A long letter in the handwriting and with the signature of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet, the Rebbe of Deyzh, author of Ma’aglei Tzedek . 1870.
[2] pages, 20×20 cm. A long letter with words of Torah, mentions the book
Mareh Yechezkel . The letter deals with the laws of
yayin
nesech and was sent to his nephew Rabbi Asher Shmuel Panet.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet was born in 1818 to his father Rabbi Yechezkel Panet author of
Mareh Yechezkel . He learned from the Chatam Sofer who was exuberant in his praise of him. He was the only one in the Pressburg Yeshiva who wore Chassidic garb and the Chatam Sofer would refer to him as ”
der zeidener bachur” and would go for walks with him on Shabbat. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet was present at the well-known revelation of Eliyahu of the Chatam Sofer.
As a result of his marriage he became close to the “Yismach Moshe”; later he was the rabbi of Deyzh and from 1858 served as the Rebbe. In his time, it was written that many people began praying in
nussach Sephard because of him, and that the city of Deyzh became a Chassidic stronghold. He was the leader of the Chareidi Jews of Transylvania for several decades and one of the great Rebbes of his generation.
He wrote the books
Ma’aglei Tzedek ,
Sha’arei Tzedek ,
Mishpat Tzedek and
Avnei Tzedek .
The letter was sent to his nephew Rabbi Asher Shmuel Panet. Rabbi Asher Shmuel Panet was the son of Rabbi Moshe Bezalel Panet, the son of the “Mareh Yechezkel” and the rabbi of Hidalmas and Tashnad. His son Rabbi Asher Shmuel, the recipient of the letter, served as rabbi of Hidalmas. For information on Rabbi Asher Shmuel see: Zvi Hirsch Schwartz, Menachem Meishiv Nefesh, in
Heichal HaBesht ,
a collection of the teachings of Chassidut, its history and its treasures , year 2, issue 4 (8), 2005, page 109.
Folding signs. Tiny tears in the margins. Aging stains. Fine to very good condition.