Auction 8 Judaica
By Legacy Judaica
Sep 13, 2020
Estreia 978 River Ave Lakewood NJ 08701, United States

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LOT 171:

R. Yosef Deutsch. Grandfather of R. Dovid Deutsch (Goren Dovid). Rudnitz 1781. Extremely rare!


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R. Yosef Deutsch. Grandfather of R. Dovid Deutsch (Goren Dovid). Rudnitz 1781. Extremely rare!
Autograph letter regarding a financial arrangement with a Yungerman who received “Heter Hora’ah” from R. Yosef Deutsch. Part of the income which was customarily was given to Rabbonim, was compensation for issuing a “Heter Hora’ah”. Concluding with an interesting personal request, to try and procure a certain garment.
R. Yosef Deutsch (died 1826), was renowned as a tremendous Talmid Chochom and Posek. He first served as Dayan in Boskowitz and in 1770 was appointed as Rav of Rudnitz. In 1789, he participated in the rabbinical delegation to the Kaiser led by R. Koppel Teben. He raised his grandson, R. Dovid Deutsch (son of his son R. Avrohom Deutsch), who was one of the most prominent talmidim of the Chasam Sofer and author of the well-known sefer Goren Dovid.
20.5 by 16.5 cm. Excellent condition.
Opening bid $2500