Beautiful letter, entirely handwritten, signed and stamped by the gaon hageonim , Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, author of Even HaAzel . Letter with blessings and rabbinic ordination in honor of the appointment of the gaon Rabbi Ya’akov Fink as av beit din of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jerusalem, 1953.
Important content: The Even HaAzel, in a rare exception, mentions the nascent State of Israel: “May [your] tremendous Torah and leadership abilities strengthen the State of Israel on Torah foundations.”
Interesting and important letter with important content, regarding the establishment of Torah institutions in Brazil. Entirely handwritten and signed by the av beit din of Jerusalem, the renowned gaon Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank, author of Shu”t Har Tzvi . Jerusalem, 1952.
Additional signature in the margins of the letter from Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenthal, head of Midrash Bnei Tziyon: “We hereby join the rabbis [in their ordination] and the ga’ava”d shlit”a.”
Additional letter, lengthy [approximately 500 words] and with important content. Entirely handwritten by the av beit din of Jerusalem, the renowned gaon Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank, author of Shu”t Har Tzvi . Jerusalem, 1952.
Important content, apparently unprinted: important halachic responsum with respect to a woman abroad who heard from her grandmother that she is from Jewish ancestry, “but they were forced to disregard their Jewish roots.” To the best of our electronic examination, this responsum has not been printed in the sefarim printed by either rabbi. Sharp comment from the Even HaAzel in the margins about the kosher reliability of the ritual slaughter of meat in Argentina.
Lengthy and uplifting letter [2 leaves] with respect to rescuing the younger generation of world Jewry. Entirely handwritten and signed by the gaon and tzaddik Rabbi Ya’akov Moshe Charlop from leading geonim and tzaddikim of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 6 Tevet, 1948 [chronogram: “כתר מלך”].
Uplifting content: “Regarding the young generation, due to wandering in the impure exile and the atmosphere of the nations of the world, along with the extent of the distress and persecution over the years, its gleam has faded and its strength and resilience forgotten, and they have learned from their ways.”
Additional letter with blessings handwritten, signed and stamped by the gaon and tzaddik Rabbi Ya’akov Moshe Charlop, one of the leading geonim and tzaddikim of Jerusalem, 20 Elul, 1951.
The letter was written on the back of a leaf of official stationery from the Beit Zevul yeshivah. The front of the stationery bears a letter from the yeshivah administrators.
Letter loaded with blessings for the upcoming Rosh HaShanah, entirely handwritten and signed by the gaon Rabbi Betzalel Zolty, later chief rabbi of Jerusalem. 1964.
Letter from the gaon Rabbi Moshe Halberstam, one of the leading rabbis of his generation. It also discusses the sefer Minchat Yitzchak , authored by the gaon Rabbi Y. Y. Weiss. 1976 [chronogram: “יבוא עני רוכב על החמור”]
Important content: Full page with a Chassidic insight by the gaon Rabbi Moshe Halberstam with respect to birkat kohanim introducing parashat hanesi’im in the month of Nissan. We are unaware of whether this insight has been printed.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of the geonim Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank, Rabbi Ya’akov Moshe Charlop, Rabbi Moshe Halberstam, Rabbi Ya’akov Betzalel Zolty and Rabbi Ya’akov Fink.
Various sizes. Overall fine condition.