Auction 65 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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LOT 354:

Letter from the Steipler - To Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin

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Letter from the Steipler - To Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin
Lengthy letter (approx. 24 lines) handwritten and signed by R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, dean of the Beit Yosef yeshiva. Bnei Brak, 1953. Addressed to the administration of Vaad HaYeshivot and to the "tremendous Torah scholar", head of the Vaad, R. Zalman Sorotzkin Rabbi of Lutsk. A request to continue supporting the members of the Kollel affiliated with the Beit Yosef yeshiva, who diligently toil in Torah, in solidarity and with in-depth study "and truthfully how many young Torah scholars are there in the entire Tel Aviv area, aren’t they just a few and a child can count them, and our whole existence depends on Torah study… and I hereby sign with a pained and pleading heart, and implore for this matter, one who awaits G-d's mercy. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky". R. Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985), an extraordinary Torah leader of the past generation. He was known as the Steipler, appellation derived from his hometown Hornostaipil, Ukraine. A foremost student of the Novardok yeshivot in Ukraine and Poland, he was reputed as one of the most diligent and scholarly students in the yeshiva world. Following his marriage to the sister of the Chazon Ish, he was appointed dean of the Novardok yeshiva in Pinsk, and in 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel to serve as dean of the Beit Yosef - Novardok yeshiva in Bnei Brak. For many years, he lived in Bnei Brak in the same house as his brother-in-law, the Chazon Ish. After the yeshiva shut down, he resumed his studies in Kollel Chazon Ish and in his home, and authored the Kehillot Yaakov series on most Talmudic topics and tractates. He was known as a wonder-worker who benefitted from Divine Inspiration, and many sought his blessings and counsel. This letter was published in the anthology of his letters - Karyana D'Igarta (New Edition, Bnei Brak 2011, Part III, Letter 1037, p. 254). [1] leaf, official stationery. 29.5 cm. Good condition. Folds and creases. Filing holes in text (affecting several letters).

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