Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters

Handwritten Leaves from the Notebooks of the Mishnayot Society and the Linat Tzedek Society - Alytus, 1909-1914

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Handwritten leaves, from the notebooks of societies of the city of Alytus (Lithuania), 1909-1914:
· "Notebook of the Linat Tzedek Chevra Kadisha, founded in Alytus, Russia…in the month of Tamuz 1909". Title page, with "introduction" [4 pages], regarding the importance of establishing the society and about the mitzvah of visiting the infirm, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Ya'akov Yosef Rosenberg Av Beit Din of the city. · "Notebook of the Mishnayot Society in Alytus Russia…and the notebook was written in…1914". Title page and "introduction" [3 pages], on the importance of the society's activities and Torah study, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yosef Ya'akov Rosenberg Av Beit Din of the city. Another introduction in his handwriting "to explain practical benefits of societies for study of our holy Torah and its mitzvoth…" [4 pages. lacking at the end].
[13] written pages. Approximately 32 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Tears affecting text in several places. Detached leaves.
Archives and Ledgers of Communities and Institutions
Archives and Ledgers of Communities and Institutions