Auction 62

Devotion to the Torah that United Its Great Learners: Tractate Yoma that was Studied by the Students of the Ponovezh Yeshiva, Famed Rabbis and Rashei Yeshivot

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"כי התורה כוללת כל הטובות שבעולם" – Tractate Yoma, worn, without the title page and with taping and varied blemishes, which was studied by the students of the renowned Ponovezh Yeshiva, students who eventually became Talmidei Chachamim and who held important rabbinic positions, some of whom are still alive. 

On the flyleaf, each of them, in turn, wrote down his name (following in random order):

"Yisrael Meir Lau, winter 1958" – Shalita, served as the Chief Rabbi of Israel during the years 1993-2003 and as the Rav of Tel Aviv-Jaffa during the years 1988-1993 and 2005-2017. Serves as the chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, recipient of the Israel Prize, 2005 for his lifetime achievements. 

"Pinchas Schreiber" also known as Reb Pinie (1931-2010) was a Chareidi Rav and Dayan, Rosh Yeshiva of Breslav in Bnei Berak, Rav of the Lithuanian community and Av Beit Din of Ashdod, Dayan and one of the founders of the Beit Din of Rabbi Nissim Karlitz. 

"Ze’ev Kukis" – Shalita, the son of Rabbi Pesach Kukis, the mythologic Rav of Bat Yam. 

"Michl David Rosovsky Summer 1965" – Shalita, the son of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Rosovsky, one of the Rashei Yeshiva of Ponovezh. Today serves as the Rosh Yeshiva of Grodno Ashdod. 

"Simcha Adler, Summer 1960" – Melamed at the Torat Emet Talmud Torah of Bnei Berak. 

"David Katz, Summer 1958" – one of the first disciples of the Gaon Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman. Served as Rosh Yeshiva of Mishkan Yaakov in Haifa and Rav of the Ramot Remez neighborhood of the town. The son-in-law of Knesset member Yaakov Katz of the Mapai party. 

"Zvi Yehuda Edelstein Summer 1972" – Shalita, the son of Maran the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Gershon Edelstein or of his brother Rabbi Yaakov Edelstein, his identity could not be certainly confirmed.