Letter of recommendation and ordination written by Rabbi Akiva Sofer Schreiber, last rabbi of Pressburg before the Holocaust and then in Jerusalem, to his primary disciple Rabbi Yehudah Dov Singer. 1951.
Lengthy and heartwarming letter to his beloved disciple and friend, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Akiva Sofer Schreiber, with his stamp.
Rabbi Akiva Sofer (1878-1960), av beit din of Pressburg and author of Da’at Sofer , continued his ancestors’ dynasty – that of the Chata”m Sofer, the Ktav Sofer and the Shevet Sofer, in the Pressburg rabbinate and as its rosh yeshivah. While still a youth, he began lecturing at the yeshivah. In 1907, he succeeded his father in the Pressburg rabbinate and as its rosh yeshivah, a position he held for 33 years. In 1940, he ascended to Jerusalem and reestablished the yeshivah. His works include: Da’at Sofer – responsa on the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch and Da’at Sofer on Torah and the festivals.
Rabbi Yehudah Dov Singer [1907-1971] was rabbi of Waitzen and primary disciple of the mighty gaon Rabbi Akiva Sofer, author of Da’at Sofer of Pressburg. He was a rabbi of the Budapest community and later in Waitzen, Hungary. After the Holocaust, he ascended to the Land of Israel, where he served for a short time as rabbi of Moshav Beit Meir, then as rabbi of Givat Shmuel for 18 years.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 25×17 cm. Fine condition. Aging stains.