Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Regulations of the Association of Prayer and Chessed – Jerusalem, 1914

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Handwritten leaf, regulations of the association of prayer and chessed, with 36 signatures. Jerusalem, 15th of Shevat 1914. The first to sign was the Jerusalem Kabbalist Rabbi "Reuven Haaz". Among the other signatures: Rabbi "Yosef Chaim Schwartz", Rabbi "Yisrael Yitzchak HaLevi Reisman" [later member of the Badatz HaEda HaCharedit], Rabbi "Shlomo Pollack", Rabbi "Yosef Adler", Rabbi "Yisrael Eisner", "Rabbi Yechiel Klein", "Rabbi Shimon Yosef son of R' Aharon Mordechai Meller", Rabbi "Moshe Holtzman", Rabbi "Zvi Rosenbaum", etc. The regulations are lacking at the beginning and begin with Regulation 8. The regulations are apparently for the association of congregants for establishing a Beit Midrash [evidently in the Batei Ungaren neighborhood]. Includes regulations of prayers in the Beit Midrash, prayers in the homes of the association members during mourning, arrangements of aliyot and for yartzeits, chessed, etc. Regulation 17: “We have accepted the practice to celebrate the day of the founding of our association each year on the 15th of Shevat with a mitzvah party”. Regulation 18: “None of us are allowed to change anything small or large from all the things specified here, even by the instructions of a great sage and rabbi, whoever it may be… because we have accepted all these regulations under these conditions…”. Leaf [2 written pages], 28.5 cm. Some signatures are on another leaf (originally) glued unto the last page. Fair-poor condition, tears and gluing. Heavy wear and stains. Some signatures in pencil.
Jerusalem Rabbis and Public Institutions – Letters, Manuscripts and Archives
Jerusalem Rabbis and Public Institutions – Letters, Manuscripts and Archives