Auction 6 Special and rare items

Letter by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Ha'Cohen Kook about a Prayer Leader in a Prison
Letter by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Ha'Cohen Kook, on official stationery, to the General Committee (Ha'Va'ad Ha'Kelali), on behalf of a Jew who served as a prayer leader on the Yamim Nora'im in a prison. Handwritten by the secretary Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Ralbag and signed by Rabbi Kook at the end of the letter.

The 3rd of Tishrei 1923.

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Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Shemarya Yosef kerlitz, the Father of the Chazon Ish, to His Sons – [1914]
In the middle of the letter, he signed: "your father Shemarya Yosef". Then he added several lines in which he refes to "Moshel the son of my sister Gettel. He is now in Kasawa.

Condition: Good. Tear with no omission of text.
מכתב בכתב ידו ובחתימתו של הגאון רבי שמריה יוסף קרליץ זצ"ל אבי ה'חזון איש', אל בניו –...

Handwritten Illustration by the Chazon Ish / Names for Prayer handwritten by Him
A. A printed leaf by the school for girls of Ha'Edah Ha'Charedit. Sent to the Steipler. The leaf reached the desk of his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish, and he drew on it some halachic illustration.

Condition: Good. The margins are slightly torn. Wrinkles.

B. A letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Bezalel Zolty to the Chazon Ish. On...

The Official Certificate Changing the Last name of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv from "Popka" to "Elyashiv" – 1932
A certificate indicating the change of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv's last name from Popka to Elyashiv.

The typewritten certificate contains Rabbi Elyashiv's personal detail. With the supervisor's signature on the lower part of the certificate.

The certificate refers to the wife the Rebbetzen Sheina...

Letter by the Steipler to Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – Condolences for the Death of His Father-in_law Rabbi Aryeh Levin – 1969
Letter by the Steipler, Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky, to Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. The letter contains greetings for the upcoming Passover. Seven lines handwritten and signed by him.

On the reverse side of the postcard, he added in his handwriting: "While the postcard was ready to be sent, we...

Letter by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Condemning the Smoking of Cigarettes
A letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv to Rabbi Dov Etinger.

In the letter, Rabbi Elyashiv thanks Rabbi Etinger for sending him his book, which clarifies the severity of smoking and the damage it causes one's health and the halachic prohibition to smoke since a Jew has a duty to maintain his health.

Among others,...

Collection of Document of the Chief Rabbinate, Signed by Rabbo Yosef Shalom Elyashiv and the Most Prominent Dayanim
One of the leaves is a long halachic responum (its beginning is missing), stencil printing, by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv and with his signature.

A total of 14 leaves signed by him.

On some there are also signatures of rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank, Rabbi Ya'akov Kelemas and additional Dayanim.
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Receipts of the Rebbetzen of Salant and the Rebbetzen Bardeki given for their Membership in the "Aid Society" of the German Jews – Signatures of Dr. Paul Nathan and Efrayim Cohen – 1907
Two printed documents of the Aid Society, "A receipt on the amount … as payment of membership in the Aid Society". Signed by Efrayim Cohen. 21cm.

One of the documents was given to the Rebbetzen H. Salant and the other to the Rebbetzen A....

The Archive of the rabbis of the Prager Family – Torah Novellae and Letters
Four leaves and additional segment of leaves from the book "She'ilat Ya'akov" Responsa by rabbi Ya'akov Segal Prager, with corrections and a scholarly gloss handwritten by him.

Many leaves with Halachic, Torah and Mussar Novellae, most likely handwritten by Rabbi Ya'akov Eliyahu Prager. 1910-1930.

A notebook titled "Derasha – Shmuel...

Large, Important Archive of the Jewish Community of Lvov, with Signed Certificates of Various Associations and Movements that were Active There before the Holocaust – from the Collection of the Cantor Yitzchak Hillman
Dozens of letters, documents, press articles and more from the archive of the cantor Yitzchak Hillman, a member of the Jewish community of Lvov. A large, rare collection documenting the cultural and Zionist life of the...

The Personal Archive of Rabbi Meir Cohen, One of the Leaders of Ha'Edah Ha'Charedit: a Very Large Collection of Booklets, Documents and Letters by Agudat Yisrael and Neturie Karta of Jerusalem
A very large, variegated collection of items, some of which are extremely rare and of historical content.

Among others: letters by Rabbi Moshe Blau and Rabbi Moshe Glokman Porush.

Manuscripts and lists,

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An Especially Sharp Pasquil against Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld – the Shechita Polemic of Jerusalem – the 1890's
A rare, sharp proclamation published by the circles of the Shechita Committee of Jerusalem against Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, who "spoke publicly and cast suspicion upon our brothers the Shochatim rabbis that they are feeding Israel Treifot … and he said of the, that they are partners of Amalek and without supervision …...