Letter of approbation signed by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Sighet (later Rebbe of Satmar), author of Berach Moshe. Brooklyn, New York, 11 Tevet, 1950.
Typewritten on Rebbe's official stationery during his stay in Brooklyn after the Holocaust, signed "Moshe Teitelbaum".
Sent to R. Tzvi Yaakov Abraham (formerly Av Beit Din of Turda and director of the Orthodox Bureau in Transylvania), regarding his commentary Maasei Melech on the Pesach Haggadah, prefaced by "introduction from our holy rabbis, the great disciples of the Baal Shem Tov, most of which have never been printed". The Rebbe writes that he greatly enjoyed reading his novellae, and especially in that he "saved these holy Torah teachings from oblivion", and he closes with the hope that all Torah learners merit to enjoy the book and that his novellae "be accepted by the sages and their disciples".
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar (1914-2006), author of Berach Moshe, second son of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Sighet, author of Atzei Chaim. He was a son-in-law (by his first marriage) of his uncle, Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov, Av Beit Din of Keretsky (son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov). Initially he directed the Beit David yeshiva of his uncle and father-in-law in Keretsky, and he was later appointed as Rabbi of Senta, where he founded a yeshiva and served as its dean. After the Holocaust, he served as Rabbi in his hometown Sighet. After persecution under the Communist regime in Romania intensified, he immigrated to the United States and founded the Atzei Chaim – Sighet Beit Midrash in Boro Park. He was one of the great members of the Central Rabbinical Congress and a confidant of his uncle, Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. In 1979 he began to serve as Rebbe of Satmar, succeeding his uncle Rebbe Yoel (whose three daughters passed away in his lifetime without children). His sons Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum and Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah (Zalman Leib) Teitelbaum lead the two large Satmar Chassidic communities in the United States and worldwide.
[1] leaf, official stationery ("Moshe Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Sighet – 152 Hughes St., Brooklyn, NY"). 28 cm. Good condition. Folds and minor creases.
