Auction 45
Lot 184:
Dedication handwritten and signed by the gaon Rabbi Moshe Nachum Yerushlimsky, the Av Beit Din of Kilz, to the naggid Shmuel Bad Zeev Mertinbaum. He wrote the dedication on his book the Beer Moshe, which includes three sections: the Heshiv Moshe, Kvod Chachamim, and Binyan Yerushalayim. Warsaw 1901. Defective binding, a few moth holes, otherwise good condition.
Rabbi Moshe Nachum Yerushlimsky (1855-1916) was the Av Beit Din of Kominka (Kiev) and Ostrolinka (Poland), one of the great meishivs of his generation and a leader of Polish Jewry. Already in his youth he corresponded with the Torah greats of the generation which preceded him. When he was 17 he was already included in a Heter 100 Rabbanim. In his youth he travelled to Zans and became close to the Divrei Haim. He also studied under the Admor Rabbi David of Tolna. In 1880 (when he was 25) he was appointed rabbi of Kominka in the Kiev region. He served there more than 25 years and was known across European Jewry. He wrote a number of books including the Minchas Moshe, Leshed HaShemen, Birkas Moshe, and more.
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