Letter from Admor Dovid Twersky of Zlatopol. [1896?].
Specifications: [1] leaf, 13×22 cm. Signed by the Admor.
Content: The letter was sent to Rabbi Moshe Nachum Yerushalamski, the noted posek who was rabbi in Kaminka, near Kiev – near the Admors of Chernobyl. The letter was written in Rachmastrivka during the first year after the death of his father, Rabbi Yochanan of Rachmastrivka.
Unique features: He writes that he would like to clarify about a certain person if he is honest, and he writes his opinion about him, and concludes, “to celebrate Passover in kashrut and health…”
Background: Rabbi Dovid Twersky was the eldest son of Rabbi Mordechai of Rachmastrivka, who was the son of the Maggid of Chernobyl. He was born in 1837 and was the son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon of Karlin [the second]. He served as Admor in Zlatopol and had many chassidim. He was noted for his many fasts and self-affliction. He took his nephew as a son-in-law, Rabbi Yisrael of Stolin. He passed away in 1915.
Refer to: Alfasi, Chassidut , 1, 469.
Condition: Very fine. Fold marks. Minimal aging stains.