Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Letter by the Mahara"m Mintz, 1824
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Letter by the Ga’on Rabbi Moshe Mintz Av Beit Din of Oiven Yashan, to Rabbi Shlomo Mahr from Pest. Oiven, [1824?].
Letter of recommendation for a Jew from Nikelsberg, who wishes to marry off his daughter and was cut off from an inheritance which he deserved. In the letter he mentions the “prominent Ga’on Rabbi of the province” [Rabbi Mordechai Benett Av Beit Din of Nikelsberg].
The Ga’on Rabbi Moshe Mintz [passed away in the year 1831, Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 14912] was among the greatest and most famous Torah scholars of Hungary in his generation. He served as rabbi in Oiven Yashan (nowadays part of the city of Budapest, Hungary) for many years and left his imprint upon the place. Among his many accomplishments, he established a large yeshiva in which he was a prominent teacher of Torah. (Among his well-known disciples: Rabbi Bendet Gutein author of “Kesef Nivchar”, Av Beit Din of Hedias). Many of his disciples also studied by the “Chatam Sofer”. Author of the “Maharam Mintz” responsum (Prague 1827).
The addressee of the letter, Rabbi Shlomo Mahr (Rosenthal) from Pest, was among the greatest and most influential leaders in Hungary. Many of the greatest leaders of the generation corresponded with him regularly. [See items 394-395).
17 lines in his handwriting, written upon a page which was sent by mail. 7 cm. Good condition. Wax stamp of the Mahara"m Mintz.
Letter of recommendation for a Jew from Nikelsberg, who wishes to marry off his daughter and was cut off from an inheritance which he deserved. In the letter he mentions the “prominent Ga’on Rabbi of the province” [Rabbi Mordechai Benett Av Beit Din of Nikelsberg].
The Ga’on Rabbi Moshe Mintz [passed away in the year 1831, Ozar Ha’Rabbanim 14912] was among the greatest and most famous Torah scholars of Hungary in his generation. He served as rabbi in Oiven Yashan (nowadays part of the city of Budapest, Hungary) for many years and left his imprint upon the place. Among his many accomplishments, he established a large yeshiva in which he was a prominent teacher of Torah. (Among his well-known disciples: Rabbi Bendet Gutein author of “Kesef Nivchar”, Av Beit Din of Hedias). Many of his disciples also studied by the “Chatam Sofer”. Author of the “Maharam Mintz” responsum (Prague 1827).
The addressee of the letter, Rabbi Shlomo Mahr (Rosenthal) from Pest, was among the greatest and most influential leaders in Hungary. Many of the greatest leaders of the generation corresponded with him regularly. [See items 394-395).
17 lines in his handwriting, written upon a page which was sent by mail. 7 cm. Good condition. Wax stamp of the Mahara"m Mintz.
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