Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Responsum Letter from Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Bolichover Author of Shem Aryeh – 1873

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Sold for: $625
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Letter with a halachic question addressed to R. Aryeh Leibush Bolichover Rabbi of Zaslav (Izyaslav), with a response (21 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Aryeh Leibush. [Zaslav, 1873].
Double leaf containing three pages of a question, with the halachic responsum of R. Aryeh Leibush Bolichover, leading posek of his times, in his small, close handwriting on the second half of the third page, with his signature. The responsum discusses the reliability of a butcher who sold meat which the rabbi ruled as terefah. To the best of our knowledge, this responsum by R. Aryeh Leibush has never been published.
[1] double leaf ([3] pages of question and answer). 21.5 cm. Fair good condition. Stains and tears. Folding marks and repairs.
Rabbinic Letters
Rabbinic Letters