Auction 70
Lot 172:
Unique letter handwritten and signed by the great Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polansky of Teplik containing words of blessing after having examined the students of Rabbi Baruch Goldberg-Yedler and enjoyed seeing them so knowledgeable. Jerusalem, 1939.
[1] leaf, written on one side. Official stationery. 27.5X21.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Tiny perforation in the center of the leaf. Stains. Small tears to edges. Old taping on verso.
The Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polansky (1876-1948) was a great posek in Russia and then in Jerusalem, where he also served as Rav of the Beit Yisrael neighborhood. He was revered by all the greats of his generation for his knowledge and extraordinary genius in the Torah. It is known that Rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank would not rule on serious questions without receiving his opinion, and Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook stated that he was "the number one scholar in Jerusalem". He was known as a great expert in the laws of Nidda and his mesorah and rulings in the laws of Ketamim and Marot have influenced many for generations in this field. Most of the rabbis of Jerusalem and some of the greatest arbitrators in recent generations studied under him, including the geonim: Rabbi David Jungreis, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wasner, Rabbi Israel Yaakov Fischer, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, and others. His theology was included in several books by the sages of his generation, and in the book Vayosef Shaul with 22 simanim of his chidushim.
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