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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $4,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Unsold
Responsa of the Maharik, by R. Yosef Colon. Warsaw: Samuel Isaac Peshes, 1884.
On the front endpaper, ownership inscriptions indicating that the book belonged to R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, the Chafetz Chaim: "This book belongs to the preeminent scholar R. Yisrael Meir son of R. Aryeh Zev HaKohen of Radin, Vilna province, author of Chafetz Chaim"; "This book belongs to R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, who acquired it from a person who wishes to remain unnamed. So says his friend who seeks his wellbeing, Yitzchak Koshoner".
This book came from the inheritance of R. Tzvi Yehuda Eidelstein, son of R. Yerachmiel Gershon Eidelstein Rabbi of Shumyachi and author of Chiddushei Ben Aryeh (1862-1919), who received it from the Chafetz Chaim himself. This transpired during WWI, when the Chafetz Chaim fled together with the Radin Yeshiva to Shumyachi, Minsk province, where they remained for some two and a half years. During that period, the rabbi of the town, R. Yerachmiel Gershon, became very close to the Chafetz Chaim. In his book Chiddushei Ben Aryeh Part II, several responsa appear concerning Mikvaot and Agunah, questions posed to the Chafetz Chaim who requested from R. Yerachmiel Gershon to respond to them with the applicable Halacha (the Chafetz Chaim also reputedly said about him that he was a disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk not only in Torah but also in his righteousness).
[1], 2-116, [1] leaves. 32.5 cm. Dry paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Wear and tears. Tears to endpaper containing ownership inscriptions, professionally restored with paper. Worming, affecting text. Elaborate leather binding.
An authentication letter by R. Yitzchak Yeshaya Weiss is enclosed, confirming that "this book comes from the library of R. Yaakov Eidelstein, son of R. Tzvi Yehuda Rabbi of Shumyachi in whose home the Chafetz Chaim stayed during WWI, leaving the book there when the war ended".
On the front endpaper, ownership inscriptions indicating that the book belonged to R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, the Chafetz Chaim: "This book belongs to the preeminent scholar R. Yisrael Meir son of R. Aryeh Zev HaKohen of Radin, Vilna province, author of Chafetz Chaim"; "This book belongs to R. Yisrael Meir HaKohen of Radin, who acquired it from a person who wishes to remain unnamed. So says his friend who seeks his wellbeing, Yitzchak Koshoner".
This book came from the inheritance of R. Tzvi Yehuda Eidelstein, son of R. Yerachmiel Gershon Eidelstein Rabbi of Shumyachi and author of Chiddushei Ben Aryeh (1862-1919), who received it from the Chafetz Chaim himself. This transpired during WWI, when the Chafetz Chaim fled together with the Radin Yeshiva to Shumyachi, Minsk province, where they remained for some two and a half years. During that period, the rabbi of the town, R. Yerachmiel Gershon, became very close to the Chafetz Chaim. In his book Chiddushei Ben Aryeh Part II, several responsa appear concerning Mikvaot and Agunah, questions posed to the Chafetz Chaim who requested from R. Yerachmiel Gershon to respond to them with the applicable Halacha (the Chafetz Chaim also reputedly said about him that he was a disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk not only in Torah but also in his righteousness).
[1], 2-116, [1] leaves. 32.5 cm. Dry paper. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Wear and tears. Tears to endpaper containing ownership inscriptions, professionally restored with paper. Worming, affecting text. Elaborate leather binding.
An authentication letter by R. Yitzchak Yeshaya Weiss is enclosed, confirming that "this book comes from the library of R. Yaakov Eidelstein, son of R. Tzvi Yehuda Rabbi of Shumyachi in whose home the Chafetz Chaim stayed during WWI, leaving the book there when the war ended".
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Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures – Ashkenazi Rabbis
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Lot 68 Letter of Blessings and Acknowledgement from Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz – Kamenitz, Iyar 1936
Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Letter from R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz dean of the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Kamenitz (Kamenets). [Kamenitz], Iyar 1936.
Letter in Yiddish addressed to the Feigin family of Philadelphia, United States. R. Baruch Ber showers them in the letter with blessings and thanks for their generous support of the yeshiva, and mentions that the yeshiva marked the yahrzeit of R. Tzvi son of R. Mordechai.
