Auction 58 - Rare and Important Items
Autograph Letter with Halachic Responsum Signed by Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
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Long (2-page) letter, handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, sent to R. Yonah Merzbach, Rabbi in Darmstadt. Sivan 1935.
Halachic responsum on the laws of Even HaEzer, regarding giving a get (divorce) to a woman who "alternates between states of insanity and stability". R. Chaim Ozer mentions a pamphlet on this subject by R. Yechiel Ya'akov Weinberg "teacher in the Beit Midrash LaRabbanim in Berlin in his country" [author of Seridei Esh, printed in his book, Part 1, Siman 62]. This responsum was partially printed in the Achiezer responsa, Vol. 3, Siman 17. R. Chaim Ozer opens with an apology for his delayed response which was due to the fact that at first, he planned to respond to Rabbi Weinberg's pamphlet "to debate and discuss the things he wrote and to thoroughly clarify the matter", by "my weak state of health and my burdens, which have greatly increased, postponed my reply". To permit the husband to give the get, he finally decided to respond briefly, without discussing all the words of Rabbi Weinberg in his pamphlet [this passage was not printed in his book Achiezer].
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940), pre-eminent Torah leader of his generation, at the age of 11 began his studies at the Volozhin Yeshiva from R. Chaim of Brisk. At 24, he was appointed rabbi in Vilna. From a young age, he was active in public affairs and his opinion was the deciding factor in all public issues which arose throughout the Jewish world for almost 50 years. The first three parts of the Achiezer responsa were printed by the author himself (Vilna, 1922-1939), and Part 4 was printed from compilations (Bnei Brak, 1986).
2 leaves, official stationery, 28.5 cm. Approximately 38 autograph lines. Good condition. Wear and file holes.
Halachic responsum on the laws of Even HaEzer, regarding giving a get (divorce) to a woman who "alternates between states of insanity and stability". R. Chaim Ozer mentions a pamphlet on this subject by R. Yechiel Ya'akov Weinberg "teacher in the Beit Midrash LaRabbanim in Berlin in his country" [author of Seridei Esh, printed in his book, Part 1, Siman 62]. This responsum was partially printed in the Achiezer responsa, Vol. 3, Siman 17. R. Chaim Ozer opens with an apology for his delayed response which was due to the fact that at first, he planned to respond to Rabbi Weinberg's pamphlet "to debate and discuss the things he wrote and to thoroughly clarify the matter", by "my weak state of health and my burdens, which have greatly increased, postponed my reply". To permit the husband to give the get, he finally decided to respond briefly, without discussing all the words of Rabbi Weinberg in his pamphlet [this passage was not printed in his book Achiezer].
Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940), pre-eminent Torah leader of his generation, at the age of 11 began his studies at the Volozhin Yeshiva from R. Chaim of Brisk. At 24, he was appointed rabbi in Vilna. From a young age, he was active in public affairs and his opinion was the deciding factor in all public issues which arose throughout the Jewish world for almost 50 years. The first three parts of the Achiezer responsa were printed by the author himself (Vilna, 1922-1939), and Part 4 was printed from compilations (Bnei Brak, 1986).
2 leaves, official stationery, 28.5 cm. Approximately 38 autograph lines. Good condition. Wear and file holes.