Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Lissa. [Hamburg?], Elul 1726.
the letter is written in Hebrew and in Yiddish. Sent to "Rabbi Yisrael". Its topic is printing Mishnayot with Bartenura and Tosfot Yom Tov and new commentaries [apparently, preparation of the edition of Mishnayot with the commentary of Rabbi Shimshon Chassid of Altona, finally printed in 1775, approximately 45 years after the death of Rabbi Shimshon Bloch]. He mentions a request of an approbation of "the great gaon Av Beit Din and teacher". On the margins after the signature, he asks about "…Rabbi Moshe", and writes "I do not know how to respond until I receive a true letter…".
the content demonstrates that Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Lissa who signed this letter was involved with the management of the communities and apparently was a prominent community leader (dayan or parnass). Possibly, the writer is Rabbi Yehuda Leib Feizer of Lissa, father of the author of Nachlat Shimoni [Wansbeck, 1728].
Leaf, approximately 20 cm. Fair-poor condition, tears with missing text.