Typewritten letter on official letterhead, signed by the gaon Rabbi Shmuel Yitzhak Hillman, Ra’avad of London, from when he resided in Israel (Rechavia neighborhood, in Jerusalem).
Sent to “my dear Mr. Halperin” with eulogy and condolences for the death of his wife. Handwritten signature
22x14cm. Creases, good condition.
Rav Shmuel Yitzhak Hillman (1868-1953) was the Chief Rabbi of Glasgow and father-in-law of the Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog. In 1934 he moved to Israel and founded the Ohel Torah yeshiva in Rehavia (Jerusalem), where greats of the generation studied: Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Rav Shmuel HaLevi Wazner, Rav Binyamin Yehoshua Zilber, and more. Most of his time he dedicated to writing his series of books—Or HaYashar—which included dozens of volumes of chiddushim and notes on the books of Mikra, Tanach, Midrash, Mishnah, Talmuds, and Rambam.
