Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Tena'im Signed by Rabbi Leib Emmerich, Leader of the Group of Disciples of Rabbi Natan Adler in Frankfurt am Main - 1799-1802

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Detailed tena'im for the engagement of the groom R. Leib son of R. Hertz Zunz with the bride Gittele daughter of R. Leib Emmerich. Signed by the mechutanim, including signature of R. "Yehuda Leib son of R. Gumpel Emmerich"; and the guarantors. Frankfurt am Main, Tammuz 1799.
Further in the document a new agreement was added, with revisions of the monetary arrangements and the guarantees of the first tena’im, signed by the two mechutanim. Frankfurt am Main, Tammuz 1802.
R. Leib Emmerich (d. 6th Kislev 1817) was a holy Torah scholar, a leader of the group of disciples of R. Natan Adler of Frankfurt am Main - the teacher of the Chatam Sofer. A close companion of the Chatam Sofer (who cites his Torah novellae in his books, referring to R. Leib as "my friend R. Leib Emmerich of Frankfurt am Main", Sefer HaZikaron, p. 93).
[1] leaf (written on both sides). Approx. 33 cm. Good condition. Minor marginal wear. Folding marks.
Rabbinic Letters and Manuscripts
Rabbinic Letters and Manuscripts