Auction 82 - Part II - Books and Letters from the Rabbi Yaakov Landau Family Collection
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Four parts in four small volumes. Incomplete set - four of five parts, lacking part III (laws of Eruvin and Yom Tov). Vol. I lacking beginning.
Signatures, stamps and ownership inscriptions of Rebbe Pinchas Hager of Borşa, son of the Imrei Baruch of Vizhnitz and brother of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz, on the front and back endpapers.
Rebbe Pinchas Hager received the present set of Shulchan Aruch HaRav during his engagement, from his father-in-law and uncle, Rebbe Shmuel Rokeach Rabbi of Skohl (Sokal), as his brother Rebbe Shraga Feivish Hager of Zalishchik attests in his handwritten ownership inscription on the back endpaper of vol. IV.
Signature of R. Moshe Eliezer Fromovitz Rabbi of Zeilsheim on back endpaper of vol. I.
Rebbe Pinchas Hager of Borşa (d. 1941), son of Rebbe Baruch Hager of Vizhnitz, renowned as a tremendous Torah scholar, wonder-worker and philanthropist.
Stamps of R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak in all the volumes.
Four volumes. Part I: 32-206. Lacking 31 leaves at beginning of book. Leaves 195 onwards bound out of sequence. Part II: [1], 2-220 leaves. Part IV: [1], 2-161 leaves. Part V: [2], 3-56; 199, [1], 201-212 leaves. 14.5 cm. Good-fair to fair condition. Stains, including dark dampstains (particularly to final volume). Wear and tears. Worming, affecting text. Detached gatherings in last vol. Original leather bindings, with gilt decorations. Tears, damage and worming to bindings. Binding of last volume detached.
Copy of Rebbe Menashe Eichenstein, author of Alfei Menashe, with his stamps on the title page and other leaves, and several of his signatures (in Hebrew and Latin characters). The book contains four scholarly glosses (slightly trimmed) in his handwriting, including two lengthy glosses signed with his initials.
Rebbe Menashe Eichenstein (1865-1934), son and successor of Rebbe Yissachar Berish of Veretzky-Zidichov. Outstanding Torah scholar, author of Alfei Menashe, Torat HaAsham and Mateh Menashe.
Variant with approbation by the Maggid of Kozhnitz, and list of subscribers including prominent Chassidic leaders, such as the Chozeh of Lublin, the Maggid of Kozhnitz, R. Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, R. Asher Yeshaya of Ropshitz, and others.
Stamps of R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak.
[1], 2-4, [2], 34; 66; 47, 49-58, 60-61, [1], 63-64; 14, 17-42; [4], 3-32; [1], 2-19 leaves; 9, [2] leaves. Misfoliation. 35 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Significant worming, slightly affecting text in some places. Marginal tape repairs to title page. Old binding (non-original), damaged, with worming.
![Mishnat Chassidim, a summary of kabbalah according to the Arizal, by R. Immanuel Chai Ricchi. Amsterdam, [1740]. Second editi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81b-public/389.jpg "Mishnat Chassidim - Amsterdam, 1740 - Copy of Rebbe Yisrael of Husiaty")
Copy of Rebbe Yisrael of Husiatyn, with the stamp of his library on the title page.
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn (1858-1948), last grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1937, and settled in Tel Aviv. He is famous for his prayers at the gravesite of the Or HaChaim during WWII, when he declared that the Nazis would not succeed in conquering Eretz Israel.
[6], 132 leaves. 16.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including several ink stains. Traces of mold to final leaves. Open tears and worming to title page and several other leaves, mostly repaired with paper. New binding.
Copy of Rebbe Yisrael of Husiatyn, with the stamp of his library on the title page.
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn (1858-1948), last grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1937, and settled in Tel Aviv. He is famous for his prayers at the gravesite of the Or HaChaim during WWII, when he declared that the Nazis would not succeed in conquering Eretz Israel.
[3], 145 leaves. Extra copies of leaves 135-136. 29 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text (including on title page), repaired in part with paper. Marginal open tears to title page and several other leaves, repaired with paper. Margins of title page and several other leaves reinforced with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Rubbing and minor damage to binding.
1. Eleh HaMitzvot, 613 mitzvot in the order of the Torah portions, by R. Moshe Hagiz. Warsaw, 1887.
2. Po'el Tzedek, 613 mitzvot divided according to the days of the week, by R. Shabtai Katz author of the Shach, with Maamar HaMinhagim by R. Moshe Hagiz. Warsaw, 1887.
