Auction 16 - 06.12.2017

1. Letter of blessing on official letterhead, from 1973. Handwritten and signed. To Elizur Weisfisch. Blessings on a bar mitzvah. 2. Letter of blessing for the birth of a daughter. From 1951. Handwritten and signed. 3. Letter on personal issues and divrei torah. Handwritten and signed. 4. Postcards. Blessing of mazal tov on the marriage of a daughter. Handwritten and signed. To Rav Reuven Elitzur. Rav Yaakov Edelstein (1924-2017) was rabbi of Ramat HaSharon for close to 70 years and a senior dayan in the Beit Din of Rav Nissim Karlitz in Bnei Brak. He became famous late in life as a kabbalist and miracle workers whose massive prayers could help many lacking a son.Various sizes and conditions, generally very good.

1. Divrei Torah handwritten by the Gaon Edelstein from 1950 2. Letter with additional divrei Torah written from 1947 3. Mazal Tov to a bride and groom and their parents. Letter written and signed. 4. On personal issues and divrei torah. Rav Yaakov Edelstein (1924-2017) was rabbi of Ramat HaSharon for close to 70 years and a senior dayan in the Beit Din of Rav Nissim Karlitz in Bnei Brak. He became famous late in life as a kabbalist and miracle workers whose massive prayers could help many lacking a son.Various sizes and conditions, generally very good.

2 letters on official letterhead of the yeshiva. From 1950. 16x21cm. Generally very good condition.

1. Letter written and signed by Rav Friedlaner. To Rav Reuven Elitzur Weifisch on a shofer from Switzerland that needed fixing. 2. Blessing printed on a typewriter and signed by hand. From 1973. To Rav Reuven Elitzur Weisfisch. Haim Friedlander (1923-1986) was a mashgiach in yeshivot of Ponevezh and the Negev, a member of the mussar movement of the last generation, dealt greatly with letters of the Ramchal and published editions of some of his books.

Written on a typewriter. From 1945m signed by hand and stamped. In the margins is the words “I received it” handwritten and signed by Rabbi Meir Karlitz. Letter written in cold language, and is somewhat threatening. On 16 dunams of land that were not paid for. Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahanman (1888-1969) was head of the Ponevezh yeshiva in Lithuania before the Shoah and founded the yeshiva in Israel afterwards. Its first head and member of the Council of Torah Sages. In addition also founded Mossad Batei Avot for children who survived, and founded Kiryat Ponevezh in Ashdod and Yeshivat Grodna. There are streets named after him in Bnei Brak and Jerusalem. | Rav Meir Karlitz (1875-1955), rabbi of Lakovitch, was a close associate of the Chafetz Haim and Rav Haim Ozer Grodzinsky, and helped them establish the Polish Yeshivot Committee and was a head of the committee in Poland and Israel. Founder of the independent study movement and a member of the Council of Torah Sages. After his death the Yeshivat Beit Meir was founded in his name in Bnei Brak, by his son-in-law, Rav Zalman Rotberg. Filing holes, signs of folding, generally very good condition.

The book is “Rav Mordechai’le of Slonim”, which tells about the Tzaddik Rabbi Mordechai of Slonim, a Misnagid, who was a rabbi in Slonim, but who was known as a miracle worker and one of the Chassidic rebbeim. Date of loan is 1969. The Steipler lived 1899-1985, was the Kahalot Yaakov. Gaon, Tzaddik, and holy in all his ways. Extremely modest, but when he needed to he would tell his opinion. Many turned to him for advice. Filing marks, 7x11cm. Generally very good condition.

From 1955, to Rav Haim Agiyuf, a manager of the Rambam u’Beit Yosef yeshiva in Tel Aviv. In his letter, the Steipler warns that the members of the Bnei Akiva youth movement are not allowed to gain a foothold in the yeshiva building and its roof. He adds that Bnei Torah are very few and the youth are many, but if they don’t preserve that few…” | Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985) was the Kahalot Yaakov. Gaon, Tzaddik, and holy in all his ways. Extremely modest, but when he needed to he would tell his opinion. Many turned to him for advice. Signs of folding. 25cm. Around 15 lines handwritten. Very good condition.

Autograph handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. On paper from a notebook, written very tightly on both sides (typical). Listing of aggadot and the parshat hashavua. Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012) was a grandson of the kabbalist Leshem Shebo v’Achlama, and in his youth wrote parts of the book for his grandfather. One of the greatest poskim for more than 70 years. He was known for his extreme perseverance and for his profound and thorough knowledge of all parts of the Torah, until he was able to decide on every matter his clear conclusion. In the last twenty years of his life he led the Torah world in Israel and abroad. Signs of folding. 18x24cm. Generally very good condition.

