Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $3,500
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Letter handwritten (Rashi script) and signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook. London, Tevet 1918.
Addressed to "My beloved friend, the illustrious scholar… Mr. Mordechai Elias" – his disciple during his stay in London. Rav Kook composed for him an interesting poem of well-wishes. The first section is an acrostic of the recipient's name – Mordechai Elias. R. Kook then praises his disciple for successfully pursuing his higher education while remaining steadfast in his faith and fear of G-d.
This poem was written on the occasion of Mr. Mordechai Elias's immigration to Eretz Israel.
Written on the official visiting card of R. Kook, from his stay in London at the end of WWI, with the following letterhead (Hebrew and English): "A.I. Kook (Chief Rabbi of Jaffa & Colonies of Palestine) – at present Rabbi of Machzike Hadath… London".
The recipient of the letter, Mordechai Elias (1892-1950), immigrated to Jerusalem in 1919. A diplomat and Zionist activist, he worked as a senior lawyer in Eretz Israel during the British Mandate. Following the declaration of the State of Israel, he served as first ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom. He studied law in the universities of Jarosław, Berlin and Oxford. During his stay in England, he became attached to R. Kook (who was then in exile in Europe, due to WWI), and became his close disciple. He was one of the founders of the Yeshurun synagogue in Jerusalem.
Printed card. Approx. 11 cm. Heavy stock paper. Fair-good condition. Open tears to corners, affecting text.
The entire letter was printed in Igrot HaRaayah (part III, p. 308, letter 13 in appendix). See enclosed material.
Addressed to "My beloved friend, the illustrious scholar… Mr. Mordechai Elias" – his disciple during his stay in London. Rav Kook composed for him an interesting poem of well-wishes. The first section is an acrostic of the recipient's name – Mordechai Elias. R. Kook then praises his disciple for successfully pursuing his higher education while remaining steadfast in his faith and fear of G-d.
This poem was written on the occasion of Mr. Mordechai Elias's immigration to Eretz Israel.
Written on the official visiting card of R. Kook, from his stay in London at the end of WWI, with the following letterhead (Hebrew and English): "A.I. Kook (Chief Rabbi of Jaffa & Colonies of Palestine) – at present Rabbi of Machzike Hadath… London".
The recipient of the letter, Mordechai Elias (1892-1950), immigrated to Jerusalem in 1919. A diplomat and Zionist activist, he worked as a senior lawyer in Eretz Israel during the British Mandate. Following the declaration of the State of Israel, he served as first ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom. He studied law in the universities of Jarosław, Berlin and Oxford. During his stay in England, he became attached to R. Kook (who was then in exile in Europe, due to WWI), and became his close disciple. He was one of the founders of the Yeshurun synagogue in Jerusalem.
Printed card. Approx. 11 cm. Heavy stock paper. Fair-good condition. Open tears to corners, affecting text.
The entire letter was printed in Igrot HaRaayah (part III, p. 308, letter 13 in appendix). See enclosed material.
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
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Three leaves from a booklet of an emissary, including a letter handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, chief rabbi of Eretz Israel. [Jerusalem, ca. 1920s-1930s].
Three leaves cut out of the booklet of an emissary of the Torat Emet Yeshiva. On one leaf, a letter of recommendation to support the yeshiva by Rav Kook, who writes: "I appeal… to generously support the holy yeshiva here in the Holy City… the Torat Emet yeshiva, which is reputed to have been founded in holiness by Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch, and headed by his son Rebbe Rayatz Schneersohn… fortunate are the supporters of the wholesome (Ashrei Tomchei Temimim), they shall be blessed with all goodness forever… Avraham Yitzchak H.K." [HaKohen Kook].
On the other leaves, lists of addresses and phone numbers (presumably written by one of the yeshiva emissaries at a later date).
[3] leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Pen inscriptions in late script.
Three leaves cut out of the booklet of an emissary of the Torat Emet Yeshiva. On one leaf, a letter of recommendation to support the yeshiva by Rav Kook, who writes: "I appeal… to generously support the holy yeshiva here in the Holy City… the Torat Emet yeshiva, which is reputed to have been founded in holiness by Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch, and headed by his son Rebbe Rayatz Schneersohn… fortunate are the supporters of the wholesome (Ashrei Tomchei Temimim), they shall be blessed with all goodness forever… Avraham Yitzchak H.K." [HaKohen Kook].
On the other leaves, lists of addresses and phone numbers (presumably written by one of the yeshiva emissaries at a later date).
[3] leaves. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Pen inscriptions in late script.
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,250
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Lengthy letter (3 leaves, unsigned transcript), on matters of "exploration of faith", by R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook. [Jaffa], 12th Tevet 1912.
The body of the letter is a transcript in the distinctive handwriting of R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook, son of R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook. The final two lines of the letter (on the third leaf) were completed by R. Kook in his own handwriting: "These are just a drop in the ocean of the great truth… but the word of our G-d shall last forever". The third leaf was cropped after this line. Unsigned.
