Ketubah of Rabbi Michel Yehudah Lefkowitz upon his marriage to his wife, Rabbanit Chava Esther, daughter of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Gershonowitz , Rosh Yeshivah of Tiferet Tzion. Bnei Brak, 1947.
Rabbi Michal Yehudah Lefkowitz’s wedding took place in Bnei Brak on Lag BaOmer. The Chazon Ish was behind the match. The wedding was delayed due to financial difficulties, and materialized through the Chazon Ish’s support.
Rabbi Michel Yehudah Lefkowitz [1913-2011] was a leader of the Lithuanian “Yeshivah” community. He was a prominent disciple of the Chazon Ish, a member of Degel HaTorah’s Council of Torah Sages, and Rosh Yeshivah of Ponevezh L’Tzeirim for sixty years in succession. He taught thousands of students, including rabbis, rosh yeshivahs and famous Torah scholars. After his marriage, he was appointed lecturer in Yeshivat Tiferet Tzion, where his students included Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, Rabbi Nissim Karelitz, Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman and Rabbi Dov Tzvi Karlenstein.
[1] printed sheet of paper. 47×31 cm. Handwritten additions: names of bride and groom, place, time, ketubah sum, witnesses’ signatures, and signature of the groom, Rabbi Michel Yehudah Lefkowitz.
Moderate-fine condition, fold marks and tears along the length of the fold marks, minimal aging stains.