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Kosher Certificate for Etrogim, Signed by the Dayan of Pupa, Rabbi Moshe Yosef Hoffman – Jerusalem, Av 1914
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Kosher certification for sale of etrogim of Eretz Israel grown in Petach Tikva, with full signature of R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, the Dayan of Pupa. Jerusalem, 5th Av 1914.
Handwritten kosher certification for sale of etrogim of R. Chaim Avraham Zwebner, from farmers in Petach Tikva, whom he praises as a G-d-fearing and reliable individuals.
R. Moshe Yosef Hoffman, "the Dayan of Pupa" (1843-1928), was a leading Torah scholar of Hungary and Jerusalem. He was born in Szerdahely (Dunajská Streda) in 1843 to his father R. Michael Hoffman, a disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He was a disciple of R. Yehudah Aszod, and later studied under the Ktav Sofer. He was appointed dayan and posek of Pupa (Pápa) in 1882. In 1909 he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he established his Beit Midrash (known to this day as that of the Dayan of Pupa). He was one of the foremost authorities in Jerusalem, and was renowned as a wonderworker whose blessings were fulfilled. His famous disciples include R. Shabtai Sheftel Weiss, Rabbi of Nagysimonyi, and R. Yehoshua Buxbaum, Rabbi of Galanta. R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, Rabbi of Jerusalem, also considered him one of his teachers. His books include Mei Be'er and Mayim Chaim.
The recipient of the certification, R. Chaim Avraham Shag-Zwebner (1883-1959), son of R. Yechezkel Shag-Zwebner and grandson of R. Avraham Shag Rabbi of Kobersdorf. Served in many organizations, including as president of the Religious Council, administrator of the school for the blind and Bikur Cholim, and a founder of the Achva secret society and president of its highest Jerusalem lodge, a founder of Mizrachi in Eretz Israel and a member of the first Knesset.
[1] leaf. 14.5X23 cm. Good-fair condition. Wear and minor tears. Filing holes.
Letters – Chassidut
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