Auction 63
Lot 137:
Lengthy letter of Torah novellae, on Gittin matters, by Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg author of Tzitz Eliezer, addressed to the Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yitzchak Halevi Herzog – Jerusalem, 1944.
In his letter, Rabbi Waldenberg praises Rabbi Herzog, uses many superlatives: "הוד כבוד הגאון הגדול פאר ישראל והדרו צדיק יסוד עולם איש האשכולות מרן הרב כקש"ת מוהר"ר יצחק אייזיק הלוי הרצוג שליט"א הרב הראשי לא"י".
two leaves, two written pp.
22X28 cm.
Fold lines. Good condition.
Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg (1916-2007), author of the Shut Tzitz Eliezer, Shvitat Hayam [the laws of travelling by ship on shabbat] and Hilchot Medina, one of the foremost Poskim of the previous generation, known primarily due to his responsa and extensive knowledge of halacha and medicine. He was a member of the great rabbinic court, received the Israel Prize for religious literature and the Rav Kook Prize.
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