Bidspirit auction | Letter  by R. Yosef Shaul

Letter  by R. Yosef Shaul Nathanson, author of Sho’el U’Maishiv. Levuv, 1859 . Reponse Regarding Kashrus. Letter (approx. 13 lines) handwritten and signed by the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson the author of the Sho'el Umeshiv and Rosh Av Beit Din of Lviv, Addressed to R. Yaakov Shlome Halpern. R. Yosef Shaul Nathanson (1808-1875), who served as Chief Rabbi in Lemberg following R. Yaakov Orenstein (Yeshuos Yaakov), was renowned as one of the greatest rabbinical leaders and poskim of his generation. He was held in tremendous esteem by all the great scholars of his era, and he replied to thousands of halachic queries which were sent to him from around the world. His responsa are contained in the multi-volume Sho’el U’Maishiv which is one of the most widely cited halachic seforim authored in recent generations. Size : 16.5 x 21 cm. Condition: Fine condition.