Official document from the Va’ad HaKlali L’Adat HaSepharadim – emissary’s agreement with Rabbi Mordechai ben Rabbi Yosef Suissa, who traveled to Morocco. Jerusalem, 1915.
Signatories on the letter: The emissary Rabbi Yosef Bechor Benveniste, av beit din of the Sephardic communities of Jerusalem, Chacham Yitzchak Gagin – son of Rabbi Shalom Moshe Chai Gagin – author of Michseh L’Ohel , and Chacham Rachamim Mizrachi.
Unusually, this letter bears a detailed description of the emissary’s terms of employment as agreed by both sides. This is an exceptional testimony to one of the most honorable professions in the Land of Israel of earlier generations – a profession that no longer exists.
[1] leaf paper, official stationery from the Rishon LeTziyon Rabbi Nachman Betito. 21.5 x 27 cm.
Moderate-fine condition. Fold marks with slight tears. Stains. Adhesives on the back.