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Lot 205 First Letter of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as Dayan in Jerusalem – Kislev 1950

Two letters signed by Chief Rabbis of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Bentzion Chai Uziel, on appointment
Two letters signed by Chief Rabbis of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Bentzion Chai Uziel, on appointment
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Two letters signed by Chief Rabbis of Israel, R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Bentzion Chai Uziel, on appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as dayan in the Jerusalem rabbinical court. 8th Kislev [November] 1950.
Both letters are typewritten and signed by the two Chief Rabbis and head secretary R. Shmuel Aharon Shazuri.

In the first letter, addressed to R. Elyashiv, they write that in agreement with the Minister of Religion and the Rabbi of Jerusalem R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, they appoint R. Elyashiv as a substitute member of the Beit Din in Jerusalem.
In the second letter (the original copy sent to the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem), the rabbis write of the appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv and R. Yosef Kapach (Qafih) as substitute members of the Beit Din of Jerusalem.

R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012), only son of R. Avraham, a rabbi of Gomel (son-in-law of the Leshem) and son-in-law of the Tzaddik of Jerusalem, R. Aryeh Levin. From 1943 he served in his father's office as rabbi of Tiferet Bachurim in Jerusalem, and studied in the Ohel Torah kollel under R. Hertzog and his father-in-law R. Hillman. R. Hertzog made extensive use of his young friend in solving complex halachic problems when he was busy with his public responsibilities. R. Hertzog later had him appointed dayan in the Rabbinical Courts system, and later to the Supreme Rabbinical Court, and as a member of the council to appoint new dayanim (see next lots). R. Elyashiv was a leading posek for over seventy years.
He was known for his exceptional diligence and his deep, fundamental understanding of all parts of the Torah, enabling him provide clear rulings on every issue. Over his last twenty years, he led the Torah world in Eretz Israel and beyond. His Torah novellae were published by his disciples in his Hearot on the Talmud, compiled from his lectures, and hundreds of his thousands of responsa were compiled in his six-part Kovetz Teshuvot.


[2] leaves. Official stationery. 32.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and folding marks. Stains and tears.

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Lot 206 Letter of Appointment and Other Letters on Occasion of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as Member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court – Jerusalem, 1955-1956

Three signed documents, on the occasion of the appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as a member of the Supreme Rabbinica
Three signed documents, on the occasion of the appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as a member of the Supreme Rabbinica
Three signed documents, on the occasion of the appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as a member of the Supreme Rabbinica
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Letter of Appointment and Other Letters on Occasion of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as Member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court – Jerusalem, 1955-1956 Letter of Appointment and Other Letters on Occasion of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as Member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court – Jerusalem, 1955-1956 Letter of Appointment and Other Letters on Occasion of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as Member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court – Jerusalem, 1955-1956
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Three signed documents, on the occasion of the appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as a member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court, from 1955-1956.
• Official letter of appointment, approving appointment of R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as dayan on the Supreme Rabbinical Court, signed by Chief Rabbis of Israel R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Yitzchak Nissim. Jerusalem, 1st Tevet [December] 1955.
• Letter of R. Shmuel Aharon Shazuri, head secretary of the Rabbinate, enclosed with the present letter of appointment. Jerusalem, 12th Tevet [December] 1955.
• Letter of R. Dov Katz, administrator of the rabbinical courts, that R. Elyashiv would begin to officiate on 20th Iyar (May 1) 1956.


R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012), only son of R. Avraham, a rabbi of Gomel (son-in-law of the Leshem) and son-in-law of the Tzaddik of Jerusalem, R. Aryeh Levin. From 1943 he served in his father's office as rabbi of Tiferet Bachurim in Jerusalem, and studied in the Ohel Torah kollel under R. Hertzog and his father-in-law R. Hillman. R. Hertzog made extensive use of his young friend in solving complex halachic problems when he was busy with his public responsibilities. R. Hertzog later had him appointed dayan in the Rabbinical Courts system, and later to the Supreme Rabbinical Court, and as a member of the council to appoint new dayanim (see previous lot and next lot). The present letter of appointment indicates R. Yosef Shalom's respected and authoritative position, as he was appointed to the highest office only a short time after entering the court system as a dayan.
R. Elyashiv was a leading posek for over seventy years. He was known for his exceptional diligence and his deep, fundamental understanding of all parts of the Torah, enabling him provide clear rulings on every issue. Over his last twenty years, he led the Torah world in Eretz Israel and beyond. His Torah novellae were published by his disciples in his Hearot on the Talmud, compiled from his lectures, and hundreds of his thousands of responsa were compiled in his six-part Kovetz Teshuvot.


