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
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Printed postcard, completed and signed by R. Moshe Feinstein. New York, [1960].
Reply card issued by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, asking various rabbis to notify of their participation in the joint completion of the Talmud by the UOR rabbis. The answer was filled-in and signed by R. Moshe Feinstein, who wrote that he intends to study "Bli neder – tractates Niddah and Berachot of the Babylonian Talmud".
R. Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986), foremost halachic authority in the United States, leader of Orthodox Jewry and chairman of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. He served as dean of the Tiferet Yerushalayim yeshiva in New York. He authored: Responsa Igrot Moshe, Dibrot Moshe – Talmudic novellae and Dorash Moshe – novellae on the Torah.
Upon arriving in the United States from Russia in 1937, R. Moshe gained renown as a leading Torah scholar and halachic authority, and the elder rabbis there accepted his authority and opinions in halachic rulings. He was later appointed president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis – the UOR.
Postcard. Approx. 14X8.5 cm. Very good condition.
Reply card issued by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, asking various rabbis to notify of their participation in the joint completion of the Talmud by the UOR rabbis. The answer was filled-in and signed by R. Moshe Feinstein, who wrote that he intends to study "Bli neder – tractates Niddah and Berachot of the Babylonian Talmud".
R. Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986), foremost halachic authority in the United States, leader of Orthodox Jewry and chairman of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. He served as dean of the Tiferet Yerushalayim yeshiva in New York. He authored: Responsa Igrot Moshe, Dibrot Moshe – Talmudic novellae and Dorash Moshe – novellae on the Torah.
Upon arriving in the United States from Russia in 1937, R. Moshe gained renown as a leading Torah scholar and halachic authority, and the elder rabbis there accepted his authority and opinions in halachic rulings. He was later appointed president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis – the UOR.
Postcard. Approx. 14X8.5 cm. Very good condition.
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $600
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Two lengthy letters (6 written pages) handwritten and signed by R. Yitzchak Hutner. [Brooklyn, NY], Sivan-Av 1959.
Profound words of guidance and thought on the "laws of character traits and duties of the heart". The letters are addressed to his disciple, R. Yaakov Lipschitz. From the first letter, it emerges that the recipient of the letter attends R. Hutner's discourses, since the latter writes: "…in the first section, you transcribed what you heard during the discourse…". Typically, R. Hutner concludes this first letter with uplifting words of encouragement: "…I wish to inform you that I very much enjoyed reading your letter, which testifies like a hundred witnesses to your inner thirst to light up your soul with the laws of character traits and duties of the heart, since only through them can a person worship G-d with vibrant faith and wholeheartedness. Be strong and continue acquiring an abundance of Torah treasures, which are more precious than gold and jewels…". The second letter also opens and concludes with words of inspiration: "…your words indicate a good grasp of our teachings of lofty concepts. Such comprehension is only possible for someone who has a thirst and yearning for the light of Torah… May you be successful and cling to the tree of life of the laws of character traits and duties of the heart.
R.Yitzchak Hutner (1906-1980), outstanding Torah scholar, studied in his youth in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania and in Hebron. In 1932, he published the book Torat HaNazir, which amazed the Torah world with the original scholarly depth produced by such a young man. Two weeks after his marriage, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem, where he resided for one year. In 1934, he moved to the United States, where he served as dean of Metivta Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin in NY for many years and as one of the heads of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in the United States. He was renowned for his thought-provoking halachic lectures and for his intellectual discourses on the laws of character traits and duties of the heart, delivered to a few select individuals, and later published in the Pachad Yitzchak series.
[3] leaves (6 pages in neat handwriting), official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Filing holes with reinforcement rings.
These letters were published (with minor copying errors) in Pachad Yitzchak – Igrot UKetavim, letters 24 and 25.
