Auction 75 - Rare and Important Items
Letter of Good Year Wishes and Many Blessings by the Brisker Rav – Jerusalem, 1950 – "…A Long and Good Life, Blessed, Pleasant and Happy, May They be Satiated with Pleasure and Satisfaction from All They Have, May G-d's Blessing Rest upon Their Home, and May Goodness, Blessing and Happiness Never Depart from Your Home"
Opening: $3,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $4,500
Including buyer's premium
Letter of good year wishes and many blessings handwritten and signed by R. Yitzchak Ze'ev HaLevi Soloveitchik, rabbi of Brisk – "the Brisker Rav". Jerusalem, "Erev Rosh Hashana 1950".
Postcard addressed to his uncle R. Shmuel Yitzchak Yoffe Rabbi of Borisov, a rabbi in Tel Aviv. In the letter, the Brisker Rav showers his uncle and family with many blessings in honor of the new year: " May they all be blessed in the upcoming Rosh Hashana with a long and good life, blessed, pleasant and happy, may they be satiated with pleasure and satisfaction from all they have, may G-d's blessing rest upon their home, and may goodness, blessing and happiness never depart from your home, may G-d help and we be informed of only good and happy tidings from each other, always. May the coming year be a year of redemption and salvation, and may we all merit to see the coming of the Redeemer to Zion… Your nephew, who venerates you, awaiting and longing for an immediate salvation with a good inscription and sealing".
The addresses of the recipient and sender are inscribed on verso (presumably written by R. Yosef Dov, son of the Brisker Rav).
R. Yitzchak Ze'ev HaLevi Soloveitchik – the Brisker Rav (1887-1959), son of R. Chaim HaLevi of Brisk, and grandson of the Beit HaLevi. Already in his father's lifetime, at a young age, he was considered one of the prominent leaders of the generation. In 1919 (at the age of 32), he succeeded his forefathers as rabbi of Brisk, and with his Torah authority he directed all Jewish matters in Brisk and the surroundings. He survived the Holocaust together with some of his children and immigrated to Jerusalem. His tremendous authority was recognized throughout the Torah world, whether in Eretz Israel or abroad. He authored Chiddushei Maran R. Y.Z. HaLevi on the Rambam and the Torah. His orally transmitted novellae were published in the Chiddushei HaGriz series. Until this day, his teachings serve as the basis of profound Torah study in yeshivot, and his views direct the Torah outlook and leadership of large parts of Orthodox Jewry. He was famous for posterity for his outstanding fear of G-d and for his zealousness for the absolute truth.
R. Shmuel Yitzchak Yoffe (1884-1953) was the son-in-law of the Beit HaLevi, and the uncle of the Brisker Rav. In 1914-1934, he served as rabbi of Borisov (Barysaw), Belarus. In 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Tel-Aviv, where he held various rabbinic positions. After the Holocaust, he was very involved in issuing permits for agunot. His writings were published after his passing in the book Ramat Shmuel.
Postcard. 14 cm. Written in pencil. Good condition. Stains.
Postcard addressed to his uncle R. Shmuel Yitzchak Yoffe Rabbi of Borisov, a rabbi in Tel Aviv. In the letter, the Brisker Rav showers his uncle and family with many blessings in honor of the new year: " May they all be blessed in the upcoming Rosh Hashana with a long and good life, blessed, pleasant and happy, may they be satiated with pleasure and satisfaction from all they have, may G-d's blessing rest upon their home, and may goodness, blessing and happiness never depart from your home, may G-d help and we be informed of only good and happy tidings from each other, always. May the coming year be a year of redemption and salvation, and may we all merit to see the coming of the Redeemer to Zion… Your nephew, who venerates you, awaiting and longing for an immediate salvation with a good inscription and sealing".
The addresses of the recipient and sender are inscribed on verso (presumably written by R. Yosef Dov, son of the Brisker Rav).
R. Yitzchak Ze'ev HaLevi Soloveitchik – the Brisker Rav (1887-1959), son of R. Chaim HaLevi of Brisk, and grandson of the Beit HaLevi. Already in his father's lifetime, at a young age, he was considered one of the prominent leaders of the generation. In 1919 (at the age of 32), he succeeded his forefathers as rabbi of Brisk, and with his Torah authority he directed all Jewish matters in Brisk and the surroundings. He survived the Holocaust together with some of his children and immigrated to Jerusalem. His tremendous authority was recognized throughout the Torah world, whether in Eretz Israel or abroad. He authored Chiddushei Maran R. Y.Z. HaLevi on the Rambam and the Torah. His orally transmitted novellae were published in the Chiddushei HaGriz series. Until this day, his teachings serve as the basis of profound Torah study in yeshivot, and his views direct the Torah outlook and leadership of large parts of Orthodox Jewry. He was famous for posterity for his outstanding fear of G-d and for his zealousness for the absolute truth.
R. Shmuel Yitzchak Yoffe (1884-1953) was the son-in-law of the Beit HaLevi, and the uncle of the Brisker Rav. In 1914-1934, he served as rabbi of Borisov (Barysaw), Belarus. In 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Tel-Aviv, where he held various rabbinic positions. After the Holocaust, he was very involved in issuing permits for agunot. His writings were published after his passing in the book Ramat Shmuel.
Postcard. 14 cm. Written in pencil. Good condition. Stains.
Rabbinic Manuscripts and Letters
Rabbinic Manuscripts and Letters