The letter, which is typewritten for the most part, concludes with six lines of warm, heartfelt blessings, handwritten and signed by the yeshiva dean, R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz: " …I wish to bless you and your wife, the righteous lady, may she live for many long, good years, with all the blessings, success, longevity and good years… in the merit of your support of Torah, may you merit the Redemption and to hear the footsteps of Mashiach, Amen. One who blesses him, Baruch Dov Leibovitz, dean of the Beit Yitzchak yeshiva".
R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz (1864-1940), author of Birkat Shmuel, leading Torah disseminator in his times. He was a disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin yeshiva, and the son-in-law of R. Avraham Yitzchak Zimmerman Rabbi of Hlusk. After his father-in-law went to serve as rabbi of Kremenchuk, he succeeded him in Hlusk and established a yeshiva. After a 13-year tenure, he was asked to head the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Slabodka. During WWI, he wandered with the yeshiva to Minsk, Kremenchuk and Vilna, finally settling in Kamenitz. He authored Birkat Shmuel on Talmudic topics. His writings are classic works of in-depth yeshiva Torah study.
[2] leaves, official stationery. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears. Folding lines. Typewritten text slightly faded.
Letter in Yiddish addressed to the Feigin family of Philadelphia, United States. R. Baruch Ber showers them in the letter with blessings and thanks for their generous support of the yeshiva, and mentions that the yeshiva marked the yahrzeit of R. Tzvi son of R. Mordechai.
The letter, which is typewritten for the most part, concludes with six lines of warm, heartfelt blessings, handwritten and signed by the yeshiva dean, R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz: " …I wish to bless you and your wife, the righteous lady, may she live for many long, good years, with all the blessings, success, longevity and good years… in the merit of your support of Torah, may you merit the Redemption and to hear the footsteps of Mashiach, Amen. One who blesses him, Baruch Dov Leibovitz, dean of the Beit Yitzchak yeshiva".
R. Baruch Dov (Ber) Leibowitz (1864-1940), author of Birkat Shmuel, leading Torah disseminator in his times. He was a disciple of R. Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin yeshiva, and the son-in-law of R. Avraham Yitzchak Zimmerman Rabbi of Hlusk. After his father-in-law went to serve as rabbi of Kremenchuk, he succeeded him in Hlusk and established a yeshiva. After a 13-year tenure, he was asked to head the Knesset Beit Yitzchak yeshiva in Slabodka. During WWI, he wandered with the yeshiva to Minsk, Kremenchuk and Vilna, finally settling in Kamenitz. He authored Birkat Shmuel on Talmudic topics. His writings are classic works of in-depth yeshiva Torah study.
[2] leaves, official stationery. 28.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears. Folding lines. Typewritten text slightly faded.
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Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures – Ashkenazi Rabbis
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Unsold
Raziel HaMalach – "This is the book of Adam HaRishon given to him by Raziel HaMalach" – kabbalah and Holy Names. "An excellent segulah to bear wise and sage sons, for success, blessing and to extinguish fire, so that it shouldn't affect his home…". Lviv: S. L. Kugel, Lewin & Comp, 1865.
Copy of the Mashgiach, R. Yechezkel Levenstein – many of his stamps on the title page and front endpaper: "Yechezkel Levenstein – Yeshivat Mir – Menahel Ruchani"; "Yechezkel Levenstein – Yeshivat Ponovezh – Menahel Ruchani".
R. Yechezkel Levenstein (1885-1974) was a leader of the mussar movement, product of the Kelm Talmud Torah. He was the Menahel Ruchani (spiritual administrator) of the Mir Yeshiva in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem. After R. Dessler's passing, he was appointed mashgiach of the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei-Brak. A holy, pious man, he was known for his connection to G-d and his abstention from earthly pleasures (he was never seen leaning back in his chair, and other exceptional conducts). The effectiveness of his blessings and prayers was well known and many were saved through his blessings. During the Holocaust, while the Mir Yeshiva escaped to Vilna and the Far-East, his disciples saw clearly that his decisions and blessings were supernatural, directed by heavenly revelations. Though R. Yechezkel was very well-versed in kabbalah, his discourses always only contained words of reproach and faith, to the extent many thought that he had no knowledge of kabbalah. Or Yechezkel, Imrei Yechezkel, Avodat Yechezkel and more were published based on his discourses.
