Letter (approx. 14 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach. Bnei Brak, Adar 1970.
At the foot of the letter: Additional letter (approx. 7 lines) handwritten, stamped and signed by his colleague R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler.
Endorsement of a fund assisting a young man with his wedding expenses, "… a young man who excels in Torah learning and fear of G-d, diligent and modest… from a learned family who are not able to provide much assistance… whoever lends their support to this cause, should be blessed from Heaven with much good, and may G-d fulfill all their needs" (words of R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach). The Steipler adds the following blessings in his letter: "And whoever assists, will be blessed from Heaven many times over, with an abundance of blessing and success, and the principal will remain for the World to Come".
R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2001), dean of the Ponovezh yeshiva and a foremost yeshiva dean, was the leader of Torah Jewry in our generation and served as chairman of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah for many years. He authored the Avi Ezri series on the Rambam, founded and presided over many yeshivot and educational institutions throughout Eretz Israel and around the world.
R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), author of Kehilot Yaakov and brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish, was the dean of Novardok – Beit Yosef yeshivot in Bnei Brak and around the world. Already as a yeshiva student he became known in the Lithuanian yeshiva world as "the Steipler" (appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine), and stories abound about the scope of his diligence, brilliance and holiness.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.