Reference letter for an orphan written by Rabbi Simcha Zelig Riger, famed dayan of Brisk. [1938].
[1] leaf. 12.5×11.5 cm. Written and signed by Rabbi Simcha Zelig Riger, with the stamp of the
beit din tzedek of Brisk.
Rabbi Simcha Zelig Riger (1864-1942) was a prominent disciple of the Volozhin Yeshiva. Rabbi Chaim of Brisk brought him to serve has a
moreh tzedek and
dayan in the Brisk
beit din . Rav Chaim said that Rabbi Simcha Zelig’s teaching skills were unique in his generation.Rabbi Riger was killed in the Holocaust together with the rest of the Brisk community in Cheshvan 1942.
Filing holes affecting one word. Very fine condition.