3 documents. Varying size and condition. Overall good-fair condition. Stains, folding marks and minor tears.
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Lot 207 Letter of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv to the Dayanim Examination Committee – Jerusalem, 1955 and 1957

Two official letters from the Chief Rabbinate, signed by Chief Rabbis R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Yitzchak Niss
Two official letters from the Chief Rabbinate, signed by Chief Rabbis R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Yitzchak Niss
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Letter of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv to the Dayanim Examination Committee – Jerusalem, 1955 and 1957 Letter of Appointment of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv to the Dayanim Examination Committee – Jerusalem, 1955 and 1957
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Two official letters from the Chief Rabbinate, signed by Chief Rabbis R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog and R. Yitzchak Nissim, appointing R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv as member of the Dayanim Examination Committee. Jerusalem, Elul 1955 and Iyar 1957.
The first letter is addressed to the three members of the council: R. Yaakov Ades, head of the Beit Din of Jerusalem; R. Yitzchak Meir Ben Menachem, head of the Petach Tikva Beit Din; and R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, member of the Supreme Rabbinical Court. [Notably, although the original appointment to the Supreme Rabbinical Court was only made in Tevet Iyar 1956, after a decision made in Elul 1955 – see previous lot – the present letter reveals that R. Elyashiv had already previously served as member of the court].
The second letter of 1957 is addressed only to R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, mentioning that the other members of the committee are R. Yaakov Hadas [Ades], R. Eliezer Goldschmidt and R. Shlomo Shimshon Karelitz.
Both letters are typewritten and signed by both Chief Rabbis, and the first is also signed by head secretary R. Shmuel Aharon Shazuri.

R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012), only son of R. Avraham, a rabbi of Gomel (son-in-law of the Leshem) and son-in-law of the Tzaddik of Jerusalem, R. Aryeh Levin. From 1943 he served in his father's office as rabbi of Tiferet Bachurim in Jerusalem, and studied in the Ohel Torah kollel under R. Hertzog and his father-in-law R. Hillman. R. Hertzog made extensive use of his young friend in solving complex halachic problems when he was busy with his public responsibilities. R. Hertzog later had him appointed dayan in the Rabbinical Courts system, and later to the Supreme Rabbinical Court, and as a member of the council to appoint new dayanim (see two previous lots). The present letter of appointment indicates R. Yosef Shalom's respected and authoritative position, as he was appointed to the Supreme Rabbinical Court and Dayanim Examination Committee only a short time after entering the court system as a dayan.
R. Elyashiv was a leading posek for over seventy years. He was known for his exceptional diligence and his deep, fundamental understanding of all parts of the Torah, enabling him provide clear rulings on every issue. Over his last twenty years, he led the Torah world in Eretz Israel and beyond. His Torah novellae were published by his disciples in his Hearot on the Talmud, compiled from his lectures, and hundreds of his thousands of responsa were compiled in his six-part Kovetz Teshuvot.

[2] leaves. Official stationery. 32.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and folding marks. Stains and tears.
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Lot 208 Letter of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – On the Problem of Conversion in Israel – Jerusalem, 1984

Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Jerusalem, 12th Tamuz 1984. Addressed to his friend, "th
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Jerusalem, 12th Tamuz 1984.
Addressed to his friend, "the great Gaon" R. Chaim Kreiswirth, Rabbi of Antwerp, then head of the International Committee on Conversion. In the years 1983-1984, fierce rabbinical opposition arose against dedicated courts of conversion established by the Chief Rabbinate, on the grounds that they performed invalid conversions, accepting converts who did not take upon themselves mitzvah observance and Jewish faith. R. Chaim Kreiswirth and other rabbis then issued a halachic ruling that documents of conversion of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate are not to be relied upon unless the conversion is determined to have been performed correctly. In the present letter, R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv supports R. Kreiswirth, protesting the treatment of the protesting rabbis at the hands of the Rabbinate.
R. Elyashiv sharply criticizes the Chief Rabbinate's "conversion factories". Rather than examining the allegations, the Rabbinate demanded that the claims be retracted and sharply criticized those who publicized them.
R. Elyashiv attempts to encourage R. Kreiswirth, who was attacked for taking a stand to support Judaism, stating his confidence that the aspersions against him should not affect him whatsoever and he should continue with his work. R. Elyashiv concludes the letter with blessings and his signature.

