Halachic deliberation regarding a man whose wife was hospitalized in a mental home, and he cannot live with her. Can he divorce her or marry an additional wife, so that he can fulfill the commandment to be fruitful and multiply?
Rabbi Kornitzer (1881-1933) was a great-grandson of the Chatam Sofer – from both his mother and his father. He was rabbi in Selish and then in Krakow. His sons-in-laws were Rabbi Shabtai Frankel and Rabbi Menachem Tzvi Eisenstdat, who lectured in the city and was a member of the Krakow city council.
[1] leaf. Ink on paper. 29×23 cm. Written and signed by Rabbi Yosef Nechemiah Kornitzer. Fine condition. Fold marks. Light tears in the fold, without affecting text.