Profound words of guidance and thought on the "laws of character traits and duties of the heart". The letters are addressed to his disciple, R. Yaakov Lipschitz. From the first letter, it emerges that the recipient of the letter attends R. Hutner's discourses, since the latter writes: "…in the first section, you transcribed what you heard during the discourse…". Typically, R. Hutner concludes this first letter with uplifting words of encouragement: "…I wish to inform you that I very much enjoyed reading your letter, which testifies like a hundred witnesses to your inner thirst to light up your soul with the laws of character traits and duties of the heart, since only through them can a person worship G-d with vibrant faith and wholeheartedness. Be strong and continue acquiring an abundance of Torah treasures, which are more precious than gold and jewels…". The second letter also opens and concludes with words of inspiration: "…your words indicate a good grasp of our teachings of lofty concepts. Such comprehension is only possible for someone who has a thirst and yearning for the light of Torah… May you be successful and cling to the tree of life of the laws of character traits and duties of the heart.
R.Yitzchak Hutner (1906-1980), outstanding Torah scholar, studied in his youth in the Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania and in Hebron. In 1932, he published the book Torat HaNazir, which amazed the Torah world with the original scholarly depth produced by such a young man. Two weeks after his marriage, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem, where he resided for one year. In 1934, he moved to the United States, where he served as dean of Metivta Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin in NY for many years and as one of the heads of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in the United States. He was renowned for his thought-provoking halachic lectures and for his intellectual discourses on the laws of character traits and duties of the heart, delivered to a few select individuals, and later published in the Pachad Yitzchak series.
[3] leaves (6 pages in neat handwriting), official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Filing holes with reinforcement rings.
These letters were published (with minor copying errors) in Pachad Yitzchak – Igrot UKetavim, letters 24 and 25.
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Two letters from R. Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik. Boston, Tishrei 1965 and Cheshvan 1967.
The first letter, addressed to R. Pinchas Peli, editor of the Panim el Panim weekly, contains blessings for a good year: "Please accept my heartfelt seasonal blessings. A good sealing for a year of life and peace, happiness and greatness, accomplishment and creation, mental wellbeing and peace of mind. May his home be a well-watered garden filled with blessing".
The second letter is addressed to R. Menachem Porush, president of Agudath Israel in Jerusalem, in response to his good year letter: "I thank him for his words and blessings, may he too be blessed, and through him his entire household should be blessed, with heavenly kindness and all good things".
Enclosed: a copy of the letter of R. Menachem Porush to R. Soloveitchik, dated Elul 1967, in which he excitedly reports of the return of the Jewish people to the holy sites in Eretz Israel: "This blessing and prayer is sent this time, thank G-d, from Jerusalem, our complete Holy City, from near the remnant of our Holy Temple… the Western Wall, and from near the tombs of our forefathers in Hebron…".
R. Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik (1903-1993), son of R. Moshe son of R. Chaim of Brisk. He served as rabbi of several prominent cities and communities in the United States, and was the dean of Yeshiva University in the US. He was close in spirit to the yeshiva world, yet stood at the helm of Modern-Orthodox Jewry in the United States, and was very active in disseminating and presenting Judaism to American Jewry. Many thousands attended his lectures, and were greatly impacted by him. Many books in Halacha, Aggadah and Jewish philosophy were published based on his writings and lectures. His profound philosophy served as an inspiration to many.
Two aerograms. Approx. 30 cm. Good condition. Creases and folding marks. Filing holes. Enclosed: [1] leaf, typewritten copy of letter from R. Menachem Porush. 28 cm. Thin paper. Good condition.
The first letter, addressed to R. Pinchas Peli, editor of the Panim el Panim weekly, contains blessings for a good year: "Please accept my heartfelt seasonal blessings. A good sealing for a year of life and peace, happiness and greatness, accomplishment and creation, mental wellbeing and peace of mind. May his home be a well-watered garden filled with blessing".
