Bidspirit auction | Rare: Letter by the Gaon

Rare: Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Gedalia Schorr, Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaath, and Rabbi Alexander Linchner. - A public letter from the heads of the renowned Torah Vodaath Yeshiva, in which they confirm the appointment of Rabbi Baruch as director of the institution “Marom Zion” in Jerusalem, and request that he be assisted in every matter he may need. The letter is written in the sacred handwriting and signed by the Rosh Yeshiva, the great Gaon Rabbi Gedalia Schorr, who here signs in his customary manner: “Gedalyahu Shorr.” The letter is also signed by the Gaon Rabbi Alexander Linchner, son-in-law and close disciple of the great Gaon Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, founder of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. Rabbi Alexander founded the above-mentioned Yeshivat Marom Zion, which today is known as Kiryat Noar in the Bayit VeGan neighborhood of Jerusalem. In his later years, he established Yeshivat Tiferes Shraga, named after his father-in-law, also in Bayit VeGan. Letters from Rabbi Gedalia Schorr are particularly rare. [1] paper leaf, written on one side. Official stationery of Mesivta Torah Vodaath. 26.5x18 cm. Good condition. Fold marks with small professionally restored tears. Light stains. The Gaon Rabbi Gedaliahu HaLevi Schorr (1910–1979) was Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaath in the United States. He was born in Przemyśl, Galicia, to a family from the Sadhigura chassidic dynasty. He was named after his grandfather, Rabbi Gedalia Schorr of Ostrik. According to family tradition, they were descendants of Rabbi Gedalia of Linitz, disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch. In his youth his family emigrated to New York. He was among the first students of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. After his marriage, he studied in the Kletzk Yeshiva under Rabbi Aharon Kotler, becoming his close disciple. Upon returning to the United States, he was appointed as a teacher in Torah Vodaath, later serving for decades as its Rosh Yeshiva, and also as Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash Elyon. Through his influence, some of the students of these yeshivot absorbed a chassidic spirit, most notably Rabbi Moshe Wolfson. He was a leader of the Orthodox community in the U.S., among the heads of the Agudath HaRabbanim and Agudath Israel of America, and was active in support of Chinuch Atzmai. He passed away in 1979 during a Sheva Berachot meal of a student, moments after completing his speech in honor of the groom. His coffin was brought to Eretz Israel, where he was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. After his passing, his series of works Ohr Gedalyahu on the Torah, the Talmud, and mussar discourses were published, compiled from his lectures and talks in the yeshiva. Many of his sons, grandchildren, and descendants became Torah scholars and leaders. Among his grandsons is the mashpia, the righteous Gaon Rabbi Tzvi Meir Zilberberg.