Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Letter from R. Shabtai Sheftel Weiss Rabbi of Shimoni – Blessings and Torah Thoughts for Purim 1943 – "May He Cause Deliverance and Redemption to Sprout"
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Lengthy letter handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Shabtai Sheftel Weiss, rabbi of Shimoni (Nagysimonyi, Hungary). Shushan Purim 1943.
Addressed to R. Abba HaKohen Hartstein, with Purim wishes and Torah thoughts. R. Sheftel begins the letter with blessings that G-d should cause deliverance and redemption to sprout. R. Sheftel then relates to the Mishloach Manot he received, mentioning the custom of not thanking for Mishloach Manot, and discusses at length the sources for the Jewish custom of eating veal at the Purim meal.
R. Shabtai Sheftel Weiss (1866-1944, perished in the Holocaust), outstanding Torah scholar and wonder-worker. Leading Hungarian rabbi, disciple of the Shevet Sofer. Most his writings were lost in the Holocaust.
[1] leaf. 33.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Folding marks. Sellotape stains in center of leaf.
Addressed to R. Abba HaKohen Hartstein, with Purim wishes and Torah thoughts. R. Sheftel begins the letter with blessings that G-d should cause deliverance and redemption to sprout. R. Sheftel then relates to the Mishloach Manot he received, mentioning the custom of not thanking for Mishloach Manot, and discusses at length the sources for the Jewish custom of eating veal at the Purim meal.
R. Shabtai Sheftel Weiss (1866-1944, perished in the Holocaust), outstanding Torah scholar and wonder-worker. Leading Hungarian rabbi, disciple of the Shevet Sofer. Most his writings were lost in the Holocaust.
[1] leaf. 33.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Folding marks. Sellotape stains in center of leaf.
Rabbinic Letters
Rabbinic Letters