Two rare and important and relatively lengthy letters written from beginning to end and signed by the gadol hador Rabbi Shmaryahu Chaim Kanievsky. The letters are addressed to two of the gedolei hador , the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth, rabbi of Antwerp, and the gaon Rabbi Avraham Ya’akov Zeleznik, rosh yeshivah of Etz Chaim.
Lengthy and beautiful letter [approximately 110 words] entirely handwritten and signed by the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. The letter is addressed to the rabbi of Antwerp, the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth. Bnei Brak, on the 32nd day of the Omer, 1992.
Letter with a request for help for a famous Torah scholar, a relative of Reb Chaim’s [the name is blurry]. Probably out of respect for the addressee, as well as the subject of the letter, Reb Chaim’s cousin, the letter was written entirely in his own hand. It is interesting to see that the letter was written over a year and a half. [The first date noted is Tevet 1991. This date was crossed-out and replaced with a date almost a year and a half later, on the 32nd day of the Omer, 1992]. It is worth noting that Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s famous caution with respect to financial matters is expressed in this letter. Even while speaking of his close cousin, a famed talmid chacham, Reb Chaim is very careful with each word he writes so that he does not stir one iota from absolute truth and honesty.
[1] leaf, 15 cm.
Very fine condition. Fold mark.
Very beautiful letter [approximately 58 words] entirely handwritten and signed by the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. The letter is addressed to the gaon Rabbi Avraham Ya’akov Zeleznik, rosh yeshivah of Etz Chaim and member of Degel HaTorah’s Council of Torah Sages. [Bnei Brak, undated.]
Important and relatively lengthy responsum compared to Reb Chaim’s typically brief halachic responsa, apparently out of respect for the addressee’s stature, as he was considered one of the leading geonim of the Holy Land and one of Jerusalem’s tzaddikim . The letter discusses differences between reading the vowels kamatz and patach . Inter alia , the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky writes about a halachic topic that was a matter of controversy between the two greats, he continues, “There is no point in arguments, I understand [your] respected opinion, and I was only writing my own humble opinion!”
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky .
[1] postal postcard, 14 cm.
Fine-very fine condition. Aging stains.