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Invitation of R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger to the Wedding of His Daughter and R. David Baharan – Jerusalem, 1881
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Printed leaf, invitation of R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger to the wedding of his daughter Sarah and R. David Baharan, on Rosh Chodesh Elul 1881. [Jerusalem]. Printed in gilt ink, with a decorated frame and an illustration of the Western Wall.
The bridegroom,
R. David Baharan (Elul 1865-1946), a leading rabbi, tzaddik and kabbalist of Jerusalem, a disciple of R. Yehoshua Leib (Maharil) Diskin. He was known for his care for mitzvot and fear of heaven.
R. David Baharan (Elul 1865-1946), a leading rabbi, tzaddik and kabbalist of Jerusalem, a disciple of R. Yehoshua Leib (Maharil) Diskin. He was known for his care for mitzvot and fear of heaven.
The father-in-law,
R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1837-1922), author of Lev HaIvri, son-in-law of R. Hillel Lichtenstein, Rabbi of Kolomyia, disciple of the great Hungarian rabbis and a zealous opponent of the Reform and Haskalah movements. In 1870 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he continued his struggle against the "innovators". He was embroiled in a number of controversies, including with the Old Yishuv when he contested the Halukka system. He was a founder of Petach Tikva and was involved in other pioneering settlements.
R. Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1837-1922), author of Lev HaIvri, son-in-law of R. Hillel Lichtenstein, Rabbi of Kolomyia, disciple of the great Hungarian rabbis and a zealous opponent of the Reform and Haskalah movements. In 1870 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he continued his struggle against the "innovators". He was embroiled in a number of controversies, including with the Old Yishuv when he contested the Halukka system. He was a founder of Petach Tikva and was involved in other pioneering settlements.
[1] double leaf. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and folding marks. Tears to folds. Open tear to blank leaf in back. Pencil inscription.
Not recorded in Sh. Halevy.
A facsimile of this invitation appears in N. Ben Avraham, Sipurim Yerushalmiyim, IV, Jerusalem 1997, p. 37 (Hebrew).