Auction 46
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Jul 7, 2015
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 318:
Collection of Letters of Semicha for a Shochet – Lithuanian and Polish Communities and Rabbis
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Sold for: $1,800
Price including buyer’s premium:
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2,214
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1,200
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Collection of Letters of Semicha for a Shochet – Lithuanian and Polish Communities and Rabbis
Collection of letters of semicha (ordination) for a shochet, letters of appointment of shochtim by communities, with signatures of the heads and rabbis of the community. Most of the letters were written to Rabbi Baruch Ze'ev ben R' Yosef Ya'akov Melamdowitz, who served as shochet and bodek of the Suwałki communities: Jedwabne, Simnas, Vištytis and Goniądz. 1884-1900.
Among the signatures and writers: Rabbi Moshe Rabinowitz (died 1843), son of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Chaver. Served in the Rabbinate of Jedwabne, succeeding his brother, Rabbi Yosef Chaver who passed away in 1875. Was known as one of the leading Rabbis of his time; his approbations appear in many books. · Rabbi Elchanan Zvi HaCohen Lap, Av Beit Din of Vištytis. · Rabbi [Menachem ----] Av Beit Din of Simnas. · Rabbi Gedalya HaCohen Av Beit Din of Goniądz. · Rabbi Moshe Menachem Mendel ben R' Binyamin Wizansky, Av Beit Din of Wiżajny. · Rabbi Eliyahu ben R' David [Rabinowitz?]. · Rabbi Yitzchak ben R' Shlomo Burstein, Av Beit Din of Piątnica. More.
6 items, 8 letters. Varied size and condition.
