Auction 70 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Mar 31, 2020
Israel
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LOT 360:

Two Responsum Letters from Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner, Author of Shevet HaLevi

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Two Responsum Letters from Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner, Author of Shevet HaLevi
Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner, author of Shevet HaLevi and rabbi of Zichron Meir in Bnei Brak.
1. Letter of halachic responsum pertaining to the laws of circumcision, handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner. Addressed to the mohel R. Avraham "Romi" Cohn. Bnei Brak, [Menachem Av] 1992.
Written on official stationery. The responsum discusses performing a Brit Milah on a baby with jaundice. R. Wosner rules regarding which level of jaundice requires postponement of the Brit, and for how many days. This responsum is published in his book Responsa Shevet HaLevi, VIII, Yoreh De’ah, section 215, p. 191.
The recipient of the letter, R. Avraham Cohn of New York, is one of the most experienced mohelim in the world, author of Brit Avraham HaKohen.
[1] leaf. 22 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
2. Letter of halachic responsum regarding employment in a government tax office and other topics, handwritten and signed by R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner. Addressed to R. Efraim Greenblatt, rabbi of Memphis.
Most of the responsum deals with the question whether a Jew working for the tax department is allowed to report to the courts someone who is swindling the government. The responsum concludes with halachic rulings regarding tzitzit, and aravot used on Hoshana Rabba. The responsum was published in his book Responsa Shevet HaLevi, II, Yoreh De’ah, section 58, pp. 80-81.
The recipient of the letter, R. Efraim Greenblatt (1932-2014), disciple of R. Shach and R. Moshe Feinstein. In 1952, he was sent by R. Moshe Feinstein to Memphis, U.S., where he served as rabbi and yeshiva dean for close to sixty years. He authored the Rivevot Efraim responsum series in nine parts.
[1] leaf. 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
R. Shmuel HaLevi Wosner (1913-2015), author of Shevet HaLevi, was a leading halachic authority of the past generation. Born in Vienna, he was a disciple of R. Shmuel David Ungar, rabbi of Nitra, R. Yosef Elimelech Kahana, rabbi of Ungvar (both perished in the Holocaust) and later a close disciple of Rabbi Meir Shapiro at the Chachmei Lublin yeshiva. In 1939, he immigrated to Eretz Israel with his wife. He first settled in Jerusalem, where he studied under the leading rabbis of the city. He soon thereafter gained prominence as a leading Torah scholar and was appointed as rabbi and posek of the Geulah neighborhood. In 1947, he moved to Bnei Brak to serve as rabbi of the Zichron Meir neighborhood. He was recommended for this position by the Chazon Ish who already then discerned the greatness and strength of the young man and foresaw his illustrious future. After a short while, he was appointed rabbi of the Chug Chatam Sofer communities in the city and with time became renowned as a foremost halachic authority acknowledged by all circles. He responded to thousands of halachic queries which were published in the eleven volumes of his book Responsa Shevet HaLevi.