Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Halachic Responsa in the Handwriting of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv

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Manuscript leaves, drafts of five halachic response letters in the handwriting of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. [Jerusalem], 1971-1994.
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012), a foremost posek for over 70 years. Known for his exceptional diligence and deep and thorough understanding of all Torah areas which enabled him to reach clear conclusions on any matter. During the last 20 years of his life, he led Torah Jewry in Israel and abroad. However, even earlier, he was involved in rabbinic and halachic matters of various communities. Rabbi Elyashiv did not print his Torah novellae by himself but his disciples printed the "comments" from his lectures and compiled some of his responsa in the four volumes of Kovetz Teshuvot. According to rumors, (see Yeshurun, Vol. 28, Nisan 2013, page 225), Rabbi Elyashiv did not save the drafts of his responsa and his inscriptions while studying and often he would put them in geniza.
5 responsa, 13 pages, varying size, good condition. Two responsa on official stationary. All the responsa are in his handwriting and are not signed. Printed in Kovetz Teshuvot, some differ from this manuscript.
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