[33] leaves. 25 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Old binding, worn and damaged.
Copy of the Mashgiach, R. Yechezkel Levenstein – many of his stamps on the title page and front endpaper: "Yechezkel Levenstein – Yeshivat Mir – Menahel Ruchani"; "Yechezkel Levenstein – Yeshivat Ponovezh – Menahel Ruchani".
R. Yechezkel Levenstein (1885-1974) was a leader of the mussar movement, product of the Kelm Talmud Torah. He was the Menahel Ruchani (spiritual administrator) of the Mir Yeshiva in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem. After R. Dessler's passing, he was appointed mashgiach of the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei-Brak. A holy, pious man, he was known for his connection to G-d and his abstention from earthly pleasures (he was never seen leaning back in his chair, and other exceptional conducts). The effectiveness of his blessings and prayers was well known and many were saved through his blessings. During the Holocaust, while the Mir Yeshiva escaped to Vilna and the Far-East, his disciples saw clearly that his decisions and blessings were supernatural, directed by heavenly revelations. Though R. Yechezkel was very well-versed in kabbalah, his discourses always only contained words of reproach and faith, to the extent many thought that he had no knowledge of kabbalah. Or Yechezkel, Imrei Yechezkel, Avodat Yechezkel and more were published based on his discourses.
[33] leaves. 25 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Old binding, worn and damaged.
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Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures – Ashkenazi Rabbis
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $50,000
Estimate: $80,000 - $100,000
Unsold
Handwritten Tena'im, recording the betrothal of R. Chaim Kanievsky to Rebbetzin Batsheva, daughter of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Jerusalem, Iyar 1951.
Signed by the witnesses: "Aharon son of R. Reuven Katz" (R. Aharon Katz, son of R. Reuven Katz Rabbi and dean of the Petach Tikva yeshiva, where the groom was studying); "Yitzchak son of R. Pinchas Baruchson" (R. Yitzchak Baruchson, mashgiach of the Lomza yeshiva in Petach Tikva, previously a dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka-Kovno). The guarantor on behalf of the groom was his uncle R. Meir Karelitz, while the guarantor on behalf of the bride was her uncle R. Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz.
The match between R. Chaim Kanievsky (1928-2022) and Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky (1932-2012), eldest daughter of R. Elyashiv, was concluded upon the advice of the groom's uncle – the Chazon Ish, who attested that as a daughter of a veritable Torah scholar, she was truly suited for him.
R. Elyashiv later retold that when he consulted the Chazon Ish about the match, the latter praised the prospective groom profusely, even predicting that R. Chaim would one day be an outstanding Torah scholar renowned for his breadth of knowledge, just like the Rogatchover. When R. Elyashiv related this decades later, he added that at the time, it seemed to him that the Chazon Ish was overstating, as is customary for matchmaking, but in truth the prediction of the Chazon Ish was realized in full. The Steipler, father of R. Chaim Kanievsky, held his mechutan R. Elyashiv in high regard, and would refer to him halachic questions and names to be mentioned in prayer and for blessings. He even sent people to be blessed by his daughter-in-law Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky, as a woman of holy lineage. Over the years, her great abilities were publicized, and many experienced salvations as a result of her prayers and blessings. Thousands of women flocked to Rebbetzin Batsheva, seeking her heartfelt encouragement and wise counsel.
[1] leaf. 32.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
Signed by the witnesses: "Aharon son of R. Reuven Katz" (R. Aharon Katz, son of R. Reuven Katz Rabbi and dean of the Petach Tikva yeshiva, where the groom was studying); "Yitzchak son of R. Pinchas Baruchson" (R. Yitzchak Baruchson, mashgiach of the Lomza yeshiva in Petach Tikva, previously a dean of the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Slabodka-Kovno). The guarantor on behalf of the groom was his uncle R. Meir Karelitz, while the guarantor on behalf of the bride was her uncle R. Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz.
The match between R. Chaim Kanievsky (1928-2022) and Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky (1932-2012), eldest daughter of R. Elyashiv, was concluded upon the advice of the groom's uncle – the Chazon Ish, who attested that as a daughter of a veritable Torah scholar, she was truly suited for him.
