Auction 12 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Letter and Halachic Responsum From Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer Rabbi of Berlin
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A letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer to his mechutan Rabbi Zvi Binyamin Auerbach Rabbi of Halberstadt. Eisenstadt, 1865.
An interesting letter, in which the writer expresses great joy on their acquaintance, and on the connection through marriage between their families, "that we have merited becoming relatives to a high and exalted family and a dear and great man… I have learned much from my mechutan, and more than what I have learned I have been inspired by his wondrous expertise in Torah … ". Most of the letter (four pages) is about Torah thoughts, on the issue of "an ill person whose life is in danger" etc.
Rabbi Azriel Hlidesheimer (1820-1899), was among the leading Torah authorities of his generation. Disciple of the author of the Aruch LaNer and of Rabbi Yitzchak Bernays of Hamburg. In 1851-1869, he served as Rabbi of Eisenstadt, where he established one of the major yeshivot of Hungary and Germany. In 1869 he was appointed as Rabbi of Berlin, where he established the Beit Midrash L'Rabbanim. He led Orthodox Jewry in Germany. Most of his works were burned in a fire that broke out in his home, and from the remnants several volumes of responsa and novella were printed (Tel Aviv, 1969-1976; Jerusalem 1984, 1992 and 2000), but this responsum does not appear there.
Letter recipient: Rabbi Zvi Binyamin Auerbach (1808-1872), author of Nachal Eshkol, see Item 314 about him.
4 and one half pages written in his close handwriting. C. 180 lines. 23 cm. Thin bluish stationary. Good-fair condition, stains and tear to fold of Page 5.
An interesting letter, in which the writer expresses great joy on their acquaintance, and on the connection through marriage between their families, "that we have merited becoming relatives to a high and exalted family and a dear and great man… I have learned much from my mechutan, and more than what I have learned I have been inspired by his wondrous expertise in Torah … ". Most of the letter (four pages) is about Torah thoughts, on the issue of "an ill person whose life is in danger" etc.
Rabbi Azriel Hlidesheimer (1820-1899), was among the leading Torah authorities of his generation. Disciple of the author of the Aruch LaNer and of Rabbi Yitzchak Bernays of Hamburg. In 1851-1869, he served as Rabbi of Eisenstadt, where he established one of the major yeshivot of Hungary and Germany. In 1869 he was appointed as Rabbi of Berlin, where he established the Beit Midrash L'Rabbanim. He led Orthodox Jewry in Germany. Most of his works were burned in a fire that broke out in his home, and from the remnants several volumes of responsa and novella were printed (Tel Aviv, 1969-1976; Jerusalem 1984, 1992 and 2000), but this responsum does not appear there.
Letter recipient: Rabbi Zvi Binyamin Auerbach (1808-1872), author of Nachal Eshkol, see Item 314 about him.
4 and one half pages written in his close handwriting. C. 180 lines. 23 cm. Thin bluish stationary. Good-fair condition, stains and tear to fold of Page 5.
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