Auction 66 - Rare and Important Items
Mehudar Tefillin Parashiot – Written by the Sofer Rabbi Chaim Asher Lederman, Sofer of the Chazon Ish
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Tefillin parashiot (parchment scrolls inscribed with biblical passages), written by R. Chaim Asher Lederman, the Sofer (scribe) of the Chazon Ish. [Jerusalem, 20th century].
Stam script (Beit Yosef) on parchment. Parashiot for tefillin shel yad (arm-tefilla) and tefillin shel rosh (head-tefilla; for tefillin conforming with Rashi's opinion). Including the batim (leather boxes) and straps.
These parashiot were written by the expert Sofer R. Chaim Asher Lederman of Jerusalem (1899-1997), a G-d fearing Torah scholar, prominent Chassid of Karlin. Parashiot he wrote are in high demand, for his particularly mehudar writing, which was commended by the Chazon Ish and the Steipler. His writing is characterized as beautiful and mehudar, both for its high standard from the halachic viewpoint, and for its aesthetic magnificence.
R. Chaim Asher Lederman was the Sofer of the Chazon Ish, who employed him especially to write a Torah scroll on his behalf, according to his precise instructions. With this Torah scroll, the Chazon Ish merited to personally fulfil, in the most ideal way, the commandment of writing a Torah scroll.
The Steipler, brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish, highly recommended using tefillin parashiot beautifully written by R. Chaim Asher. In his letter from 1965 to R. Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky of Hornosteipel-Pittsburgh, who sought his advice regarding the purchase of high-quality tefillin, the Steipler wrote: "There is also an excellent and renowned Sofer in Jerusalem named R. Chaim Asher Lederman…" (Ye'amer LeYaakov UleYisrael, p. 198, letter 14).
Thin parchment, suited in its size and level of suppleness to small-medium sized tefillin batim. Height of parchment – parashiot of arm-tefilla: approx. 30 mm; parashiot of head-tefilla: approx. 23 mm. Very good condition.
Original tefillin batim (open): 30X30 mm. Size of base: approx. 44X59 mm. Including high-quality straps, and new plastic protective covers.
Enclosed are two reports from Stam experts, certifying that these parashiot were written by the above-mentioned Sofer, and that they are "beautiful and mehudar", "like new".
Stam script (Beit Yosef) on parchment. Parashiot for tefillin shel yad (arm-tefilla) and tefillin shel rosh (head-tefilla; for tefillin conforming with Rashi's opinion). Including the batim (leather boxes) and straps.
These parashiot were written by the expert Sofer R. Chaim Asher Lederman of Jerusalem (1899-1997), a G-d fearing Torah scholar, prominent Chassid of Karlin. Parashiot he wrote are in high demand, for his particularly mehudar writing, which was commended by the Chazon Ish and the Steipler. His writing is characterized as beautiful and mehudar, both for its high standard from the halachic viewpoint, and for its aesthetic magnificence.
R. Chaim Asher Lederman was the Sofer of the Chazon Ish, who employed him especially to write a Torah scroll on his behalf, according to his precise instructions. With this Torah scroll, the Chazon Ish merited to personally fulfil, in the most ideal way, the commandment of writing a Torah scroll.
The Steipler, brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish, highly recommended using tefillin parashiot beautifully written by R. Chaim Asher. In his letter from 1965 to R. Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twersky of Hornosteipel-Pittsburgh, who sought his advice regarding the purchase of high-quality tefillin, the Steipler wrote: "There is also an excellent and renowned Sofer in Jerusalem named R. Chaim Asher Lederman…" (Ye'amer LeYaakov UleYisrael, p. 198, letter 14).
Thin parchment, suited in its size and level of suppleness to small-medium sized tefillin batim. Height of parchment – parashiot of arm-tefilla: approx. 30 mm; parashiot of head-tefilla: approx. 23 mm. Very good condition.
Original tefillin batim (open): 30X30 mm. Size of base: approx. 44X59 mm. Including high-quality straps, and new plastic protective covers.
Enclosed are two reports from Stam experts, certifying that these parashiot were written by the above-mentioned Sofer, and that they are "beautiful and mehudar", "like new".
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