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Letter by the Moreh Tzeddek and Shoches and Bodek of Baren to his teacher and Rav Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher of Greiditzץ Baren, [1856]. ”I have come to ask him to recommend me to the city of Breslau since I heard from an honest man that a Shoches has passed away there and they want to appoint an expert [Shoches and Bodek] ... maybe Hashem will make a miracle ... and Hashem will help me teach his holy Torah out of comfort”. Letter to the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Greiditzer from his disciple, the Moreh Tzeddek and Shoches and Bodek of Baren, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman ben Rabbi Yosef. [2] pp. Signed autograph. The content of the letter: Rabbi Shlomo Zalman asks whether a person in a year of mourning is permitted to participate in a wedding feast or attend the Chupah to say Mazel Tov. Later he asks for a recommendation for the position of an expert Shoches in Breslau, explaining he wants to leave his present place of residence due to a controversy between the sages there. Finally, he writes words of Pilpul on Chazakas Kashtus and adds again a request and prayer for finding a living in Breslau. The holy Tzaddik Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher of Greiditz (1796-1875) the disciple of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, a Gaon in Nigleh and Nistar. Since 1822 served as Av Beis Din of Pleschen, where he established a large yeshiva. Since 1839 served as Av Beis Din of Greiditz and many came to him for blessing and advice. Wear to the edges of the leaf affecting some letters at the edge. Fold marks, stains, holes as a result of the ink's acidity. Fair-good condition.