendel Paneth, both of whom served in the Dej Rabbinate. He served as rabbi in Urişor and Abaújvár, and later succeeded his father and grandfather in Dej.
R. Yitzchak Yechiel Paneth (1863-1940), eldest son of R. Moshe Paneth of Dej, was very active in matters pertaining to Eretz Israel. R. Moshe Paneth's positions were divided between his sons after his passing. R. Yitzchak Yechiel was appointed manager of the Ahavat Zion Kollel for those who emigrated from Transylvania, and R. Yechezkel was appointed city rabbi. R. Yitzchak Yechiel also served as rebbe alongside his brother, R. Yechezkel, and was known as "the Rebbe Reb Itzik Michel'e".
Official stationary, 27.5 cm. Handwritten on both sides. Good-fair condition. Wear to the folds.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
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Letter of protest against a man who humiliated "the great R. Lipman David" [Shubkes, head of the Chassidic Beit Din] "with tremendous audacity and insolence". The letter is signed by R. "Yosef Yehuda ben R. D. Halevi" (Strassburg, the dayan from Kossov); R. "Avraham Eliezer Mintzberg"; R. "Avraham ben R. David Hakohen" (son-in-law of R. Akiva Yosef Shlesinger), and R. "David Tzvi Shlomo Biderman". Jerusalem, 1903.
R. David Tzvi Shlomo Biderman (1844-1918), the Rebbe of Lelov, son of R. Elazer Menachem Mendel (1827-1883), was the leader of the Chassidic community of Jerusalem. He was a prominent Chassid of the Beit Aharon of Karlin. He was known for his great purity and holiness, and was referred to by the Yismach Yisrael of Aleksander a "Sefer Torah". R. Chaim Shmuel of Chęciny stated that for many years R. Biderman was the greatest tzaddik of his times.
14 cm. Good condition. Small tears at the margins. Folding creases.
R. David Tzvi Shlomo Biderman (1844-1918), the Rebbe of Lelov, son of R. Elazer Menachem Mendel (1827-1883), was the leader of the Chassidic community of Jerusalem. He was a prominent Chassid of the Beit Aharon of Karlin. He was known for his great purity and holiness, and was referred to by the Yismach Yisrael of Aleksander a "Sefer Torah". R. Chaim Shmuel of Chęciny stated that for many years R. Biderman was the greatest tzaddik of his times.
14 cm. Good condition. Small tears at the margins. Folding creases.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $600
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Autograph letter signed by R. Avraham Weinberg, third Slonimer Rebbe. [Bialystok, summer 1929].
The letter was sent to a chassid from Eretz Israel who travelled to Vienna for medical reasons. In the letter, the Rebbe mentions the Chortkover Rebbe and the Husyatiner Rebbe, both scions of the Ruzhin dynasty living in Vienna, and mentions his own plans to travel to Vienna for the Knessiah Gedolah of Agudat Yisrael in Elul, 1929. The Rebbe instructs his chassid to consult with the Chortkover Rebbe, and writes: "…It is very difficult for me to write to tsaddikim, and I have met the Husyatiner Rebbe only once. Nevertheless, I am enclosing a letter to the Chortkover Rebbe, which you should deliver into his hand…". Thereafter, the Rebbe asks about the chassid and his wife and blesses her with a speedy recovery.
Rebbe Avraham Weinberg (the second) of Baranovichi, author of Beit Avraham (1884-1933) was the son of the author of Divrei Shmuel. From 1916, he jointly led the Slonim Chassidim with his eldest brother R. Yissachar Leib, however the majority of Chassidim followed R. Avraham. He settled in Baranovichi where he established the Torat Chesed Yeshiva. He maintained close contact with his Chassidim in Eretz Israel, which he visited twice. His books, Beit Avraham, are well-known for their profound Chassidic philosophy.
Single leaf, 16.5 cm. Approximately 14 handwritten lines. Good condition.
The letter was sent to a chassid from Eretz Israel who travelled to Vienna for medical reasons. In the letter, the Rebbe mentions the Chortkover Rebbe and the Husyatiner Rebbe, both scions of the Ruzhin dynasty living in Vienna, and mentions his own plans to travel to Vienna for the Knessiah Gedolah of Agudat Yisrael in Elul, 1929. The Rebbe instructs his chassid to consult with the Chortkover Rebbe, and writes: "…It is very difficult for me to write to tsaddikim, and I have met the Husyatiner Rebbe only once. Nevertheless, I am enclosing a letter to the Chortkover Rebbe, which you should deliver into his hand…". Thereafter, the Rebbe asks about the chassid and his wife and blesses her with a speedy recovery.