On official letterhead, written very tightly on both sides (typical). From 1967, probably a drash given in the Beit Midrash Tiferet Bechorim. Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012) was a grandson of the kabbalist Leshem Shebo v’Achlama, and in his youth wrote parts of the book for his grandfather. One of the greatest poskim for more than 70 years. He was known for his extreme perseverance and for his profound and thorough knowledge of all parts of the Torah, until he was able to decide on every matter his clear conclusion. In the last twenty years of his life he led the Torah world in Israel and abroad. 18x24cm. Signs of folding. Generally very good condition.

With names for blessing of the sick. Filing marks, very good condition.

Protocol for appointing Rav Yaakov Kalmas (1880-1953), rabbi of Moscow, Signed by 18 members of the rabbinate, led by Zvi Pesach Frank.

On official letterhead of the beit din. Written by hand and signed by the dayanim: Rabbi Yaakov Edelstein, Ga’avad Rabbi Nissim Karlitz, Rabbi Pinhas Schreiver, and Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ullman. From 1997. On banning a book “full of errors and miscellany.” Signs of folding, 17x25cm. Generally very good condition.

Letter written and signed by the Mashgiach, to the administrators of the Kfar Ganim yeshiva on helping a boy. He lived 1876-1949, was a close associate and student of the Chafetz Haim. At the end of his life he moved to Israel, settled in Petah Tikva to be a Ram and Mashgiach in the Lomze yeshiva established there, many of the famous graduates see him as their rabbi. Among them Sar HaTorah Rabbi Haim Kanievsky. The Chazon Ish said when he died that he was one of the 36. Filing holes, signs of folding. Stains. Generally good condition.

1. Letter on paper cutting, from a lined notebook. Handwritten and signed with initials. To Rav Elitzur Weisfisch, telling him that he wouldn’t be able to make it at the time they had set. 2. Telegraph in Hebrew but local lettering. Written on both sides in his holy handwriting. To Rav Miller of Gateshead-England. Blessing of mazal tov and well-wishes. Rav Dessler (1892-1953) was a student of the Chelm school and a sage of the Mussar movement. Served as a rabbi in England and then as mashgiach in the Ponevezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak. His deep conversations based on the foundations of mussar and chassidut were printed in his monumental book “Michtav Mi’Eliyahu”. Various sizes and conditions, generally very good.

On the yeshiva Sha’arei Torah official letterhead. From 1942. On blessing for the 50th year since his appointment to serve in the rabbinate in Israel. Signs of folding, light tears without missing text in the folds. 22x28cm. Generally very good condition.

Long letter spanning two pages on official letterhead, written in a very cramped format with additions in the margins. Handwritten and signed by Rav Shabtai Yagel, head of the Slonim yeshiva. Letter is from 14th of Adar Bet, 1946, addressed to his son. Mainly deals with yeshiva issues. Rav Shabtai Yagel (1875-1958) was the head of the Slonim yeshiva in Lithuania and then in Israel, member of the Council of Torah Sages. At the start of WWII he escaped to Israel and settled in Ramat Gan. He established the Slonim yeshiva there and taught there until his death. Tears, mainly in the margins, plus creases. [2] pages, 22x28cm. Generally ok condition.

1. [6] business cards with blessings handwritten, among them the famous Stam scribe, Rabbi Nahman Papirna. Rav Dr. Heitner, rabbi of the Navy. Avraham Boyer, mayor of Bnei Brak. Rabbi Yitzhak Friedman of Bohosh, and more. All with additions and blessings handwritten by the owners. 2. [6] receipts for donations to famous institutions, the Sha’arei Chesed gamach, Yeshivat Mekor Haim. Between the years 1941-1962. Signed by Rav Avraham Jungreiz, Rav Shlomo Zalman Frosch, and Rabbi Moshe Tikochinsky. 3. [17] letters by Jewish sages, some written by hand and signed, some written by secretaries at their request. Among them: Admorim of Kapichnitz, Rachov, Biela, Sert Vizhnitz. Heads of yeshivot: Rabbi Yehezkel Sarna (head of Hevron yeshiva), Rabbi Moshe Tikochinsky (head of Yeshivat Mekor Haim), Rabbi Michal David Shlapoversky, and Rabbi Yehezkel Perzovitz, heads of the Tiferet Zvi yeshiva. And more Different sizes and conditions, generally good condition.

