Lot 504
A Letter by Rabbi Shmuel Zanvil Klepfisz, Rabbi of Warsaw
A letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shmuel Klepfisz. Warsaw, 1895.
"A letter of certification (authorization of single status), "the dear boy… of this community, who traveled from here and left his homeland… was not betrothed or married".
Rabbi Shmuel Klepfisz (1825-1902), disciple of the Gaon of Kutna, author of Za'it Ra'anan. From 1850, he served as a rabbi in Warsaw, and from 1873 he served as Head of Beit Din and Deputy Rabbi, a position that at that time held the most senior Torah authority in the capital city of Warsaw. He was renowned for his tremendous wisdom and was one of the greatest poskim and many of the great rabbis of his generation (such as the Chidushei HaRim and the Beit HaLevi) relied on his halachic decisions. (See Chachmei Polin, Part 1, pgs. 343-345).
Official stationary, 21 cm. Good condition, stains.
