Bidspirit auction | מכתב מרבי יוסף אלטר עפשטיין,

מכתב מרבי יוסף אלטר עפשטיין, האדמו”ר ממגרוב-אוז'רון. בכתב-יד קדשו עם חתימה. - EPSTEIN, YOSEPH ALTER HALEVI (Of Magrov / Ozheron, 1835-99). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to R. Meir. Discusses a topic from Talmud Yerushalmi concerning going to war on the Sabbath. One page. Frayed along left margin with some loss. Magrov: 1877 Descendant of R. Nochum Tzvi of Kalime, R. Yosef Alter Epstein was one of the greatest Poskim of Galicia. He served as Dayan in Magrov and later, Rav of Ozheron. Author of Ginzei Yoseph (Munkatch, 1895) which carried many important approbations, including that of Grand Rabbi Aharon Rokeach of Belz.