Auction 68
Lot 248:
"ונפש איש צעיר ושפל" Letter with many expressions of modesty handwritten and signed by the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Shabtai Lifshitz Moreh Tzedek of Orshiva, addressed to Rabbi Avraham Broda Av Beit Din of Narod – Julnitza, 1905.
In his letter, Rabbeinu thanks Rabbi Broda for his consistent support and blesses him, in poetic language, with warm blessings: "ואנכי לא איש דברים, רק זה אומר, מדוע מצאתי חן בעיניו להכיריני ואנכי איש נכרי, וכ"פ… החי’ אותי ואת ב"ב, אין כחי אלא בפי לברך… שכן יזכהו השי"ת להחיות נפשות.. ולעשות צדקה וחסד מתוך נחת עד מאה ועשרים שנים כלהו שווים…. ונפש איש צעיר ושפל המצפה לישועת השי"ת בקרוב".
The addressee’s name, Avraham Broda, is apparently a mistake and he is actually referring to Rabbi Chaim Brody Av beit Din of nachod (and eventually Av Beit Din of Prague), who managed an elaborate system of support of rabbis and Torah learners.
Double sheet, 17X21 cm.
Fold lines. Good condition.
The Gaon Tzaddik Rabbi Shabtai Lifshitz (died 1929) was the Dayan and Moreh Tzedek in Ilnytsia and Rosh Av Beit Din of Orshiva, an important Spinka chassid. He wrote many famous works, including Segulot Yisrael which had many editions, and is considered a primary source for segulot to this day. He wrote many books on Brit Milah, the Tiferet Yaakov on the Torah, and more.
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