3. Igeret HaKodesh, Chassidic essays and various selections by Chassidic leaders: R. Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, R. Avraham of Kalisk, R. Chaim Chaikel of Amdur and R. Elimelech of Lizhensk. Warsaw, 1879.
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn (1858-1948), last grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1937, and settled in Tel Aviv. He is famous for his prayers at the gravesite of the Or HaChaim during WWII, when he declared that the Nazis would not succeed in conquering Eretz Israel.
Three books in one volume. Eleh HaMitzvot: [10], 8-14, [2], 16-148; 140 pages. Lacking [4] leaves (3 leaves with list of subscribers and errata leaf). Po'el Tzedek: 48 pages. Igeret HaKodesh: 44 pages. 18.5 cm. Particularly dry and brittle paper. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, including open tears to first title page and other leaves, affecting border and text. Title page and final leaf reinforced with paper. First title page trimmed with damage to border. Stamps. Handwritten inscriptions. Old binding, damaged.
Dedication by the son of the author, Rebbe Mordechai Shalom Yosef Friedman, to R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak, on the title page.
Rebbe Mordechai Shalom Yosef Friedman, author of Knesset Mordechai (1896-1979), son of Rebbe Aharon of Sadigura. Served as rebbe for sixty-six years. He remained in Eretz Israel after his visit in 1939, and thus survived the Holocaust.
Stamps of R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak.
79; 4-7 leaves. Final leaf bound back to front. Title page printed in red and black. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Old binding, with damage and worming.
For a detailed list, see Hebrew description.
13 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good to good-fair condition.
The letters are addressed to R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak, and discuss issues pertaining to the city and kashrut certification.
• Letter from 1967, regarding the kashrut certification of a reception hall. R. Wosner lists the decisions taken in regard to the hall, and requests R. Landau's opinion on the matter. • Letter (undated) regarding kashrut certification. R. Wosner (who was one of the heads of the Chug Chatam Sofer Bnei Brak kashrut certification) asserts that he has no intention of taking any steps which would cause any anguish or conflict between himself and R. Landau.
• Letter from 1984, regarding a Din Torah pertaining to a school on HaShomer St.
3 letters on official stationery. Size varies. Two letters in good condition and one letter in good-fair condition. Stains. Folding marks.
Lengthy letter (4 leaves), from Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Sharp protest against the proposed establishment of a religious council in Bnei Brak. Sharon Springs, NY, [20th Tammuz] 1964.
Typewritten on the official stationery of the rebbe, with his hand signature.
Addressed to R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak. The letter was written in 1964 during the course of the debate between various rabbis over the establishment of a religious council in Bnei Brak - see following items (see sidebar regarding the affair and particularly the involvement of the rebbe of Satmar).
[4] leaves + attached piece of paper (addition to letter). 29 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Filing holes.
The letter was published in Divrei Yoel - letters.
The Rebbe of Satmar and His Involvement in the Bnei Brak Religious Council Polemic
The Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was unique since it's founding for its independent rabbinate. Unlike other cities, Bnei Brak never had a religious council - the rabbis received their salaries directly from the municipality, and all kashrut and religious services in Bnei Brak were funded directly by the municipality, without the involvement of a third, governmental party such as a religious council. In other places, all religious services were under the control and supervision of the religious council, which in those days was under the Ministry of Religions, led by members of the Mizrachi movement.
Bnei Brak was also the only city in Eretz Israel were Satmar Chassidim participated in the municipal elections, with the approval of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar, fierce opponent of any cooperation with the Zionist government, and with the approval of the rabbi of Riskeva, rabbi of the Satmar community in the city. The main reason for this exception was the necessity to maintain the independence of the Bnei Brak rabbinate, and to preserve the power of R. Landau and his colleagues who upheld proper Torah observance.
In the summer of 1964, the Ministry of Religions established a religious council in Bnei Brak. Knowing that the Orthodox community would not passively accept this move, it was done in an underhanded way, on paper only. A notice from the Ministry of Religions was published in the HaTzofeh newspaper, announcing the establishment of the religious council headed by 12 members lead by R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of the city. The notice was published without the knowledge of the new council members, and without a prior notification. This placed them in a difficult position - on the one hand R. Landau and his colleagues did not wish to cooperate with the establishment of a religious council led by the Ministry of Religions, yet on the other, if they would renounce their positions, the Ministry of Religions would appoint other members to the council instead, and they would thus lose their control over the religious services in the city (see item 430 and enclosed material).
