Auction 101 Part 2 Chassidut and Kabbalah | Jerusalem Printings | Letters and Manuscripts | Objects
R. Yechezkel Abramsky, author of Chazon Yechezkel (1886-1976), head rabbi of the London Beit Din, was a friend of R. Isser Zalman from before World War I, when R. Isser Zalman served as Rabbi of Slutsk and R. Abramsky served as Rabbi of Smolyan and Smilavichy. In 1923, when R. Isser Zalman was obliged to flee the Bolsheviks in Russia, he recommended R. Abramsky to serve as his successor as Rabbi in Slutsk, in which position R. Abramsky served until he was arrested and exiled to Siberia in 1930. When R. Abramsky was released in 1932, he traveled to serve as Rabbi of the Machazikei HaDat community in London, and from 1935 as head rabbi of the London Beit Din, until his retirement and immigration to Jerusalem in 1951.
R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2002), author of Avi Ezri, was a leading yeshiva dean of the previous generation. Born in Lithuania, he studied in his youth in the Ponevezh, Slabodka and Slutsk yeshivas. He served as lecturer in the Slutsk and Kletsk yeshivas, and as dean of the Karlin yeshiva in Luninets. During the Holocaust, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and became a close disciple of the Brisker Rav. He served as lecturer in the Kletsk yeshiva in Rechovot, and the Lomza yeshiva in Petach Tikva. He was later appointed lecturer and dean of the Ponevezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak. He was a member and leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, and stood at the helm of the Torah world for decades.
R. Tzvi Yehudah Meltzer (1899-1969), son of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer and son-in-law of R. Tzvi Steinman, first Rabbi of Rechovot. He was appointed Rabbi of Pardes Channa, where he established the Kletsk yeshiva, which formed the basis for Midrashiat Noam. In 1947 he was appointed Rabbi of Rechovot, succeeding his father-in-law R. Tzvi Steinman, and established the Kletsk yeshiva (later renamed Yeshivat HaDarom). In 1951 he retired from his position as Rabbi of the city, appointing R. Elimelech Bar Shaul as his successor, while he continued to serve as head of the city's Beit Din and dean of Yeshivat HaDarom.
Lengthy letter (31 lines) handwritten and signed by R. "Elazar Man Shach". Bnei Brak, Elul 1957.
Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head of the Beit Din of London, with Shanah Tovah blessings.
R. Shach goes on to thank him for his Chazon Yechezkel on Tractate Gittin and discusses his Torah thoughts at length. We could not determine whether the contents of this letter have been published.
R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2001), author of Avi HaEzri and prominent yeshiva dean in the previous generation, was born in Lithuania and studied in his youth in the Ponevezh, Slabodka and Slutsk yeshivas. He served as dean of the Kletsk yeshiva in Poland, and of the Karlin yeshiva in Luninyets. During the Holocaust, he immigrated to Eretz Israel where he was appointed dean of the Kletsk yeshiva in Rechovot. He later served as the dean of the Ponevezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak. A member and chairman of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, he led Torah Jewry in Israel and worldwide for decades.
[2] written leaves. Approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.