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”Brachah V'Hatzlachah B'Ma'aseh Yedeihem, Hon Va'Osher B'Vateihem” – Letter of Gratitude to Overseas Supporters of Torah from Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, Rosh Yeshivas Telz – 1907 Warm and heartfelt letter from the renowned gaon Rabbi Eliezer Gordon , Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshivas Telz , thanking the supporters of the yeshivah for their generous assistance in sustaining Torah, written in Telz, 1907. The letter acknowledges the receipt of a donation of 100 Marks from Reb Dovid Wolfsohn and the members of his community, accompanied by extraordinary words of gratitude and brachos: ”...May Hashem grant them life and peace, brachah and hatzlachah in all their endeavors, hon va'osher b'vateihem, and may they continue to perform only acts of goodness and kindness...” • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rabbi Eliezer describes the desperate financial condition of Torah institutions in Lithuania during the years of unrest, writing that local support had all but disappeared, and that the eyes of the yeshivah were turned to the generous supporters in Chutz LaAretz , whose assistance alone enabled the ”inyan ha-kadosh” to continue. He concludes with a heartfelt brachah that the zechus of supporting Torah should stand by the donors for all generations. Rabbi Eliezer Gordon (1841–1910) was one of the foremost geonim of Lithuania. After serving as rav of Slabodka and Kelm, he was appointed Av Beis Din of Telz in 1885, where he led the famed Yeshivas Telz and helped shape a generation of gedolei Torah. His Torah is cited by Rabbi Shimon Shkop, and among his distinguished talmidim were Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman, Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, the Ponevezher Rav, and many others. As described in Yahadus Lita: “Rabbi Eliezer was among the greatest חריפים of his generation, entirely aflame with the fire of Torah, vibrant and filled with youthful strength throughout his life.” A moving document reflecting the struggle to sustain the great Yeshivas Telz and the indispensable role of overseas supporters in preserving the world of Torah.