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Three Complete booklets Handwritten by Rabbi Shlomo Eiger  * Rabbi Shlomo Eiger intended to compose an extensive sefer addressing the major halachic principles in the Talmud, organized in alphabetical order. Presented here are three original kuntrisim (pamphlets) in his holy handwriting. Each topic is titled ”Ikar” (principle) and subdivided under the headings ”Eshkol” (cluster), ”Pri” (fruit), ”Garin” (kernel), and ”Gargir” (seed). Kuntress A: 34 leaves - אין אדם אוסר דבר שאינו שלו Kuntress B: 32 leaves אי עביד לא מהני Kuntress C: 23 leaves אומדנא “I Praise Hashem Who has granted me a son whose greatness reaches the heights of the cedar trees....” Rabbi Shlomo Eiger (1785-1852) was the beloved son of the renowned Gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger and his successor in the rabbinate of Posen. His father held him in great esteem and cherished him deeply, writing to him: “My beloved son, more precious than pearls, a father in wisdom though young in years, ” and would often end his letters with the phrase: “Your father, who rejoices in your Torah and wisdom.” In a teshuva to Rabbi Yaakov Gezundheit, Rabbi Akiva Eiger wrote: “Praise be to Hashem Who has granted me a son whose greatness reaches the heights of the cedar trees and whoever seeks to ask, let him ask my son the Gaon.” Among his printed works are Gilyonei Maharshal on the Talmud and Poskim, Shu”t Rabbi Shlomo Eiger, and Sefer HaIkarim. Upon his passing, his nephew, the Ksav Sofer, eulogized him: “My great and venerated uncle, who was great in Torah, sharp and knowledgeable… He was a man who encompassed all—a Torah giant with an exalted soul… He was renowned among the world as a genius and served as Rav in Kalish and Posen … Upon these I weep, a double sorrow for father and son… Now we must arouse ourselves in tears upon my grandfather [Rabbi Akiva Eiger], who until now – it was as if he hadn't passed away, since his son, my uncle Shlomo, had filled his place... Now we have lost both father and son…” Page count: [89] leaves, 153 written pages. Size: 16 x 21 cm. Kuntrisim A–B are bound in original blue wrappers. These manuscripts were published in Sefer HaIkarim (Jerusalem, 1993).