Rebbe Avraham Weinberg (the second) of Baranovichi, author of Beit Avraham (1884-1933) was the son of the author of Divrei Shmuel. From 1916, he jointly led the Slonim Chassidim with his eldest brother R. Yissachar Leib, however the majority of Chassidim followed R. Avraham. He settled in Baranovichi where he established the Torat Chesed Yeshiva. He maintained close contact with his Chassidim in Eretz Israel, which he visited twice. His books, Beit Avraham, are well-known for their profound Chassidic philosophy.
Single leaf, 16.5 cm. Approximately 14 handwritten lines. Good condition.
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Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 12, 2017
Opening: $400
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Two documents with the signatures of R. Yaakov Halevi Halstock, rabbi of Ostrowiec (Ostrovtza), son of the holy Rebbe Yechezkel Halevi Halstock of Ostrowiec.
* Handwritten authorization on the official stationary of the Beit Din of Ostrowiec (Kielce Voivodeship) regarding the acquisition of land in Eretz Israel by the "Avodat Yisrael" organization from Warsaw. On the margin is an authorization signed and stamped by R. "Yaakov Halevi Halstock", affirming that the document was signed in his presence. Nissan 1935.
* Membership booklet issued by the "Avodat Israel" organization in Warsaw - organization for the acquisition of land in Eretz Israel. With details filled in by hand and various signatures. One of the pages contains a document of sale between two members of the organization, with an authorization signed and stamped by R. "Yaakov Halevi Halstock". Shevat (January), 1934.
The holy R. Yaakov Halevi Halstock, son of Rebbe Yechezkel of Ostrowiec, and son-in-law of R. Nathan Nachum Hakohen Rabinowitz, Rebbe of Krimilow-Radomsko, was rabbi of Ostrowiec, where his father served as Rebbe. He was killed during the Holocaust with his wife Leah and their entire family.
The "Avodat Israel organization for the acquisition of land in Eretz Israel" was established by Rebbe Yisrael Eliezer Hopstein of Koznitz (Kozienice) and his followers in Warsaw. The organization merged with the "Nachalat Yaakov" organization of the chassidim of Jablonna, and together acquired the land on which Kfar Chassidim is built. "Avodat Israel", together with the "pioneer Rebbe" R. Yeshaya Shapira, and the chassidim of Piaseczno, also acquired land in the adjacent Kiryat Ata.
Letter: 22.5X15 cm. Fair condition. Tears and wear.
Booklet: [12] printed pages. 14 cm. Fair condition. Tears and wear.
* Handwritten authorization on the official stationary of the Beit Din of Ostrowiec (Kielce Voivodeship) regarding the acquisition of land in Eretz Israel by the "Avodat Yisrael" organization from Warsaw. On the margin is an authorization signed and stamped by R. "Yaakov Halevi Halstock", affirming that the document was signed in his presence. Nissan 1935.
* Membership booklet issued by the "Avodat Israel" organization in Warsaw - organization for the acquisition of land in Eretz Israel. With details filled in by hand and various signatures. One of the pages contains a document of sale between two members of the organization, with an authorization signed and stamped by R. "Yaakov Halevi Halstock". Shevat (January), 1934.
The holy R. Yaakov Halevi Halstock, son of Rebbe Yechezkel of Ostrowiec, and son-in-law of R. Nathan Nachum Hakohen Rabinowitz, Rebbe of Krimilow-Radomsko, was rabbi of Ostrowiec, where his father served as Rebbe. He was killed during the Holocaust with his wife Leah and their entire family.
The "Avodat Israel organization for the acquisition of land in Eretz Israel" was established by Rebbe Yisrael Eliezer Hopstein of Koznitz (Kozienice) and his followers in Warsaw. The organization merged with the "Nachalat Yaakov" organization of the chassidim of Jablonna, and together acquired the land on which Kfar Chassidim is built. "Avodat Israel", together with the "pioneer Rebbe" R. Yeshaya Shapira, and the chassidim of Piaseczno, also acquired land in the adjacent Kiryat Ata.
Letter: 22.5X15 cm. Fair condition. Tears and wear.
Booklet: [12] printed pages. 14 cm. Fair condition. Tears and wear.
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