Letter written and signed by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (1865-1935). He asks the rabbis of the Ashkenazic Beit Din in Jerusalem: “To send us an expert ritual slaughterer and checker, whom the Badatz select as outstanding in Torah and fear of G-d … and he will receive a generous salary, commensurate with his work.” 12th of Tevet, 1911.
Description: [1] leaf, stationery. 21×28 cm. Written, signed and stamped by Rabbi Kook.
Condition: Fine, other than slight stains and a tiny hole.
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook was the first Ashkenazic chief rabbi of the Land of Israel. He was an adjudicator, kabbalist and philosopher. He is considered among the patriarchs of religious-Zionism.