Letter signed by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, dated: Kislev 2009.
Letter of encouragement for the printing of Sefer HaNer – commentary on a number of tractates by one of the earlier scholars. His signature is in the margin of the letter.
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv [1910-2012], was born in Shavel, Lithuania as an only son to his parents after 17 years of marriage. In 1924 he immigrated to Palestine with his family who settled in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem. Served as judge in the chief rabbinical court, known primarily for his phenomenal diligence his entire life. He later became the greatest adjudicator of halacha of the generation, and leader of the entire generation.
[1] official letterhead leaf 21×30 cm. Very fine condition.