R. Elyashiv later retold that when he consulted the Chazon Ish about the match, the latter praised the prospective groom profusely, even predicting that R. Chaim would one day be an outstanding Torah scholar renowned for his breadth of knowledge, just like the Rogatchover. When R. Elyashiv related this decades later, he added that at the time, it seemed to him that the Chazon Ish was overstating, as is customary for matchmaking, but in truth the prediction of the Chazon Ish was realized in full. The Steipler, father of R. Chaim Kanievsky, held his mechutan R. Elyashiv in high regard, and would refer to him halachic questions and names to be mentioned in prayer and for blessings. He even sent people to be blessed by his daughter-in-law Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky, as a woman of holy lineage. Over the years, her great abilities were publicized, and many experienced salvations as a result of her prayers and blessings. Thousands of women flocked to Rebbetzin Batsheva, seeking her heartfelt encouragement and wise counsel.
[1] leaf. 32.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures – Ashkenazi Rabbis
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $6,000
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for: $7,500
Including buyer's premium
Large collection of printed proclamations on the topics of kashrut, rabbinate, strengthening Torah observance, charity, and other matters of the Jewish community in Canada. [Toronto, first half of 20th century]. Yiddish.
Collection of dozens of rare proclamations containing much information, most of which is not known from other sources, on the Jewish communities and Kashrut agencies in Toronto and Canada, and on the polemic surrounding the kashrut of meat, which involved the rabbis of Toronto and various institutions in the city.
Most the proclamations are from the 1920s-1940s, and relate to the polemic regarding the shechitah of meat and the kashrut agencies. Many are polemic proclamations issued during the battle between the various kashrut agencies and rabbinic organizations in Toronto, as they competed with each other. The city boasted two kashrut agencies: Kehilla of Toronto (an organization established in 1923 to oversee the kashrut of meat in the city) and Vaad HoIr (established in the early 1930s, usually signed its proclamations as "The Committee", "The Committee of the City", or "Vaad HaKashrut"). It appears from the proclamations that there were also several rabbinic committees in the city, who signed the proclamations using various names: "Vaad HaRabbanim Toronto" or "Vaad HaRabbanim and the community of Toronto"; "Knesset HaRabbanim – Toronto"; "Rabbanim of Toronto"; "Rabbinical Office". One of the proclamations in favor of the kashrut supervision of Knesset HaRabbanim is signed by "Agudath Kehillot Yisrael Toronto" (presumably connected to the Kehilla of Toronto agency).
The collection includes:
• Many proclamations on kashrut matters: invitations to conferences on these matters, prices and taxes of shechitah and meat products, denunciation of sellers of non-kosher meat, and more. • Proclamations calling to strengthen Torah observance and Halachah. • Appeal to employ Jews over non-Jews. • Proclamation against the book Zikaron by R. Y.L. Graubart, claiming that the book slanders Polish Jewry. • Printed letter by R. Shalom Eliezer Rogosin, against the Central Relief committee. [Brooklyn, ca. 1920s]. • Appeal to help Polish orphans. • Two large folded leaves, containing lists of Jewish institutions in Toronto and the names of their representative, for the purpose of electing the heads of the Kehilla of Toronto corporations. One of the lists is from 1932, and the other from a different election, ca. 1930s. • Leaflet from Agudas Shomrei HaDas, no. 10 (Nissan 1951), with various updates on kashrut matters. • "Yizkor" – 8th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1951). • Other proclamations on various topics.
88 paper items. Size and condition vary. Mostly printed on dry, brittle paper. Some are damaged, with tears and open tears.
Collection of dozens of rare proclamations containing much information, most of which is not known from other sources, on the Jewish communities and Kashrut agencies in Toronto and Canada, and on the polemic surrounding the kashrut of meat, which involved the rabbis of Toronto and various institutions in the city.
