Letter from Admor Menachem Nachum Twersky of Tolna sent to Rabbi Moshe Nachum Yerushalamski. Tolna, 1892 [?].
Specifications: [1] leaf, graph paper. 13×21 cm. With his holy signature.
Content: Thank-you letter upon receipt of his work. He adds that he accedes to his request that the work should be kept on his desk, “my desk which is before Hashem.”
Background: Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky of Tolna was the son of Rabbi Mordechai who was the son of Rabbi Dovid of Tolna. His father passed away during Rabbi Dovid’s life, and he was appointed to succeed his grandfather Rabbi Dovid, when he was only thirteen years old (!). He was appointed Admor with the blessing of his great-uncle Rabbi Yochanan of Rachmastrivka. He passed away in Kiev in 1915. His Torah and biography are printed in Matmonei Menachem Nachum . Rabbi Moshe Nachum Yerushalamski (1855-1916) was a halachic decider, noted for his many responses. He served as rabbi in Kaminka, near Kiev; then as rabbi of Ostrolenka, a suburb of Lomza; and in 1902, as Rabbi of Kielce. He was a prolific author and was active in communal affairs. He was a chassid of Rabbi Dovid of Tolna, after whose death he became a chassid of his grandson, Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Tolna, who was younger than him.
Condition: Fine. Aging stains. Fold marks. Tiny tear in the blank margins.