Letter by Rabbi Natan Nota HaLevi Kallel, to Sir Moses Montefiore, 1884.
Specifications: [1] leaf, paper, written on both sides. 14×22 cm. The opening of the letter was written in a scribe’s elegant handwriting.
Unique Features: The letter opens with blessings and well wishes upon Sir Montefiore’s ninety-ninth birthday, and ends with a request to come to his aid because of his many expenses. Amongst other things, he mentions his desire to send his sons to study at a yeshiva in Eisenstadt with the gaon RY”M Perles, but lacks the finances to do so, and notes that he is the grandson of the holy author of Machatzit HaShekel . (Refer to the book HaChatam Sofer VeTalmidav p. 531, and Ohalei Shem, p. 290).
Background: Rabbi Natan Nota HaLevi Kallel, son of Rabbi Aharon son of Rabbi Yehudah, son of the Machatzit HaShekel, was born in 1851. He was a student of the Ktav Sofer and of the author of Machane Chaim . He served as Av Beit Din of Sharbagrad from 1870 until his passing in 1923. Many of his Torah novellae have been published in various journals: VaYelaket Yosef , Tel Talpiot and Torah MiTzion .
Condition: Fine. Aging stains. Fold marks.