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“My holy father, the Gaon, did not agree to this.” Handwritten Teshuva by Rabbi Dovid of Kashanov, Son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz 1879 * A handwritten and autographed Teshuva by Rabbi Dovid’l Kashanover, the second son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz, author of Divrei Chaim. Letters by Rabbi Dovid of Kashanov are exceedingly scarce and exceptionally rare. The subject of the Teshuva: The beis din of the Ashkenazim–Perushim community in Jerusalem wished to send a get (divorce bill) from a husband who had immigrated to Jerusalem to his wife living in Kashanov, by means of the postal service. Concerning this, Rabbi Dovid writes to them: “Regarding the matter of appointing an agent through the post, I am unable to agree, since my holy father, the Gaon zt”l, did not agree to this, ” alluding to the strong words his father wrote on this subject in Shu”t Divrei Chaim, Even HaEzer I, siman 89. Later in the Teshuva, he includes halachic instructions regarding the writing of the names of the husband and the wife. Rabbi Dovid’l of Kashanov (c. 1818–1894) , the second son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz, was an extraordinary Torah scholar and was renowned as a tzaddik whose blessings brought salvation and miracles, though he did everything possible to conceal his ways and conduct. He was born in the town of Rudnik, the first rabbinic post of his illustrious father, from whom he absorbed most of his Torah. His father relied on him in the well-known teshuva regarding grinding flour with steam-powered mills, explaining that “he is a great talmid chacham and one can rely on him” (Shu”t Divrei Chaim, Orach Chaim II, siman 35). In 1851, despite his being a young avreich, he was accepted as Rav of Kashanov, near Cracow. For his first Shabbos there, his father the Divrei Chaim, traveled there to be with him and he stood at his side throughout the years. Rabbi Dovid served as Rav there for over forty years until his passing in 1894. He was known in his generation as a great Torah authority. Three teshuvos in Shu”t Divrei Chaim are addressed to him, and he corresponded with the sages of the generation in halachic discourse. His brother, the holy Rav of Shinova, greatly honored him and referred to him as “the tzaddik of the generation, ” relying upon his halachic positions (see Divrei Yechezkel, Teshuvos, simanim 11–12). Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Pristik, father of Rabbi Chuna of Kalshitz, was his grandson. Kashanov, 1879. A long letter, entirely in Rabbi Dovid of Kashanov's holy handwriting and with his signature. Condition: Good. Bibliography: Rabbeinu HaKadosh miSanz, vol. II, chapter 19. ---------------------------------------- Any inquiries about this lot? We are also available on WhatsApp >>>