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The Shabbat polemic at the beginning of the Jewish state: the 'Brit HaShabbat' council at the beginning of the state - archive of polemical documents and letters - the letter of Rabbi Herzog Among other things: * A letter from the first chief rabbi of the State of Israel, Rabbi Herzog, with his signature, regarding activities for the observance of Shabbat. , and thanks to Shabbat we will be saved from all trouble and grief and come closer to redemption.” * Letters from the Mishmeret Ha'Shabat branches throughout the country. * The 'News of the Public Council for Shabbat near the Ministry of Religion' issue. 1950 * Letters from 'Brit HaShabbat' to public figures, signed by hand. 1949. * A letter from the Shabbat watch society in Petah Tikva, signed by Rabbi Israel Yitzchak Shkall, the supervisor of kashrut and Shabbat in Petah Tikva, ”We would like to bring to your attention that for months the Shabbat candles have been absent from the Shabbat market and there is absolutely no distribution of Shabbat candles. The daughters of Israel have always put themselves at risk for this mitzvah in all the Diasporas, and now in the State of Israel they are prevented from keeping it...”. * An official copy of the Brit HaShabbat letter to Prime Minister Ben Gurion, with a demand to observe Shabbat in the country, and not to hold government meetings on Shabbat. ”We must maintain the honor of the nation and represent our country internally and externally as a country proud of its cultural past.” Iyar 5709 - 1949. * Dozens of letters from the activities of the 'Brit HaShabbat' council, 1949-1950. Some of them are signed by Rabbi Yosef Shamae, chairman of Otzar HaTora (as part of his organization's joint activity with the Shabbat Fund), and some are signed by Rabbi Avraham Shlomo Tov. * Details of the meeting of the 'Brit HaShabbat' council, Adar 5709 - 1949. Among the speakers - the chief rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Rabbi Unterman; D.Z. Pinkas, Rabbi Yona Stentzl, Rabbi Werner of Netanya, and more. * Decisions made at the aforementioned meeting. One page, printed in duplicate on one side. * A letter about a special meeting of the 'Brit HaShabbat', signed by its two heads (Cohen and Shtub). Tevet 5709 - 1949 * An official invitation given to an important public figure, for an extended meeting of the 'Brit HaShabbat' council, to be held in Adar 5709, with the participation of the chief rabbis. On the agenda - opening by Rabbi Yaakov Landa, rabbi of Bnei Brak and member of the 'Brit HaShabbat' board, lectures by D.z. Pinkas, Rabbi Mordechai Yehuda Leib Zaksh, Rabbi Shimon Efrati, Yaakov Kantor, and more. Signatures of the heads of the 'Brit HaShabbat', among them Shtub. * An important letter about the 'Sabbath Law' that the Jerusalem Municipality is about to publish, and a description of the importance of the activity on the subject. Sh'vat 5709. Signed by Shtub. * The text of the memorandum regarding the above, which was sent to the Jerusalem Municipality, among other things, a reference to the question of opening shops on Shabbat. * A letter from the 'Brit HaShabbat' council (signed by Shtub), regarding ”painful cases against our brothers who protect the Shabbat, which shock the heart of every faithful Jew in Israel. The attitude of the police in Jerusalem and the harsh sentence issued in Haifa against two Shabbat keepers are a continuation of the same ideology that is alienated all respect to The sanctuaries of the nation and in honor of the most sublime value to our country and our people...”. Attached is a copy of the aforementioned sentence, given in Haifa. 'Brit HaShabbat' was the body that coordinated the activities of the Mishmeret Ha'Shabbat association and branches throughout the Land of Israel, which were founded at the beginning of the Mandate period. It operated from the year 1942, until the first years after the establishment of the state. 'Brit HaShabbat' contributed greatly to strengthening the position of the Sabbath in Israeli society. Dozens of documents and letters. Good condition. פולמוס השבת בראשית ימי המדינה: מועצת 'ברית השבת' בראשית שנות המדינה - ארכיון מסמכים ומכתבים פולמוסיים - מכתב הגרי”א הרצוג בין היתר: * מכתב מאת הרב הראשי הראשון למדינת ישראל, הגרי”א הרצוג, בחתימת ידו, בעניין פעילות למען שמירת השבת. ”דווקא בימי ההכרעה הקשים הללו כשמצד אחד מתנוצצת אתחלתא דגאולה ומהצד השני מאיימת עלינו תקופת מעבר מרה, עלינו לעשות מאמץ עליון למען השבת בארץ קודשנו, ובזכות השבת נינצל מכל צרה ויגון ונתקרב לגאולה”. * מכתבים מאת סניפי 'משמרת השבת' ברחבי הארץ. * גיליון 'ידיעות המועצה הציבורית למען השבת ליד משרד הדתות'. תש”י 1950. * מכתבים מאת 'ברית השבת' אל אישי ציבור, חתומים בכתב יד. תש”ט 1949. * מכתב מאת חברת משמר השבת בפתח תקווה, בחתימת הרב ישראל יצחק שקאלל, המפקח על הכשרות והשבת בפ”ת, ”הננו להביא לתשומת לבכם שזה כבר חודשים נעדרים מהשוק הנרות של שבת ואין לגמרי שום חלוקה של נרות לשבת. בנות ישראל תמיד סכנו את עצמן על מצווה זו בכל תפוצות הגולה, ועתה במדינת ישראל מונעים מהם לשמרה...”. תש”א.