Fascinating letter containing answers to questions on matters of faith. Response to a disciple, presumably Dr. Moshe Seidel (see below), who sent him previously an agitated letter: "My dear, your precious letter… reached me, and frightened me with your agitation, and since you called to me for help, I felt it my holy duty to answer you immediately, and to prefer your letter to other important ones which arrived earlier. Firstly, I wish to tell you an important rule, my dear, any confusion arising in matters of faith is rooted in superficial understanding…".
To the best of our research, this letter was hitherto unknown and unpublished. The letter was presumably sent to Dr. Moshe Seidel, close disciple of R. Kook (already during his tenure as rabbi of Bauska), who deliberated on matters of faith, and shared his doubts with R. Kook, with whom he shared an exceptionally personal and warm relationship. R. Kook was dedicated to him like a father, and the letters he wrote to him are renowned for their profundity, for their treatment of complex questions on faith and dealing with the spirit of the times.
A different letter was printed in Igrot HaRaayah (II, letter 478), dated 13th Tevet 1912 – a day after this letter was composed. The letter printed there contains completely different content, yet it appears to be a reply to the same letter which Seidel sent R. Kook, in which he apparently expressed great agitation (R. Kook writes to him there: "Your letter, my dear, obviously pained and surprised me…"). One can presume that R. Kook first composed the present letter as a response to Seidel's agitated letter, yet he later reconsidered and formulated a new letter (which was eventually published in Igrot HaRaayah).
[3] leaves (written on one side). First two leaves: 25.5 cm; third leaf: top half only (11 cm). Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and minor tears.
The body of the letter is a transcript in the distinctive handwriting of R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook, son of R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook. The final two lines of the letter (on the third leaf) were completed by R. Kook in his own handwriting: "These are just a drop in the ocean of the great truth… but the word of our G-d shall last forever". The third leaf was cropped after this line. Unsigned.
Fascinating letter containing answers to questions on matters of faith. Response to a disciple, presumably Dr. Moshe Seidel (see below), who sent him previously an agitated letter: "My dear, your precious letter… reached me, and frightened me with your agitation, and since you called to me for help, I felt it my holy duty to answer you immediately, and to prefer your letter to other important ones which arrived earlier. Firstly, I wish to tell you an important rule, my dear, any confusion arising in matters of faith is rooted in superficial understanding…".
To the best of our research, this letter was hitherto unknown and unpublished. The letter was presumably sent to Dr. Moshe Seidel, close disciple of R. Kook (already during his tenure as rabbi of Bauska), who deliberated on matters of faith, and shared his doubts with R. Kook, with whom he shared an exceptionally personal and warm relationship. R. Kook was dedicated to him like a father, and the letters he wrote to him are renowned for their profundity, for their treatment of complex questions on faith and dealing with the spirit of the times.
A different letter was printed in Igrot HaRaayah (II, letter 478), dated 13th Tevet 1912 – a day after this letter was composed. The letter printed there contains completely different content, yet it appears to be a reply to the same letter which Seidel sent R. Kook, in which he apparently expressed great agitation (R. Kook writes to him there: "Your letter, my dear, obviously pained and surprised me…"). One can presume that R. Kook first composed the present letter as a response to Seidel's agitated letter, yet he later reconsidered and formulated a new letter (which was eventually published in Igrot HaRaayah).
[3] leaves (written on one side). First two leaves: 25.5 cm; third leaf: top half only (11 cm). Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and minor tears.
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $400
Sold for: $688
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Interesting and varied collection of letters sent to R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, and to his disciple R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, from various writers and periods.
The letters include:
• Letter handwritten by R. Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin of Jerusalem on his visiting card (unsigned), sent to R. Kook in Jaffa, with his disciple R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, [Jerusalem, ca. 1900s-1910s]: "To my dear friend, the great Torah scholar – since our dear friend R. Y.M is travelling to you, I could not refrain from inquiring as to your wellbeing…".
• Two letters from rabbis of Ludmir (Volodymyr Volynskyy): R. Chaim Simcha Leiner, rebbe of Radzin and R. Shraga Ze'ev Maggid, dean of the Or Torah yeshiva in Ludmir, regarding the immigration of a student from the Novardok yeshiva to Eretz Israel; with a letter from the student himself. Ludmir, 1935.
• Letter with a halachic question, regarding the kashrut of glass utensils, sent from the Leerdam glass factory in the Netherlands. With an answer handwritten and signed by R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook, son of R. Kook. 1923.
8 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
The letters include:
• Letter handwritten by R. Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin of Jerusalem on his visiting card (unsigned), sent to R. Kook in Jaffa, with his disciple R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, [Jerusalem, ca. 1900s-1910s]: "To my dear friend, the great Torah scholar – since our dear friend R. Y.M is travelling to you, I could not refrain from inquiring as to your wellbeing…".
• Two letters from rabbis of Ludmir (Volodymyr Volynskyy): R. Chaim Simcha Leiner, rebbe of Radzin and R. Shraga Ze'ev Maggid, dean of the Or Torah yeshiva in Ludmir, regarding the immigration of a student from the Novardok yeshiva to Eretz Israel; with a letter from the student himself. Ludmir, 1935.
• Letter with a halachic question, regarding the kashrut of glass utensils, sent from the Leerdam glass factory in the Netherlands. With an answer handwritten and signed by R. Tzvi Yehuda Kook, son of R. Kook. 1923.
8 letters. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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