Auction 77
Lot 104:
Lengthy, comprehensive Responsum of six pages – about using a loudspeaker during prayer events – hand-signed by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren – addressed to the Rav of the Western Wall, Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz – Jerusalem, 1982.
Rabbi Goren begins his letter with a description of the traditional Birkat Cohanim beside the Western WAll on Chol Hamo’ed Pesach and during which a loudspeaker was used:
"בעלייתי לרגל להתפלל שחרית ומוסף בחוה"מ פסח שעבר ליד הכותל המערבי, היה זה בעת שנערכה שם ברכת כהנים המונית, כת"ר עבר לפני התיבה והשתמש במקרפון, והשמיע את התפלה וברכת כהנים לצבור בכל הרחבה…"
Rabbi Goren discusses at length the question of whether it is allowed to used a loudspeaker to Lehotzi the public with the blessings and Birkat Cohanim, eventually deducing the it should be avoided: "יש להמנע ליד הכותל המערבי מלהשתמש ברם-קול בתפילות ובברכת כהנים, כדי שלא להכנס למחלוקות של הפוסקים הראשונים והאחרונים, והאמת והשלום אהבו…".
Harav Goren was known for famed for the Westeran Wall and the Temple Mount as indicated by his famed (yet controversial) picture which was taken in the Six-Day-War.
Typewritten and hand-signed by hi, , with many corrections handwritten by him as well.
Six leaves.
21X29.5 cm.
Filing perforations. Good condition.
Harav Shlomo Goren (1917-1994) the Chief Military Rabbi of the IDF and later Chief Rabbi of Israeli. In his childhood, studied at the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah, where he was recognized as an Iluy. At the age of 12, started studying at the Hebron Yehsiva in Jerusalem (which was extremely rare due to hsi young age). During the War of Independence, was appointed by Ben Gurion as the Chief Military Rabbi, a position ge held until 1971. Later he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Israel.
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