Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
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Auction 90 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 14, 2023
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Halachic letter from R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald Rabbi of Tzeilem and two drafts of a responsum letter from R. Yosef Rosen Rabbi of Passaic:
• Lengthy responsum letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald Rabbi of the Arugat HaBosem congregation, sent to R. Yosef Rosen Rabbi of Passaic (New Jersey), with questions on the halachic validity of the mikvah in Monticello (a village in the Catskills, NY), which was build following R. Rosen's instructions. Brooklyn NY, [26th Tishrei] 1939.
• Two drafts of a response letter to the aforementioned letter, handwritten by R. Yosef Rosen (without his signatures). Passaic NJ, 13th and 17th Cheshvan 1939.
R. Yosef Rosen (1865-1954), leading rabbi in the United States. A student of prominent Lithuanian yeshivot, he served as chief rabbi of Passaic NJ since 1926.
R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald (1893-1980), outstanding Torah scholar and holy man. Youngest son and close disciple of R. Moshe Grünwald Rabbi of Khust, the Arugat HaBosem. Served as rabbi of various Hungarian communities, and later of Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz, Austria). In 1938, he settled in Brooklyn, where he founded and headed the Arugat HaBosem community. He campaigned for true Torah observance in the United States, especially on matters of kashrut and purity, and was at the forefront of the establishment of Torah and Chassidut in the United States.
3 leaves (comprising close to 6 written pages), official stationery. Approx. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and minor tears.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
• Lengthy responsum letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald Rabbi of the Arugat HaBosem congregation, sent to R. Yosef Rosen Rabbi of Passaic (New Jersey), with questions on the halachic validity of the mikvah in Monticello (a village in the Catskills, NY), which was build following R. Rosen's instructions. Brooklyn NY, [26th Tishrei] 1939.
• Two drafts of a response letter to the aforementioned letter, handwritten by R. Yosef Rosen (without his signatures). Passaic NJ, 13th and 17th Cheshvan 1939.
R. Yosef Rosen (1865-1954), leading rabbi in the United States. A student of prominent Lithuanian yeshivot, he served as chief rabbi of Passaic NJ since 1926.
R. Levi Yitzchak Grünwald (1893-1980), outstanding Torah scholar and holy man. Youngest son and close disciple of R. Moshe Grünwald Rabbi of Khust, the Arugat HaBosem. Served as rabbi of various Hungarian communities, and later of Tzeilem (Deutschkreutz, Austria). In 1938, he settled in Brooklyn, where he founded and headed the Arugat HaBosem community. He campaigned for true Torah observance in the United States, especially on matters of kashrut and purity, and was at the forefront of the establishment of Torah and Chassidut in the United States.
3 leaves (comprising close to 6 written pages), official stationery. Approx. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear and minor tears.
PLEASE NOTE: Item description was shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
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