Auction 3 Rare And Important Items
Oct 26, 2020
United kingdom
 105 Eade road, Building A, 2nd floor unit 4, London N4 1TJ, England
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LOT 263:

RARE! RABBI YISRAEL GORDON – REBBE OF THE CHAFETZ CHAYIM - LONG INTERESTING AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF APPROBATION ...

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RARE! RABBI YISRAEL GORDON – REBBE OF THE CHAFETZ CHAYIM - LONG INTERESTING AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF APPROBATION TO DARKEI HASHEM BY SAMUEL JOSEPH FUENN.


Rare approbation, dated 1843, written by Rabbi Yisrael Gordon, Moreh Tzedek of Vilna to Samuel Joseph Fuenn’s Darkei Hashem written as a refutation of the arguments against Judaism presented by a missionary Alexander McCall. Darkei Hashem was not published. Two pages with signature and official Russian stamp.

Rabbi Yisrael Gordon (1778-1856), born in Vilna and studied under its leading rabbis and scholars. Rabbi Gordon taught Torah and had many disciples in Vilna, among them Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan - the Chafetz Chaim. Appointed official rabbi of Vilna in 1836.
Samuel Joseph Fuenn (1819-1891), Professor at the government-sponsored Vilna Rabbinical School, editor of Hakarmel and author of Kiryah Ne’emana.

2 sides. 24 x 35 cm. Good condition – professionally restored at upper left corner, with slight loss of text.


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