Rabbinic ordination of the gaon Rabbi Zalman Hernreich, renowned rabbi of Shamloy and author of Lechem Shlomo . The rabbinic ordination is entirely written by hand, by the gaon Rabbi Shaul Hernfeld, Av Beit Din of Siks.
The rabbinic ordination before us was given to the ‘Lechem Shlomo’ when he was a young married scholar of only 28 years of age. Upon receipt of this certificate, he was indeed appointed to his first rabbinic position in Chova, near Mishkoltz, Hungary. This appointment was at first opposed by some of the city residents due to his young age, but after rabbinic leaders were brought in on the matter and recognized his unique leadership and extraordinary knowledge, he received the appointment effective 1894. Five years later, the ‘Lechem Shlomo’ moved on to the larger city of Shamloy, where he served as rabbi and rosh yeshivah until his passing, and he is known for this highly respected position. In the certificate of rabbinic ordination before us, aside from what is written about the ‘Lechem Shlomo”s tremendous greatness in Torah, his yichus [pedigree] as the son of the ‘Kol Aryeh’ is also mentioned.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Hernreich .
[1] leaf paper, 14×22 cm. Ink on graph paper, entirely in the hand of the gaon Rabbi Shaul Hernfeld, Av Beit Din of Siks.
Very fine condition. Fold marks with two tiny perforations in the folds. Stain in the margins of the letter, possibly a remnant of a wax seal, with a reflection of the stain in the body of the certificate without compromising the visibility of the text.