Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Confirmation of Study Signed by Rabbi Meir Arik, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Babad and Rabbi Avraham Mendel Steinberg – Vienna, 1917
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Confirmation of study, signed by R. Meir Arik, R. Menachem Mendel Babad and R. Avraham Mendel Steinberg. Vienna, January-February 1917. German.
The first half of the page contains a handwritten confirmation for the student Aharon Stauber of Seret, Bukovina, signed and stamped by R. Menachem Mendel Babad Rabbi of Gura Humora (Gura Humorului).
This is followed by an additional confirmation signed by R. Avraham Mendel Steinberg Rabbi of Brody, with the signature and stamp of R. Meir Arik, during his tenure as rabbi of Buchach.
On verso, typewritten notarial authorization of the signatories, with the signature and embossed notary's seal of Dr. Yosef Reiner.
All the authorizations, signatures and stamps are in German. With revenue stamps.
• R. Meir Arik (1855-Tishrei 1925), a leading Galician Torah scholar. He served as rabbi of Yazlovets, Buchach and Tarnów. He was a disciple of R. Yaakov of Rimalov (Hrymailiv) and of the Maharsham. From 1885, he served as rabbi of Yazlovets, in place of his teacher the Maharsham who moved to Berezhany. From 1912, he served as rabbi of Buchach. During WWI, he fled to Vienna, studying Torah there with his friend R. Yosef Engel. Following the war, he returned to Galicia and was appointed rabbi of Tarnów. Many of Poland's leading Torah scholars were his close disciples, the most renowned ones include R. Meir Shapiro of Lublin, R. Aryeh Tzvi Frumer – the Gaon of Koziegłowy, R. David Sperber – Gaon of Brașov, R. Yehuda Horowitz – Rebbe of Dzikov, R. Meshulam Roth author of Kol Mevaser, R. Reuven Margolies and R. Yehoshua Ehrenberg Rabbi of Tel Aviv.
He published many books, yet most of his manuscripts were lost in his escape to Vienna during WWI, including five large volumes of halachic responsa. His books include: Sheyarei Tahara on Mishnayot Order Taharot (Kolomyia, 1890); Minchat Kenaot on Tractate Sota (Lviv, 1894); Minchat Pitim on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah and Even HaEzer (Munkacs, 1898-1908); Tal Torah (Vienna, 1921); Responsa Imrei Yosher Part I (Munkacs, 1913), Part II (Kraków-Tarnów, 1925). Other books containing selections of his Torah thought and letters: Minchat Aharon – Me'irat Einayim (Brooklyn, 1978) and Imrei Yosher HaChadash – Tal Torah HaChadash (Jerusalem, 1997).
R. Meir Arik was a prominent Chortkov Chassid, deeply attached with bonds of love, fear and submission to his teachers Rebbe David Moshe and Rebbe Yisrael of Chortkov. The leading Torah scholars of his generation greatly revered him. Rebbe Maharid of Belz declared: "After Maharsham [of Berezhany], we don't do anything in our court without consulting R. Meir". R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski praised him: "Such a R. Meir, we don't have in Lithuania".
• R. Menachem Mendel Babad (1862-1930), rabbi of Gura Humora from 1890. He was the grandson of R. Yosef Babad author of Minchat Chinuch. A leading rabbi in Bukovina, he held his position for some 40 years. He was a Chassid of Chortkov.
• R. Avraham Menachem Mendel HaLevi Steinberg (1847-1928), author of Responsa Machazeh Avraham. A Chassid of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura. He was a founder of Agudath Yisrael and a member of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. In 1869, he was appointed rabbi of Snyatyn and in 1907, of Brody.
[1] double leaf (2 written pages). 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming. Tears. Folding marks.
The first half of the page contains a handwritten confirmation for the student Aharon Stauber of Seret, Bukovina, signed and stamped by R. Menachem Mendel Babad Rabbi of Gura Humora (Gura Humorului).
This is followed by an additional confirmation signed by R. Avraham Mendel Steinberg Rabbi of Brody, with the signature and stamp of R. Meir Arik, during his tenure as rabbi of Buchach.
On verso, typewritten notarial authorization of the signatories, with the signature and embossed notary's seal of Dr. Yosef Reiner.
All the authorizations, signatures and stamps are in German. With revenue stamps.
• R. Meir Arik (1855-Tishrei 1925), a leading Galician Torah scholar. He served as rabbi of Yazlovets, Buchach and Tarnów. He was a disciple of R. Yaakov of Rimalov (Hrymailiv) and of the Maharsham. From 1885, he served as rabbi of Yazlovets, in place of his teacher the Maharsham who moved to Berezhany. From 1912, he served as rabbi of Buchach. During WWI, he fled to Vienna, studying Torah there with his friend R. Yosef Engel. Following the war, he returned to Galicia and was appointed rabbi of Tarnów. Many of Poland's leading Torah scholars were his close disciples, the most renowned ones include R. Meir Shapiro of Lublin, R. Aryeh Tzvi Frumer – the Gaon of Koziegłowy, R. David Sperber – Gaon of Brașov, R. Yehuda Horowitz – Rebbe of Dzikov, R. Meshulam Roth author of Kol Mevaser, R. Reuven Margolies and R. Yehoshua Ehrenberg Rabbi of Tel Aviv.
He published many books, yet most of his manuscripts were lost in his escape to Vienna during WWI, including five large volumes of halachic responsa. His books include: Sheyarei Tahara on Mishnayot Order Taharot (Kolomyia, 1890); Minchat Kenaot on Tractate Sota (Lviv, 1894); Minchat Pitim on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah and Even HaEzer (Munkacs, 1898-1908); Tal Torah (Vienna, 1921); Responsa Imrei Yosher Part I (Munkacs, 1913), Part II (Kraków-Tarnów, 1925). Other books containing selections of his Torah thought and letters: Minchat Aharon – Me'irat Einayim (Brooklyn, 1978) and Imrei Yosher HaChadash – Tal Torah HaChadash (Jerusalem, 1997).
R. Meir Arik was a prominent Chortkov Chassid, deeply attached with bonds of love, fear and submission to his teachers Rebbe David Moshe and Rebbe Yisrael of Chortkov. The leading Torah scholars of his generation greatly revered him. Rebbe Maharid of Belz declared: "After Maharsham [of Berezhany], we don't do anything in our court without consulting R. Meir". R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski praised him: "Such a R. Meir, we don't have in Lithuania".
• R. Menachem Mendel Babad (1862-1930), rabbi of Gura Humora from 1890. He was the grandson of R. Yosef Babad author of Minchat Chinuch. A leading rabbi in Bukovina, he held his position for some 40 years. He was a Chassid of Chortkov.
• R. Avraham Menachem Mendel HaLevi Steinberg (1847-1928), author of Responsa Machazeh Avraham. A Chassid of Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura. He was a founder of Agudath Yisrael and a member of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. In 1869, he was appointed rabbi of Snyatyn and in 1907, of Brody.
[1] double leaf (2 written pages). 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming. Tears. Folding marks.
Rabbinical Letters
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