Most the proclamations are from the 1920s-1940s, and relate to the polemic regarding the shechitah of meat and the kashrut agencies. Many are polemic proclamations issued during the battle between the various kashrut agencies and rabbinic organizations in Toronto, as they competed with each other. The city boasted two kashrut agencies: Kehilla of Toronto (an organization established in 1923 to oversee the kashrut of meat in the city) and Vaad HoIr (established in the early 1930s, usually signed its proclamations as "The Committee", "The Committee of the City", or "Vaad HaKashrut"). It appears from the proclamations that there were also several rabbinic committees in the city, who signed the proclamations using various names: "Vaad HaRabbanim Toronto" or "Vaad HaRabbanim and the community of Toronto"; "Knesset HaRabbanim – Toronto"; "Rabbanim of Toronto"; "Rabbinical Office". One of the proclamations in favor of the kashrut supervision of Knesset HaRabbanim is signed by "Agudath Kehillot Yisrael Toronto" (presumably connected to the Kehilla of Toronto agency).
The collection includes:
• Many proclamations on kashrut matters: invitations to conferences on these matters, prices and taxes of shechitah and meat products, denunciation of sellers of non-kosher meat, and more. • Proclamations calling to strengthen Torah observance and Halachah. • Appeal to employ Jews over non-Jews. • Proclamation against the book Zikaron by R. Y.L. Graubart, claiming that the book slanders Polish Jewry. • Printed letter by R. Shalom Eliezer Rogosin, against the Central Relief committee. [Brooklyn, ca. 1920s]. • Appeal to help Polish orphans. • Two large folded leaves, containing lists of Jewish institutions in Toronto and the names of their representative, for the purpose of electing the heads of the Kehilla of Toronto corporations. One of the lists is from 1932, and the other from a different election, ca. 1930s. • Leaflet from Agudas Shomrei HaDas, no. 10 (Nissan 1951), with various updates on kashrut matters. • "Yizkor" – 8th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1951). • Other proclamations on various topics.
88 paper items. Size and condition vary. Mostly printed on dry, brittle paper. Some are damaged, with tears and open tears.
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Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures – Ashkenazi Rabbis
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Auction 86 - Part I - Rare & Important Items
May 24, 2022
Opening: $500
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Parchment scroll – letter of good wishes and farewell for R. Mordechai Tzikinovski, on the occasion of his retirement from his position as rabbi of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and his immigration to Eretz Israel, signed by the prominent members of the community. Nissan 1950.
Manuscript on parchment. Square scribal script, followed by the signatures of dozens of community members, some of them signing on behalf of various Jewish institutions and organizations in the city. The signatories are headed by the leaders and prominent members of the community, including: R. Moshe son of R. Shneur Zalman Zingarevich, Yaakov Tzvi Geiger, Yaakov Schneidman, and others.
Also signed on the scroll is R. Eliyahu Meir Bloch dean of the Telshe yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohio (U.S.), who was presumably visiting Brazil at the time.
The scroll is placed in an ornamented cylindrical metal case, inscribed "Igeret Bracha".
R. Mordechai Tzikinovski (1899-1990), rabbi in Bessarabia, Brazil and Eretz Israel. He served as rabbi of Rio de Janeiro for 23 years, and upon immigrating to Eretz Israel, was appointed rabbi of the moshav Meron.
Parchment leaf, folded and rolled up as a scroll. Height: 79 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Height of case: approx. 34 cm.
• Enclosed: a JNF Golden Book certificate in the name of R. Mordechai Tzikinovski.
Manuscript on parchment. Square scribal script, followed by the signatures of dozens of community members, some of them signing on behalf of various Jewish institutions and organizations in the city. The signatories are headed by the leaders and prominent members of the community, including: R. Moshe son of R. Shneur Zalman Zingarevich, Yaakov Tzvi Geiger, Yaakov Schneidman, and others.
Also signed on the scroll is R. Eliyahu Meir Bloch dean of the Telshe yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohio (U.S.), who was presumably visiting Brazil at the time.
The scroll is placed in an ornamented cylindrical metal case, inscribed "Igeret Bracha".
R. Mordechai Tzikinovski (1899-1990), rabbi in Bessarabia, Brazil and Eretz Israel. He served as rabbi of Rio de Janeiro for 23 years, and upon immigrating to Eretz Israel, was appointed rabbi of the moshav Meron.
Parchment leaf, folded and rolled up as a scroll. Height: 79 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear. Height of case: approx. 34 cm.
• Enclosed: a JNF Golden Book certificate in the name of R. Mordechai Tzikinovski.
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Manuscripts, Letters and Signatures – Ashkenazi Rabbis
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