Bidspirit auction | Rare signature of the Gaon

Rare signature of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin. - Sefer Teshuvis Geonim Kadmonim, Berlin 1848, signed by Rabbi Chaim Berlin. ”Chaim the son of R' Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, the grandson of the Mofes Hador Rabbi Chaim of Valozhin”. Rabbi Chaim Berlin (1832-1912), foremost Torah scholar in his generation and an illustrious Torah figure of Lithuania and Jerusalem. Eldest son of the Netziv of Volozhin. He served as chief rabbi of Moscow, and his Torah influence spread throughout Russia. He served for a while as yeshiva dean and rabbi in Volozhin, and as rabbi of Kobryn and Yelisavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi). He immigrated to Jerusalem in 1906, where he soon became recognized as a leading rabbinic authority in the city. R. Chaim Berlin's extensive library was renowned as one of the most important private libraries in his times and accompanied him to all the places he served as rabbi, finally being brought to Jerusalem. Size : 21.5 cm. Condition : Fine condition, new binding with leather spine.