At the beginning of Tammuz 1964, R. Landau sent a letter to the rebbe of Satmar, explaining at length why his resignation from the religious council would wreak havoc on the religious services in Bnei Brak (see item 430). The rebbe of Satmar sent him a sharp letter in response (this item), to which R. Landau replied with another letter, in Av 1964, in which he clarifies certain points (see item 430).
Collection of rabbinic letters and draft letters from R. Yaakov Landau, regarding the establishment of a religious council in Bnei Brak. Sivan-Av, 1964.
The collection includes two letters from R. Pinchas Epstein, head of the Edah HaCharedit Beit Din in Jerusalem; two letters from R. Avraham Shlomo Katz - rabbi of the Satmar community in Bnei Brak; and draft letters and photocopies of letters which R. Yaakov Landau sent to various rebbes and rabbis.
In 1964, the Ministry of Religions announced the establishment of a religious council in Bnei Brak, without coordinating the move with the rabbis of the city. This aroused a great polemic involving rabbis and rebbes worldwide (see sidebar of item 429). The present letters shed much light on this affair.
For a detailed list of letters, see Hebrew description.
13 paper items, official stationery. Size and condition vary.
The Rebbe of Satmar and His Involvement in the Bnei Brak Religious Council Polemic
The Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was unique since it's founding for its independent rabbinate. Unlike other cities, Bnei Brak never had a religious council - the rabbis received their salaries directly from the municipality, and all kashrut and religious services in Bnei Brak were funded directly by the municipality, without the involvement of a third, governmental party such as a religious council. In other places, all religious services were under the control and supervision of the religious council, which in those days was under the Ministry of Religions, led by members of the Mizrachi movement.
Bnei Brak was also the only city in Eretz Israel were Satmar Chassidim participated in the municipal elections, with the approval of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar, fierce opponent of any cooperation with the Zionist government, and with the approval of the rabbi of Riskeva, rabbi of the Satmar community in the city. The main reason for this exception was the necessity to maintain the independence of the Bnei Brak rabbinate, and to preserve the power of R. Landau and his colleagues who upheld proper Torah observance.
In the summer of 1964, the Ministry of Religions established a religious council in Bnei Brak. Knowing that the Orthodox community would not passively accept this move, it was done in an underhanded way, on paper only. A notice from the Ministry of Religions was published in the HaTzofeh newspaper, announcing the establishment of the religious council headed by 12 members lead by R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of the city. The notice was published without the knowledge of the new council members, and without a prior notification. This placed them in a difficult position - on the one hand R. Landau and his colleagues did not wish to cooperate with the establishment of a religious council led by the Ministry of Religions, yet on the other, if they would renounce their positions, the Ministry of Religions would appoint other members to the council instead, and they would thus lose their control over the religious services in the city.
At the beginning of Tammuz 1964, R. Landau sent a letter to the rebbe of Satmar, explaining at length why his resignation from the religious council would wreak havoc on the religious services in Bnei Brak (in this lot). The rebbe of Satmar sent him a sharp letter in response (see item 429), to which R. Landau replied with another letter, in Av 1964, in which he clarifies certain points (in this lot).
![Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner Rabbi of Zichron Meir. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1964]. In these letters,](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81b-public/431_1.jpg "Two Letters from Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner - To Rabbi Landau - Polemi")
![Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner Rabbi of Zichron Meir. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1964]. In these letters,](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81b-public/431_2.jpg "Two Letters from Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner - To Rabbi Landau - Polemi")
Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner Rabbi of Zichron Meir. [Bnei Brak, ca. 1964].
In these letters, R. Wosner coordinates with R. Yaakov Landau several issues related to the battle against the establishment of a religious council (the letters were presumably written in preparation for the rabbinical conference against the establishment of a religious council in Bnei Brak, called for the day after Shavuot 1964 - see next item).
In the first letter, R. Wosner encourages R. Landau in the battle for maintaining the independence of the Bnei Brak rabbinate, and urges him not to compromise in any way. In the second letter, R. Wosner asks him to try to get the signature of R. Moshe Hager (later rebbe of Vizhnitz), presumably for the proclamation issued by the rabbis of Bnei Brak, see items 432-433.
