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Rare letter of Blessings for Passover by the Gaon Rabbi Yochanan Sofer of Erlau - letter with many rare blessings , handwritten and signed by the eldest Admor of his generation , the Gaon Rabbi Yochanan Sofer , Av Beit Din of Erlau and the Admor of Erlau [Jerusalem], Parashat Tzav, [ca. 1950].  The letter was apparently sent shortly after the Admor had immigrated to Israel after the Holocaust. It is addressed to the famed activist Rabbi Moshe Kamlhor , the head of the Ezrat Rabbanim Plitim enterprise, which helped refugee rabbis who came to Israel impoverished.  In his letter, the Admor expresses his deep gratitude for a $10 donation that was sent to him for Passover and showers the addressee with many warm blessings.  Among others, he writes:  ”וה' הטוב ישלם פעלו ולהתברך בכל טוב סלה… וגם אני מאחל להדר”ג נ”י, שחג המצות יחוג בדשנות, בגיל ושובע שמחות, ותחזינה עיניו הבדולחים בשוב ה' ציון, ויזכה לאכול מן הזבחים ומן הפסחים בקרוב בבית מקדשנו שייבנה במהרה בימינו, אכי”ר…”. He signed th eletter:  ”הק' יוחנן בהרה”ק מהר”ם סופר זצ”ל”. [1] leaf. 20X14 cdm. Handwritten and signed by the Rebbe of Erlau.  Very good condiiton. Filing perforations.  The Admor Rabbi Yochanan Sofer (1923-2016) the Admor of Erlau. a wonderous figure of a Gaon and Tzaddik. The Admor of Erlau was the fifth generation since the Chasam Sofer, a descendant of a dynasty of Gedolei Torah who led Hungarian Jewry for generations.  Was the son of the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Sofer, Av Beit Din of Erlau, author of Shut Yad Sofer and son of the Gaon author of the Hitorerut Teshuvah, the grandson of the Ketav Sofer and successor of Maran the Chasam Sofer.  After the Holocaust, he took upon himself the mission of re-establishing the Hungarian Torah world. In Pressburg, he re-established the Chasam Sofer Yeshiva and later founded a yeshiva in Erlau, where he also served as Av Beit Din.  In 1950, he immigrated to Israel and shortly later, founded the Ohel Shimon-Erlau Yeshiva, which he headed till his last day.  At the same time, he also founded and led the Erlau Chassidut, which was one of the most important Chassidic communities that were established in Israel after the Holocaust. Many came to his Chatzer in Jerusalem for blessing and advice.  The Admor of Erlau was a member of Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Agudas Yisroel.