Auction 37 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Letter by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Zaksh, 1852

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Long letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi "Shlomo Zalman ben Rabbi Meir… Zaksh from the Luokė community", to Rabbi Shmuel Salant. Viduklė, 1852.
In the letter, he writes of the plan of his great uncle, Rabbi Shabtai Yaffe "son of Rabbi Evli Yaffe" to ascend to Eretz Israel.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Zaksh (1814-1876) a famous Lithuania Torah genius, due to his great righteousness was known as "Rabbi Zalmele Frumer". Childhood friend of Rabbi Shmuel of Salant. Was rabbi of Biržai, Luokė and Kretinga.
Rabbi Shabtai Yaffe, one of the greatest rabbis of Zamut (Northern Lithuania), served as Av Beit Din of Ponovezh and Jelgava and for 53 years in the rabbinate of Viekšniai. Ascended to Jerusalem in 1852 and died after one year in the month of Kislev 1853. Left behind many manuscripts (not printed) which were kept by his son-in-law Rabbi BenZion Shalaz.
25X22 cm. Good-fair condition, stains and folding marks.
Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant / The Old Yishuv in Jerusalem and Hebron
Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant / The Old Yishuv in Jerusalem and Hebron