A long letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi “Shimon Yehuda HaCohen Shkop”, to Rabbi Eliezer Silver. Grodno, 1932.
Congratulations on the appointment of Rabbi Eliezer to the Cincinnati rabbinate and request for assistance for the “Sha'ar HaTorah” Yeshiva in Grodno.
Rabbi Shimon Yehudah HaCohen Shkop (1860-1940, Otzar HaRabbanim 19962), disciple of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik in the Volozhin Yeshiva who instructed him in the intricate and deep methodologies of Torah. At age 24 he became Rosh Metivta in the Telz Yeshiva [established by his uncle, Rabbi Eliezer Gordon], where he taught his method of study, an approach which captivated the entire Torah world until this very day. Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman was among his prominent disciples during that period. In 1920, he was requested to head the “Sha’ar HaTorah” Yeshiva in Grodno. Writings: “Sha’arei Yosher”, “Ma’arechet HaKinyanim” and “Chiddushei Rabbi Shimon Yehudah HaCohen”.
Official stationary, 27.5 cm. Approx. 19 lines.Fair condition, tears with missing parts in leaf center.