Handwritten lamentation about the Reform Movement Rabbis’ meeting, by Rabbi Aharon Fuld, Frankfurt am Main, 1844.
“An assembly of… Rabbis, who seek to destroy us… and their ways cannot be adopted”, the lamentation continues with words on Torah law violations, the encouragement of assimilation, the authorization of a woman’s remarrying without a Get and the denial of the Final Redemption. The lamentation ends with the following words: “May those evil ways come to an end and may we have the merit of offering sacrifices in Zion”. Signed “A. Fuld”.
Rabbi Aharon Fuld (1790–1847), of the sages of Frankfurt am Main, disciple of the “Hafla’ah” and member of the Rabbinical tribunal of Rabbi Zalman Trier and Rabbi Ber Adler. The Maharatz Chajes writes about him in the Minchat Kena’ot “The great Rabbi, elder Chassid, Rabbi Zalman Trier, Av Beit Din of Frankfurt am Main, with two of the leading sages of the generation Rabbi Aharon Fuld and the Great Rabbi Ber Adler”. Corresponded a lot with the “Chatam Sofer”, Rabbi Akiva Eiger and more. Was among the greatest fighters against the Reform Movement in his generation, this lamentation was written after the Reform Movement Members’ gathering in Braunschweig 1844, during which decisions were made to change the wording of the prayers and abolish several Torah laws (such as allowing intermarriages, changing the laws of circumcision, and more). The “Ketav Sofer” organized a petition signed by rabbis.
Rabbi Aharon authored several books: the “Beit Aharon” responsum and glosses and remarks on the Shem Ha-Gedolim. (More about him in enclosed material, with a photocopy of his handwriting).
2 pages, 17 cm. Good condition.