R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (1910-2012), only son of R. Avraham, a rabbi of Gomel (son-in-law of the Leshem) and son-in-law of the Tzaddik of Jerusalem, R. Aryeh Levin. From 1943 he served in his father's office as rabbi of Tiferet Bachurim in Jerusalem, and from 1951-1972 he served as a senior dayan on the Supreme Rabbinical Court. In 1972 he resigned from his position on the court as a result of R. Goren's appointment as Chief Rabbi of Israel, the controversy surrounding R. Goren's conversion of Helen Zeidman and his attempt to free a brother and sister of mamzer status. R. Elyashiv later worked together with R. Chaim Kreiswirth of Antwerp, establishing the International Committee on Conversion, which employed distinguished rabbis worldwide to stand against fictitious conversions that did not meet the requirements of halachah.
R. Elyashiv was a leading posek for over seventy years. He was known for his exceptional diligence and his deep, fundamental understanding of all parts of the Torah, enabling him provide clear rulings on every issue. Over his last twenty years, he led the Torah world in Eretz Israel and beyond. His Torah novellae were published by his disciples in his Hearot on the Talmud, compiled from his lectures, and hundreds of his thousands of responsa were compiled in his six-part Kovetz Teshuvot.

[1] leaf. Official stationery. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains.

The present letter was published in several places, including: Kovetz Teshuvot V, section 158; Kitvuni LeDorot, letter 211; HaShakdan, III, pp. 155-157 (with facsimile of letter).
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Lot 209 Letter of Rabbi Wosner – Bnei Brak, Cheshvan 1990 – On the Public Prayer for Bnei Brak

Letter handwritten and signed by R. "Shmuel HaLevi Wosner", rabbi of Zichron Meir, addressed to R. Moshe Yehudah
Letter handwritten and signed by R. "Shmuel HaLevi Wosner", rabbi of Zichron Meir, addressed to R. Moshe Yehudah
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. "Shmuel HaLevi Wosner", rabbi of Zichron Meir, addressed to R. Moshe Yehudah Leib Landau – Rabbi of Bnei Brak. Bnei Brak, Wednesday, Vayera, [Cheshvan] 1990.
In the letter, R. Wosner encloses a text for the announcement of a public prayer for Bnei Brak, and alludes to a difference of opinion regarding certain details of the plan.

R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner (1913-2015), author of Shevet HaLevi, disciple of R. Shmuel David Ungar, Rabbi of Nitra and R. Yosef Elimelech Kahana, Rabbi of Ungvár (Uzhhorod; both perished in the Holocaust), and later a close disciple of R. Meir Shapiro at the Chachmei Lublin yeshiva. In 1939, he immigrated to Eretz Israel with his wife.
He soon thereafter rose to prominence as a leading Torah scholar and was appointed as rabbi and posek of the Geulah neighborhood. In 1947, he moved to Bnei Brak to serve as rabbi of the Zichron Meir neighborhood (then near Bnei Brak, now the city center). R. Wosner eventually came to be renowned as a foremost halachic authority acknowledged by all circles.
After the passing of his friend R. Yaakov Landau (1893-1986), R. Wosner supported his son R. Moshe Yehudah Leib Landau (1935-2019) as his successor as Rabbi of Bnei Brak.

[1] leaf. Official stationery. 22 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.

Enclosed is the envelope in which the letter was sent, with the addressee's name handwritten by R. Wosner.
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Lot 210 Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s

Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to
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Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Yeshiva Deans – Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s
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Large assorted collection of dozens of letters of rabbis and dayanim, yeshiva deans and famous Torah scholars, addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head rabbi of the London Beit Din, author of Chazon Yechezkel – letters on Torah topics, public and private affairs, and Shanah Tovah blessings. Eretz Israel, 1940s-1970s.

