Auction 3 Part 1 Rabbis Letters & Religious Books
Jul 27, 2015
Harav Maimon 2, Jerusalem, Israel

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LOT 39:

Letter of Rabbi Yisrael Porat – 1925

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Letter of Rabbi Yisrael Porat – 1925
Letter of Rabbi Yisrael Porat to his brother Noah and his wife Nechama, who were living in or visiting Israel. The letter mentions the widow of Rabbi David Tiktin, his wife's brother.
Rabbi Porat asks his brother to recommend to "Mr. Shachar" to visit several important personalities in Israel, among them Rabbi Kook and Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Harlap and "to support Rabbi Harlap, since he lives in great poverty". He also recommends that he be among the first fifty buyers of the lands of Bayit Va'Gan in Jerusalem and Bayit Va'Gan in Jaffa, Achuzat Nachala in Motza and Achuza in Hertzliya.
His wife, (Pasha) Miriam added several words at the margins of the letter and she too signed it.
Rabbi Yisrael Porat (1886-1974) was a Torah scholar in Jerusalem, one of the greatest students of Rabbi Kook. For fifty years he served as a central rabbi in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his rabbinical ordination by Rabbi Kook, Rabbi Chaim Berlin and the RIDBAZ. In addition to his knowledge of the Torah, he was knowledgeable in sciences and knew several foreign languages. Therefore, he served as the representative of the Ashkenazi community before the government. He travelled several times to Istanbul; there he met with ministers and with the Pasha. Due to his public activity, in 1911, he was a candidate for the role of Chacham Bashi, despite his being of Ashkenazi origin – an unprecedented case. At the request of Rabbi Kook, he edited his monumental book 'Mavo Ha'Talmud' (Introduction to the Talmud), which still receives a place of honor in Torah institutions.
Condition: Very Good.
A letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Yitzchak Arieli to the Sephardi Chief Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel, 1943.
In the letter, which is written of Rabbi Arieli's official stationary, he asks the Chief Rabbi to exert his influence so that the 'Zion-Blumental Orphanage or Diskin Orphanage will accept a young orphan boy.
Rabbi Yitzchak Arieli (1896-1974), one of the greatest students of Rabbi Kook and a supervisor at Merkaz Ha'Rav Yeshiva. The rabbi of the Knesset Yisrael neighborhood in Jerusalem. He was known as one of the greatest adjudicators in Jerusalem and became famous with the publication of his book 'Enayim La'Mishpat' on the Talmud. He participated in the printing of several of Rabbi Kook's compositions.
Condition: Very good. A slight tear at the margins of the page.