Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
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Lot 538 Collection of Rabbinic Visiting Cards and Shanah Tovah Cards – With Inscriptions and Letters
Large and assorted collection of printed cards of rabbis, rebbes and famous public figures – visiting cards and Shanah Tovah cards, with handwritten inscriptions and letters (some letters are signed).
The collection includes cards from the following rabbis: R. Eliezer Silver, R. Zelig Reuven Bengis, R. Akiva Sofer Rabbi of Pressburg, R. Yaakov Meir Rishon LeTzion of Jerusalem, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Herzog, R. Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook, Rebbe Moshe Yechiel Epstein of Ozharov, R. Yechiel Michel Gordon, and many others. See Hebrew description.
Over 70 cards. Size and condition vary.
Assorted collection of letters by various rabbis in Eretz Israel and worldwide. [20th century].
The collection includes:
• Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Zelig Reuven Bengis, head of the Edah HaCharedit. Jerusalem, Adar II 1940.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Nissim Karelitz – recommendation of the Mesamchei Lev organization. [Bnei Brak], Adar 1990.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Kagan (prominent American rabbi). New York, Shevat 1968.
• Letter signed by R. Aryeh Leib Grossnass, dayan in London, with enclosed essay on organ transplants. London, Chanukah 1968.
• And more (see Hebrew description).
7 items. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Large collection of over a hundred letters sent to R. Isser Yehuda Unterman, and several letters written by him, telegrams and receipts. England and Eretz Israel, ca. 1929-1965.
R. Isser Yehuda Unterman (1886-1976), rabbi of Liverpool, England, and later chief rabbi of Tel Aviv and of Israel. The letters pertain to halachic issues; his communal work on behalf of the yeshivot in Eretz Israel during the Holocaust, during his tenure as rabbi in England; his appointment as chief rabbi in 1964; condolences upon the passing of his wife in 1965; and more.
The writers of the letters include many rabbis and public figures, such as R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, R. Yitzchak Arieli, R. Yisrael Ze'ev Mintzberg, Rebbe Avraham Shlomo Biederman of Lelov, R. Eliyahu Eliezer Mishkovsky Rabbi and dean of Kfar Chassidim, R. Menachem Mendel Kasher, R. Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook, and many others.
More than 130 paper items, including some 120 signed letters. Size and condition vary. Most letters in good condition.
Large collection of some one thousands Torah letters and essays, from the archive of R. Chaim Dov (Charles Ber) Chavel. [ca. 1956-1982].
The archive comprises: many rabbinic letters; essays to be published in HaDarom, occasionally with several brief lines of requests and signatures; and comments on the many books by R. Chavel, primarily on the critical editions of the Ramban's books. Enclosed are also photocopies of old letters from Torah leaders, and letters and printed matter on various topics.
The archive also includes many letters from researchers, authors and intellectuals. See Hebrew description for partial list of the rabbis and researchers who sent the letters.
Some of the enclosed essays were not ultimately published.
R. Chaim Dov (Charles Ber) Chavel (1906-1982), prominent editor of books of the Rishonim in the previous generation, founder and chief editor of the HaDarom journal in the United States. Rabbi in Long Island and dayan in the Beit Din of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA).
Approx. 160 items, over 2000 leaves + dozens of envelopes. Size varies. Most items in good condition.
The archive was not thoroughly examined, and it may include other important items which were not listed.
Five books and publications by R. Mordechai Eliezer Weber of Ada: Talmudic novellae, Aggadic novellae, and polemic booklets. Jerusalem, 1885-1889:
• Milchemet Chovah, polemic against R. Shlomo Ganzfried. Expanded edition, Jerusalem: Isaac Gościnny, [1885]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 508.
• Ofel UBochen, response to the Michseh LaOhel booklet by R. Shlomo Ganzfried. [Jerusalem: Shmuel Zuckermann, 1889]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 637.
• Erech Dal, on Tractate Arachin. Jerusalem: Isaac Gościnny, [1885]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 522.
• Etz Avot, Part I, Aggadic novellae on Tractate Arachin and Pirkei Avot (chapters I-III). Jerusalem: Isaac Gościnny, [1885]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 523.
• Temurat Todah, on Tractate Temurah. Jerusalem: Elchanan Tenenbaum, [1887]. Sh. HaLevi, no. 607.
5 items, size and condition vary. New bindings.
R. Mordechai Eliezer Weber of Ada (1822-1892), disciple of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Served as rabbi in various Hungarian communities, later immigrating to Jerusalem where he published several works, including polemic writings against those at variance with the rulings of his teacher the Divrei Chaim. The main polemic he was involved in was against R. Shlomo Ganzfried, who disagreed with teachings of the Divrei Chaim in his book Oholei Shem. Several polemic works were published on both sides during the course of this controversy.
Assorted collection of rabbinic letters. Jerusalem, Jaffa, Petach Tikva, Tiberias and Safed, 19th-20th centuries.
The collection includes letters from:
• R. Avraham Tzvi HaLevi Rabbi of Tiberias, 1862; • R. Refael Zilberman Rabbi of Safed, (1890); • R. Moshe Kliers Rabbi of Tiberias, to R. Chaim Berlin. Tiberias, (1910); • R. Yisrael Dov Frumkin, Jerusalem, (1898); Declaration from the Edah HaCharedit, completed in the handwriting and with the signature of R. Zelig Reuven Bengis. Jerusalem, 1950; • And other rabbis (see Hebrew description).
