Bidspirit auction | R. Yaakov Ettlinger/Oruch L’Ner. Manheim

R. Yaakov Ettlinger/Oruch L’Ner. Manheim 1834. - Autograph letter by R. Yaakov Ettlinger. Written to the father of a bochur learning in his Yeshiva, concerning his son’s progress. Written during his tenure as Rov and Rosh Yeshiva in Manheim, this letter provides a rare intimate glimpse into one of the great Yeshivos of Germany. R. Yaakov Ettlinger (1789-1872), was a talmid of R. Osher, son of the Sha’agas Aryeh in Karlsruhe. In 1828, he was appointed Rov and Rosh Yeshiva in Manheim and in 1836, he was appointed Rov of the “AH’U communities” (Altona, Hamburg and Wandsbeck) where he established a prominent Yeshiva. He was one of the most influential rabbinical figures of his era, known as a great disseminator of Torah, as well as one of the most vocal opponents of the Reform Movement. Some of his most notable students were R, Shamshon Refoel Hirsch, R. Azriel Hildesheimer and R. Tzvi Binyomin Auerbach, among many others. He was a prolific author, writing various important seforim including the Oruch L’Ner, Bikurei Yaakov and Binyan Tzion (responsa), which are classics of Torah scholarship greatly beloved by Torah scholars. 13 by 21 cm. Excellent condition. Opening bid $3000