Official document of the Tel Aviv Municipality. From June 1930, on paying taxes to the city. On the document is the signature of the Tzaddik Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Revikov, before he became famous and worked as a simple shoemaker. | Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Revikov (1873-1967) studied kabbalah with the Leshem Shebo v’Achelma. Rabbi Aryeh Levin testified: “I heard from the holy mouth of Rav Kook that Rabbi Yaakov is without a doubt among the 36 tzaddikkim.” After the Chazon Ish encouraged him to come out into the public sphere, many would come to him for blessings. Filing holes. Signs of folding. 15x18cm. Generally very good condition.

To Dr. Mordechai Stern for the 100 pounds that he donated. Good condition.

1. Paper cutting with translation from German—in Hebrew Gothic lettering, by Rav Wazner, who spoke German. The translation is on some omissions from the prayer book. Interesting. 2. Letter on official letterhead, handwritten and signed by Rav Wazner. From 1991, with a halachic answer to Rav Zvi Yavrov on the nussach of mussaf of the Shalosh Regalim. Gaon Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wazner (1913-2015), the Shevet HaLevi, was head of the Chochmei Lublin yeshiva in Bnei Brak, a grade posek, and also known as a “posek hador.” Was a student of Rav Meir Shapira of Lublin. In 1939 he moved to Israel, and in 1947 he was appointed thanks to the Chazon Ish to be Av Beit Din and rabbi of Zichron Meir in Bnei Brak—where he served until his death. Known as an excellent person and miracle worker. Signs of folding and glue. 14x22cm. Generally very good condition.

On official letterhead, written, signed, and stamped. From 1940. He applauds Rav Reuven Elitzur Weisfisch for his standing in the test. Rav Shimshon lived 1876-1948, was a posek in Russia and then Jerusalem, and rabbi of the Beit Yisrael neighborhood. Most of the Jerusalem sages studied with him, and made us of his halachot niddah, including Rav David Jungreiz, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Rav Shmuel HaLevi Wazner, Rav Yisrael Yaakov Fisher, Rav Ovadia Yosef, Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Rav Binyamin Mendelson. His decisions influenced many in this field. Signs of folding, small tears in the margins. 21x28cm. Generally very good condition.

1. Chiddushim on the Torah, handwritten and signed by him. From 1949. 2. Letter of chiddushim, written and signed, 1948. To Rav Reuven Elitzur Weisfisch 3. Letter on official letterhead, written and signed, 1950. 4. On official letterhead, written and signed. Various sizes and conditions, good condition.

Heter to Rabbi Menachem Adler of Khust in Hungary, allowing him to marry a second woman with having divorced his first wife, since his wife was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz. “He brought a letter from the Rav of Semihali testifying that he was with his wife in the Khust ghetto and then they were sent to the extermination camp of Auschwitz…and as is known the women who had oung sons went to the left, and everyone was lost in the gas chambers…the impure evil people fell on the Jews with the worse kind of cruelty and tried to wipe Israel away and shed innocent blood.” At the top of the heter are signed the heads of the Badatz, Ra’avad Rabbi Yerucham Fischel Bernstein, Rabbi Naftali Zvi Shmerler, and Rabbi Ysirael Yitzhak Reisman. Additional signature later of rabbis, admors, and students (including the Toldot Aharon). Signs of folding. 33x20cm. Generally good condition.

Letter written and signed by Rabbi Yehoshua of Horodna. From 1940, a recommendation for a boy. Known as Rav Yehoshua Horodner, he was the rabbi and head of the Minsk yeshiva. After moving to Israel he was honorary president of the Rabbinical Association for Russian Refugees in Jerusaelm. The Chafetz Haim would mention him in his conversations as an example of “Oved Hashem.” Filing holes, tear without damage to text, 22x13cm. Generally good condition.

1. On official letterhead of the Beer Yaakov yeshiva. From 1959. Handwritten and signed by Rav Velba. 2. From 1970, written in ink and signed by Rav Velba. To the Rambam library with a question about borrowing books. Gaon Tzaddik Rabbi Shlomo Velba (1914-2005) was a great mashgiach of our generation, the last survivor of the mussar movement, student and successor of Rav Yerucham Leibovitz Memir, founded Yeshivat Beer Yaakov, then quite and would go to yeshivot to have conversations on mussar. Generally very good condition.