Leaf handwritten by R. Moshe Feinstein, with his signature and the signatures of two dayanim – R. Elkanah Zoberman and R. Chaim Zev Bomzer. New York, Sivan 1957.
Marriage permit for a woman who had been fictitiously married through civil marriage for the purpose of receiving a residence permit in America. The Beit Din act confirms that she was never married with Kiddushin, nor did the couple live together.
[1] leaf. Approx. 28 cm. Brittle paper. Fair condition. Marginal open tears, slightly affecting text.

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Letter from the Steipler, sent to Rabbi Yaakov Landau rabbi of Bnei Brak, and two copies of halachic letters, one from the Shefa Chaim of Sanz-Klausenburg and the other from R. Yaakov Landau, regarding the halachic case of a Petzua Daka (a topic which R. Landau studied at length, with extensive consultation).
1. Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler, to R. Yaakov Landau. [Bnei Brak, Elul 1964/1965?].
The Steipler writes that he is inclined to view the matter leniently, stating this is not a case of Petzua Daka, yet at the end of the letter he humbly refrains from issuing a ruling. The Steipler concludes the letter with blessings for a good year: "May he be written and sealed for a good life in the book of the completely righteous".
This letter was presumably never published.
[1] leaf. 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Filing holes. Folding marks and creases.
2. Typewritten copy of a letter, halachic question sent from R. Yaakov Landau to Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Halberstam of Sanz-Klausenburg, regarding the case of a Petzua Daka. 15th Tevet 1965. [2] leaves. 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Filing holes.
3. Handwritten copy of a halachic responsum regarding a case of a Petzua Daka, by Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda Halberstam of Sanz-Klausenburg. [Netanya, Shevat 1965].
Written by a scribe on the official stationery of the Rebbe. Unsigned. (The responsum was published in the rebbe's responsa work, Divrei Yatziv).

[6] leaves, official stationery. 27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Filing holes.

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Letter handwritten and signed by the emissary R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman Tzoref. Livorno, 25 Marcheshvan [1850].
Addressed to the elderly notable, R. Shlomo Beer, secretary of the Pesaro community. The letter bears the signature of "Avraham Shlomo Zalman, emissary of Tzion". Additional letter at the foot of the leaf, handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman.
R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman Tzoref was a leader of the Perushim community in Jerusalem. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1811 and joined the small Ashkenazi community in Safed, headed by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow. A year later, an epidemic caused him to flee to Jerusalem together with nine other families, who became the nucleus of the Ashkenazi settlement of disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in Jerusalem (in those days, Ashkenazim could not settle in Jerusalem due to the heavy debts left by the followers of R. Yehuda HeChasid, and the fact that Arabs considered all Ashkenazim guarantors for these debts. R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman and his group were among the first to settle in Jerusalem in those times, disguising their identity by donning Sephardic garb). His connections with the local government and with the Russian and Austrian consuls facilitated canceling the debt of the Ashkenazi community and attaining authorization from the Sultan to rebuild the Hurva of R. Yehuda HeChasid. These activities provoked the Arab population of Jerusalem, and he was later murdered by several Arabs. This letter by R. Avraham Shlomo Zalman Tzoref was written during his stay in Livorno while raising funds for the yishuv in Eretz Israel, less than a year before his death.
[1] leaf. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Address and postmarks on verso.

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Letter from the rabbis and trustees of Jerusalem, addressed to R. Avraham HaKohen Dwek, chief rabbi of Aleppo and to the Aleppo community leaders. Jerusalem, Cheshvan 1892.
The upper part of the leaf contains a letter signed by the three trustees of the Ashkenazi Kollelot in Jerusalem, regarding a husband who left his wife as an agunah in Jerusalem, and works as a teacher in the school in Aleppo. This is followed by a letter written by a scribe and signed by R. Shmuel Salant, authorizing the above. A letter from the Sephardi Beit Din on the same topic follows, with the stamp of the Beit Din.
[1] leaf. 28.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Tears to folds, affecting text, repaired with paper.

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Collection of letters and documents, from the archive of R. Moshe Ostrovsky (HaMeiri), who served as rabbi of the Ekron settlement (Mazkeret Batya) in 1912-1919.
The collection documents the state of the moshava at the end of the Ottoman rule in Eretz Israel, and includes: letters of ordination; letters of rabbinic appointment and other documents signed by the inhabitants of Ekron; certificates and documents recording the efforts of the Ekron residents to become members of the Agudath Israel and Mizrachi movements; letters, documents and various certificates.
The collection includes:
• Certificate of ordination for a shochet, with letters handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Berlin Rabbi of Moscow and Jerusalem; R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook Rabbi of Jaffa; the Jerusalem Beit Din: R. Moshe Nachum Wallenstein, R. Leib [Hershler] and R. Tzvi Pesach Frank; the heads of the shochetim in Jerusalem: R. Chaim Ze'ev Aryeh [Gottlieb?], R. Yosef Binyamin Shimonovitz and R. Yisrael Rabin. Jerusalem and Jaffa, 1911-1912.
• Certificate of rabbinic ordination, by R. Aryeh Leib Raschkes. Jerusalem, [Elul 1910]. • Certificate of rabbinic ordination, by R. Yonah Romm of Birzh. Jerusalem, Elul 1910. • Letter from R. Yosef Eliyahu Vinograd, dean of the Torat Chaim yeshiva. Jerusalem, Elul 1912. • Confirmation of R. Ostrovsky's position as rabbi of the Ekron settlement, from the Chacham Bashi of Jaffa, R. Ben Tzion Meir Chai Uziel. Jaffa, Elul 1915. • Two letters from R. Yisrael Abba Citron Rabbi of Petach Tikva. Jaffa, 1918; Petach Tikva, 1918-1919. • Several letters from R. Ostrovsky (some addressed to R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook Rabbi of Jaffa), letters from rabbis and public figures, and various documents.
R. Moshe HaMeiri-Ostrovsky (1886-1947), a rabbi and leader of the Yishuv in Eretz Israel. He served as rabbi of the Mazkeret Batya (Ekron) settlement in 1912-1919, later moving to Petach Tikva. He was one of the leaders of the Mizrachi movement, and a founder of the chief rabbinate in Eretz Israel. He helped establish the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem. See also following item.
It must be noted that in some of the certificates and stamps in the present collection, his name appears as "Moshe Broder", using his father-in-law's surname.
31 items: letters, notebooks and various documents. Size and condition vary. Good condition.

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