The second letter is addressed to R. Menachem Porush, president of Agudath Israel in Jerusalem, in response to his good year letter: "I thank him for his words and blessings, may he too be blessed, and through him his entire household should be blessed, with heavenly kindness and all good things".
Enclosed: a copy of the letter of R. Menachem Porush to R. Soloveitchik, dated Elul 1967, in which he excitedly reports of the return of the Jewish people to the holy sites in Eretz Israel: "This blessing and prayer is sent this time, thank G-d, from Jerusalem, our complete Holy City, from near the remnant of our Holy Temple… the Western Wall, and from near the tombs of our forefathers in Hebron…".
R. Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik (1903-1993), son of R. Moshe son of R. Chaim of Brisk. He served as rabbi of several prominent cities and communities in the United States, and was the dean of Yeshiva University in the US. He was close in spirit to the yeshiva world, yet stood at the helm of Modern-Orthodox Jewry in the United States, and was very active in disseminating and presenting Judaism to American Jewry. Many thousands attended his lectures, and were greatly impacted by him. Many books in Halacha, Aggadah and Jewish philosophy were published based on his writings and lectures. His profound philosophy served as an inspiration to many.
Two aerograms. Approx. 30 cm. Good condition. Creases and folding marks. Filing holes. Enclosed: [1] leaf, typewritten copy of letter from R. Menachem Porush. 28 cm. Thin paper. Good condition.
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Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 15, 2020
Opening: $300
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Kanievsky. Bnei Brak, [ca. 1977].
Addressed to "the prominent Torah scholar", R. Efraim Borodiansky, who had sent him comments on one of his books. R. Chaim thanks him for taking the time to study his book, and for his valuable comments, and writes that he is sending him as a gift the last two books he has published – Nachal Eitan and Siach HaSadeh part II. He asks R. Efraim to apprise him of which of his books he already possesses, so that he can send him the rest (the two books he mentions were printed in 1977, and the letter was dated accordingly).
The recipient of the letter, R. Efraim Borodiansky (1910-1990), was one of the leading and renowned Torah scholars of the past generation. He disseminated Torah in various yeshivot and kollelim, and was one of the editors-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit. In 1943, he was appointed lecturer of the Etz Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem (it was there that the young Shmuel Auerbach, later dean of the Maalot HaTorah yeshiva, studied Torah from him, considering him his prime teacher). He later founded the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem, together with his teacher R. Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, and served as the first lecturer in the yeshiva. In 1949, he served as lecturer in the Lomza yeshiva in Petach Tikva (during which time the student R. Chaim Kanievsky studied there, and that is possibly were they made acquaintance), and later taught Torah in other Torah institutions.
Postcard. Approx. 10 autograph lines. 14.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases and stains.
Addressed to "the prominent Torah scholar", R. Efraim Borodiansky, who had sent him comments on one of his books. R. Chaim thanks him for taking the time to study his book, and for his valuable comments, and writes that he is sending him as a gift the last two books he has published – Nachal Eitan and Siach HaSadeh part II. He asks R. Efraim to apprise him of which of his books he already possesses, so that he can send him the rest (the two books he mentions were printed in 1977, and the letter was dated accordingly).
The recipient of the letter, R. Efraim Borodiansky (1910-1990), was one of the leading and renowned Torah scholars of the past generation. He disseminated Torah in various yeshivot and kollelim, and was one of the editors-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit. In 1943, he was appointed lecturer of the Etz Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem (it was there that the young Shmuel Auerbach, later dean of the Maalot HaTorah yeshiva, studied Torah from him, considering him his prime teacher). He later founded the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem, together with his teacher R. Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, and served as the first lecturer in the yeshiva. In 1949, he served as lecturer in the Lomza yeshiva in Petach Tikva (during which time the student R. Chaim Kanievsky studied there, and that is possibly were they made acquaintance), and later taught Torah in other Torah institutions.
Postcard. Approx. 10 autograph lines. 14.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases and stains.
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