Over 20 letters. Size and condition vary. Most in good condition.
Four letters from Safed and Jerusalem, 20th century:
• Letter to philanthropists, fundraising appeal for Vaad HaKlali – Knesset Yisrael, signed by the rabbis and trustees of Safed. [Safed, ca. 1920s]. See Hebrew description for list of signatories.
• Letter from Kollel Bukovina in Safed, to the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. Signed by the residents of Mishmar HaYarden. Mishmar HaYarden, Tevet 1933.
• Letter signed by R. Benzion Yadler, maggid in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1961.
• Letter handwritten and signed by R. Amram Blau. Jerusalem, Tevet 1971.
4 letters. Size and condition vary.
Handwritten letter, signed by seven leading rabbis of Jerusalem: R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, R. Shimshon Aharon Polansky (the Tepliker Rav), R. Yosef Gershon Horowitz, R. Eliyahu Romm, R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap, R. Shmuel Pesach Halperin and R. Yechiel Michel Horowitz. Jerusalem, 9th Tammuz 1933.
Appeal to the burial societies in Jerusalem to fund some of the costs of setting up the Eruv in Jerusalem, due to the expansion of the city with new houses and neighborhoods.
The entire letter was handwritten by R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap Rabbi of the Shaarei Chessed neighborhood.
[1] leaf. 27 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks and tears (repaired on verso with tape). Minor marginal open tears.
Collection of letters from R. Benzion Yadler. Jerusalem, ca. 1947-1962.
Nine letters written by a scribe and signed by R. Benzion Yadler. Addressed to R. Shabtai Yagel, dean of the Slonim yeshiva in Ramat Gan, and to his son R. Avraham Yagel – good year wishes and appeal for financial assistance with his medical fees in his old age (in the later letters, his signature is somewhat indistinct, due to his old age).
Enclosed: a letter in his name, written on his stationery in 1947, and a typewritten leaf from R. Benzion, with a handwritten copying of letters from rabbis recommending to support him.
The Maggid of Jerusalem, R. Benzion Yadler (1872-1962), leading Jerusalem Torah scholar. Travelled around the country to strengthen Torah observance, especially the observance of the commandments pertaining to the land; and to encourage the establishment of Torah schools.
11 letters and postcards, including nine signed letters. Size varies. Overall good condition.
Large collection of 63 booklets, calendars with laws and customs, compiled by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, for the years 5667-5719. The collection includes most the calendars published by R. Tucazinsky in his lifetime.
• Luach LeEretz Israel, synagogue laws and customs (for Eretz Israel), compiled by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, with comments by the Aderet and Jerusalem Torah leaders. For the years: 5667-5669, 5671-5716, 5718-5719. Jerusalem: J.N. Levy and Partners; I.D. Frumkin; Salomon Brothers, [1906-1958].
• Calendar, with synagogue laws and customs and other year-round laws and customs, for the Diaspora, with halachic times for the New York time zone, for the years: 5692-5696, 5700-5701, 5705-5708. Jerusalem: Salomon, [1931-1947].
• Tekufat HaChamah UBirkata, for 5685, by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky. Jerusalem: Salomon, [1924].
R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky (1871-1955), dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva. He authored many halachic books and essays. One of his main enterprises was the Luach LeEretz Israel, a calendar based on the customs of the Perushim communities of disciples of the Gaon of Vilna, with the addition of halachic rulings from contemporary Jerusalem Torah leaders. These calendars are also prominent for the halachic times established by R. Yechiel Michel based on his halachic conclusions and thousands of days of observation and calculations.
63 volumes. Size and condition vary. All booklets with new bindings. The booklets were not thoroughly examined, and are being sold as is.
Leaves from parchment manuscripts, used as bindings:
• Two large parchment leaves, from a manuscript of the Book of Trei Asar (passages of Micha, Nachum and Chabakuk). Ashkenazic square script, with vocalization and cantillation marks, in three columns. [Germany, 13th century].
Leaves served as covering of book binding; text scraped off one side of each leaf, and remains only on the other side. On erased side of each leaf, Latin title and vol. number.
[2] leaves. 41 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Open tears, defects and folding marks, due to use in binding, affecting text (repaired with paper).
• Double parchment leaf, from manuscript book of haftarot. Ashkenazic square script, with vocalization and cantillation marks. [Italy, 13th/14th century].
Two columns per page. Sections of the haftarot of Lech Lecha, Vayera, Vayetze, Vayishlach.
Leaf used in book binding, text on outer side faded.
[1] double leaf (4 pages). 31 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, defects and folding marks, due to use in binding, affecting text.
Enclosed: report by Shlomo Zucker, expert on Hebrew manuscripts.
Kel Maleh Rachamamim – lamentation for 20th Sivan, for R. Yechiel Michel of Nemirov and other martyrs of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in 1648-1649. [Eastern Europe, ca. 18th century].
Parchment manuscript. Fine floral tailpiece on final page. Alphabetical lamentation.
Over one hundred thousand Jews from the towns of southern Ukraine and Poland were brutally murdered in 1648-1649, during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. On 20th Sivan 1648, the entire Nemirov community, numbering six thousand men, women and children, was decimated, along with their rabbi R. Yechiel Michel. This day was since designated as a fast day, with special lamentations.
[2] parchment leaves (4 pages). 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and folding marks.