Bidspirit auction | The Semichah granted by Maran

The Semichah granted by Maran Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer to Rabbi Dov Ber Zukhovsky. A remarkable Semichah letter, entirely in the holy handwriting of Maran the great Gaon Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, given to his colleague and friend, the Gaon Rabbi Dov Ber Zukhovsky — later Mashgiach of the Lomza Yeshivah in Petach Tikva. [1] leaf, on official stationary, containing the Semichah for Rabbi Dov Zukhovsky, fully written in the holy handwriting of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, author of Even HaEzel, with his handwritten signature and personal seal. In the Semichah, Maran the Gra”Z lavishly praises Rabbi Zukhovsky, writing of him: ידידי הרב הגאון חריף ובקי סוע”ה איש האשכול... מגדולי ישיבת חברון אשר הנני מכיר אותו היטב לגדול בתורה באמת בין בחריפו והעמקה בין בבקיאות בש”ס מחדש חידושים נעלים בהרחבה והעמקה... ומלבד גדולתו בתורה הוא גדול בחכמה ודעת יראת ד' וכביר תבונות ונהל ינהל עדת ד' על מבועי התורה והיראה The great Gaon Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870–1953) — Rav of Slutsk; later Rosh Yeshivah of Etz Chaim in Jerusalem; President of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah; one of the leaders of his generation. His Even HaEzel is a pillar of the Yeshivah world. He raised thousands of students, including many of the leading Torah giants of the next generation. Rabbi Chaim Dov ben Alter Moshe Yosef Zukhovsky (1898–1960) — known as Reb Berel Yanover; one of the outstanding disciples of the “Knesses Yisrael” Yeshivah in Slabodka. In 1924, he came with the group that established the Hebron Yeshivah in Eretz Yisrael. Later returning to Europe, he married and served as Rosh Mesivta and Mashgiach in the Kobriner Yeshivah of his father-in-law, Rabbi Pesach Pruskin. Around 1940, he returned again to Eretz Yisrael, first as Mashgiach in Hebron and shortly thereafter — at the guidance of the Chazon Ish — as Mashgiach in Yeshivas Lomza, Petach Tikva. From 1947, he was physically paralyzed and could express himself only through writing. His sefer Zeved Tov was published in Jerusalem in 1958. Folds, repairs, some letter wear along fold lines. Overall very good condition.