The collection includes letters of:
• R. Shmuel Kipnis, R. Moshe Chaskin and R. Shlomo Yosef Zevin.
• R. Aharon Kohen, dean of Hebron yeshiva in Jerusalem.
• R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Hertzog, Chief Rabbi of Israel.
• R. Shmuel Meir HaKohen Hollander (two letters).
• R. Ephraim Zalman Halpern, founder of Taharat HaMishpachah.
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R. Moshe Tzvi Neriah, dean of Bnei Akiva yeshiva.
• R. Shaul Yisraeli, Rabbi of Kfar Haroeh.
• R. Dov Meir Rubman, dean of Tiferet Yisrael yeshiva in Haifa.
• R. Yaakov Moshe Toledano, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa region.
• R. Shlomo Min HaHar of the Bayit Vegan neighborhood.
• R. Yisrael Zissel Dvortz (editor of Tevunah).
• R. Moshe Yair Weinstock, kabbalist of Jerusalem.
• R. Chaim Chaikel Grinberg of Tel Aviv.
• R. Yehudah Zerachiah Segal, Rabbi of Neveh Shalom neighborhood.
• R. Eliezer Bentzion Bruk, dean of Beit Yosef Novardok yeshiva.
• R. Shmuel Akiva Yaffe Schlesinger, Rabbi of Orthodox community of Strasbourg.
• R. Avraham Verner, Rabbi of Netaniah.
• R. Yaakov Fink, head of Haifa Beit Din.
• R. Aharon Katz, dean of Lomza yeshiva in Petach Tikva.
• R. Aryeh Pariz, dean and principal of Tel Aviv yeshiva.
• R. Pinchas Biberfeld of Tel Aviv.
• R. Avraham Rappaport, head of Kollel Ateret Yosef.
• R. Dov Rosenthal of Tel Aviv.
• R. Yaakov Nisan Rosenthal, rabbi and yeshiva dean in Haifa.
• R. Yitzchak Eizik HaLevi Prague of Jerusalem.
• R. Shmuel Havlin, Rabbi of Eilat.
• And more.

See Hebrew description for a partial list of letters.


36 letters. Varying size and condition. Overall good condition. Most on official stationery.
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Lot 211 Large Collection of Letters of Rabbis – Eretz Israel and Other Countries – 1940-1987

Large assorted collection of letters of distinguished rabbis and Torah scholars. Eretz Israel and other countries, ca. 1940
Large assorted collection of letters of distinguished rabbis and Torah scholars. Eretz Israel and other countries, ca. 1940
Large assorted collection of letters of distinguished rabbis and Torah scholars. Eretz Israel and other countries, ca. 1940
Large assorted collection of letters of distinguished rabbis and Torah scholars. Eretz Israel and other countries, ca. 1940
Large assorted collection of letters of distinguished rabbis and Torah scholars. Eretz Israel and other countries, ca. 1940
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Large assorted collection of letters of distinguished rabbis and Torah scholars. Eretz Israel and other countries, ca. 1940s-1980s.

The collection includes letters of:
• R. Eliyahu Aharon Milikovsky, head of the Jaffa and Tel Aviv Beit Din.
• R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva.
• R. Yitzchak Yaakov Wachtfogel and his court.
• R. Avraham David Rosenthal, head of the Jerusalem Beit Din.
• R. Dov Sokolovsky, dean of the Meor HaTorah yeshiva in Jerusalem (ten letters).
• R. David Friedman, a Torah scholar of Jerusalem (seven Torah letters).
• R. Avraham Tzvi Weiss, Rabbi of Neve Achiezer, Bnei Brak.
• R. Natan Tzvi Friedman, rabbi in neighborhood 5 of Bnei Brak, author of Otzar HaRabbanim.
• R. Ephraim Greenblatt, author of Rivevot Efraim.
• And other letters of various rabbis.

45 letters. Varying size and condition.
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Lot 212 Two Letters of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov – Elul 1973 – "May You Be Blessed from the Source of Blessing with Much Bounty and Success and All Your Wishes for the Good"

Two letters of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, Thursday Ki Tavo [18th Elul] 1973. App
Two letters of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, Thursday Ki Tavo [18th Elul] 1973. App
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Two letters of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, Thursday Ki Tavo [18th Elul] 1973.
Apparently a lithograph, with the donation and recipient's names and honorifics, and the Rebbe's signature, filled out by hand.
Addressed to a Bobov Chassid in Eretz Israel, "my dear friend… R. Shlomo Korets" and "my friend, the dear young man… R. Meir Feldman", who had sent a donation for the Rebbe's daughter's wedding. The Rebbe thanks them and blesses them: "And may you be blessed from the Source of blessing with much bounty and success and all your wishes for the good, as is the desire of your friend, seeking your welfare, with much love – Shlomo Halberstam".

Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov.
Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established the Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.