2 letters, official stationery. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Filing holes in one letter.
The Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was unique since it's founding for its independent rabbinate. Unlike other cities, Bnei Brak never had a religious council - the rabbis received their salaries directly from the municipality, and all kashrut and religious services in Bnei Brak were funded directly by the municipality, without the involvement of a third, governmental party such as a religious council. In other places, all religious services were under the control and supervision of the religious council, which in those days was under the Ministry of Religions, led by members of the Mizrachi movement.
Bnei Brak was also the only city in Eretz Israel were Satmar Chassidim participated in the municipal elections, with the approval of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar, fierce opponent of any cooperation with the Zionist government, and with the approval of the rabbi of Riskeva, rabbi of the Satmar community in the city. The main reason for this exception was the necessity to maintain the independence of the Bnei Brak rabbinate, and to preserve the power of R. Landau and his colleagues who upheld proper Torah observance.
In the summer of 1964, the Ministry of Religions established a religious council in Bnei Brak. Knowing that the Orthodox community would not passively accept this move, it was done in an underhanded way, on paper only. A notice from the Ministry of Religions was published in the HaTzofeh newspaper, announcing the establishment of the religious council headed by 12 members lead by R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of the city. The notice was published without the knowledge of the new council members, and without a prior notification. This placed them in a difficult position - on the one hand R. Landau and his colleagues did not wish to cooperate with the establishment of a religious council led by the Ministry of Religions, yet on the other, if they would renounce their positions, the Ministry of Religions would appoint other members to the council instead, and they would thus lose their control over the religious services in the city.
Typewritten leaf - decision signed by seven rabbis of Bnei Brak (R. Landau, R. Wosner, the Yeshuot Moshe of Vizhnitz and others), against the Ministry of Religions' initiative to establish a religious council in the city, thus rescinding the independence of the rabbinate in the city. Bnei Brak, Isru Chag Shavuot 1964.
The leaf records the rabbis' decision to oppose any interference of the religious council, to the point of establishing an autonomous community if necessary.
This decision was the first step in the battle for the Orthodox nature of the city, against repeated attempts, for over a decade, to establish a religious council and thus rescind the independence of the rabbinate.
Typewritten leaf, with the hand signatures of: R. Yaakov Landau, rabbi of Bnei Brak; R. Avraham Shlomo Katz of Riskeva, rabbi of the Yitav Lev community in Bnei Brak; R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner, rabbi of Zichron Meir; Rebbe Nachman Kahana of Spinka; R. Yitzchak Shlomo Unger, dean of the Chug Chatam Sofer yeshiva; R. Avraham Tzvi Weiss, rabbi of Neveh Achiezer; R. Moshe Yehoshua Hager, rabbi of Kiryat Vizhnitz, later rebbe of Vizhnitz.
[1] leaf. 27.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks and torn filing holes.
The Orthodox city of Bnei Brak was unique since it's founding for its independent rabbinate. Unlike other cities, Bnei Brak never had a religious council - the rabbis received their salaries directly from the municipality, and all kashrut and religious services in Bnei Brak were funded directly by the municipality, without the involvement of a third, governmental party such as a religious council. In other places, all religious services were under the control and supervision of the religious council, which in those days was under the Ministry of Religions, led by members of the Mizrachi movement.
Bnei Brak was also the only city in Eretz Israel were Satmar Chassidim participated in the municipal elections, with the approval of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar, fierce opponent of any cooperation with the Zionist government, and with the approval of the rabbi of Riskeva, rabbi of the Satmar community in the city. The main reason for this exception was the necessity to maintain the independence of the Bnei Brak rabbinate, and to preserve the power of R. Landau and his colleagues who upheld proper Torah observance.
In the summer of 1964, the Ministry of Religions established a religious council in Bnei Brak. Knowing that the Orthodox community would not passively accept this move, it was done in an underhanded way, on paper only. A notice from the Ministry of Religions was published in the HaTzofeh newspaper, announcing the establishment of the religious council headed by 12 members lead by R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of the city. The notice was published without the knowledge of the new council members, and without a prior notification. This placed them in a difficult position - on the one hand R. Landau and his colleagues did not wish to cooperate with the establishment of a religious council led by the Ministry of Religions, yet on the other, if they would renounce their positions, the Ministry of Religions would appoint other members to the council instead, and they would thus lose their control over the religious services in the city.