Bidspirit auction | Recommendation letter written and signed
Recommendation letter written and signed by Gaon Rabbi Haim Soloveitchik, Av Beit Din of Brisk - 1905 - Recommendation letter written and signed by Gaon Rabbi Haim Soloveitchik, Av Beit Din of Brisk - 1905 Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Soloveitchik (1813-1918, Otzar HaRabbanim 6090), an outstanding Rosh Yeshiva in Lithuania and a leader of his generation, author of ”Chidushei Rabbeinu Chaim HaLevi” paved a new manner of studying Torah in depth. Born in Volozhin to his father Rabbi Yoseph Dov Soloveitchik, Head of Volozhin Yeshiva and author of ”Beit HaLevi”, he married the daughter of Rabbi Refael Shapira Head of Volozhin Yeshiva and granddaughter of the Netziv. Later, appointed as Head of Volozhin Yeshiva. After its closing, moved to serve as rabbi in Brisk succeeding his father. In Brisk, chosen disciples gathered around him to learn Torah. His son is Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik ”the Brisker Rav”. Two letters - restored on one page