[2] leaves, official stationery. 28 cm. Varying condition, good to good-fair. Stains, creases and folding marks. Marginal open tears.
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Lot 213 Letter of Rabbi Chaim Milkovsky – Jerusalem, 1960 – Invitation to the Bar Mitzvah of His Son, the Current Rebbe of Amshinov – "This Young Boy Shall Become Great, Very Very Great"

Letter handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Milikovsky, dean of the Shem Olam Amshinov yeshiva. Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, 16th
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Milikovsky, dean of the Shem Olam Amshinov yeshiva. Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, 16th Av 1960.

Handwritten invitation to the bar mitzvah of his eldest son Yaakov, the current Rebbe of Amshinov. Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, author of Chazon Yechezkel, a leading Torah authority in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem where they live. The letter is written in poetic Hebrew and Aramaic, inviting him to attend their son's bar mitzvah on 23rd Av, "for this young boy shall become great, very very great, for his good, our good and the good of all of Israel".

R. Chaim Milikovsky (1916-1993), a student of the Mir yeshiva in exile in Shanghai. Son-in-law of Rebbe Meirl Kalisch of Amshinov. Headed the Shem Olam Amshinov yeshiva. His son is R. Yaakov Milikovsky, currently officiating as Rebbe of Amshinov-Jerusalem.

[1] leaf. Official stationery. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks.

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Lot 214 Shanah Tovah Letter from the Netivot Shalom of Slonim – Nisan 1980

Lengthy letter (26 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky of Slonim, during his tenure as dean of t
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Lengthy letter (26 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky of Slonim, during his tenure as dean of the Beit Avraham Slonim yeshiva in Jerusalem. Nisan 1980.
Addressed to R. Menachem Abramsky, son of R. Yechezkel Abramsky, thanking him for sending him the new Kovetz Maamarim with teachings of his illustrious father, and praising the book and its author highly.
The Rebbe concludes with blessings for the upcoming festival of Pesach.

Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky of Slonim (1911-2000), the Netivot Shalom, a prominent contemporary rebbe, a leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah and the Independent Educational System. He was a close disciple of the Beit Avraham of Slonim and R. Moshe Midner.
He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1935 and established the Beit Avraham Slonim yeshiva in Jerusalem in 1942, which he headed for forty years. In 1981 he was named Rebbe of the Slonim Chassidic community, which greatly expanded under his leadership. He is best known for his highly popular Netivot Shalom on Chassidic thought and service of G-d.

[1] leaf. Official stationery. 25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
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Lot 215 Letter of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch – Sivan 1943 – Blessings for "Success… Happy Life, Physically and Spiritually"

Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 19th Sivan 1943. Typewritt
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Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 19th Sivan 1943.
Typewritten on the Rebbe Rayatz's official stationery, with his signature: "Yosef Yitzchak".
In the letter, the Rebbe blesses the recipient: "May G-d grant that everything will go correctly and turn out well, and may your wife come to you for success physically and spiritually, and may you have a harmonious, happy order of life, physically and spiritually".

[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor stains. Small paper sticker to verso.

Not printed in Igrot Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz.
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Lot 216 Letter of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch – Tevet 1944 – English Translation of Sefer HaZichronot, and Plans for More Chapters on the Alter Rebbe's Childhood, Youth, Marriage and Mezeritch Period

Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 4th Tevet 1944. Typewritte
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Letter of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 4th Tevet 1944.
Typewritten on the Rebbe Rayatz's official stationery, with his signature: "Yosef Yitzchak".
The letter discusses the English translation of his memoirs, Sefer HaZichronot (the first part of the book was first published in Yiddish in 1941-1942 by writer and journalist David Leib Meckler in the Morgen Zhurnal; the English translation was published as a book in 1949).
The Rebbe expresses his immense satisfaction that the recipient's wife agreed to translate the Zichronot into English, and blesses her with her physical and spiritual needs.
The Rebbe goes on to respond to the editors' request to expand on the sources of the Alter Rebbe's life, beyond what had already been published in Yiddish. The Rebbe Rayatz also discusses his plans to write further parts of the book – a second part on R. Baruch, estimated to fill an entire book, and a third part on the life of the Alter Rebbe, his childhood, youth, marriage and Mezeritch period.
At the end of the letter, the Rebbe advises publishing the biography of the Alter Rebbe in brief as is, while noting that supplements were planned.

[1] leaf, official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Creases and minor marginal tear. Blue ink inscription to margins.

This letter was printed in Igrot Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, VIII, p. 472 (letter 2568).
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