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Manuscript Sermon Leaf in the Hand of Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman – Draft for a Lecture Delivered on Motzaei Shabbat “Nitzavim–Vayelech, ” Selichot 1987, at Kollel Chazon Ish, Bnei Brak -   A remarkable autograph draft leaf written entirely in the hand of Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman – one of the greatest Torah leaders of the 20th century – containing approximately 600 words of his preparatory notes for a sermon delivered on Motzaei Shabbat Nitzavim–Vayelech, Selichot 5747 [1987], at the renowned Kollel Chazon Ish in Bnei Brak. The page bears extensive corrections, deletions, and insertions, revealing the author’s meticulous care and spiritual precision. Every line reflects his lifelong discipline of crafting words “refined through thirteen sieves, ” an expression his disciples often used to describe his pursuit of unvarnished truth and purity of thought. The content centers on the themes of Selichot, introspection, and preparation for the Days of Awe, expressed in the penetrating, understated style characteristic of Rabbi Shteinman’s public talks – a fusion of profound simplicity, humility, and depth of mussar thought. “Hashem will help that each of us merits to correct himself, and be inscribed and sealed for a good year.” [1] lined notebook leaf, written entirely in his hand, with corrections and additions. Unsigned. Condition: very good. Clean, well-preserved leaf showing traces of deliberate revisions and careful reworking. Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman (1915–2017) was universally recognized as one of the foremost Torah sages and spiritual leaders of the Jewish people in the modern era. He served as Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh LeTze’irim and head of Kollel Ponevezh, and following the passing of Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach in 2001, was acknowledged as his successor in leading the Lithuanian Torah world, alongside Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv of Jerusalem. Revered across all sectors – Lithuanian, Hasidic, and Sephardic alike – Rabbi Shteinman was the final link to the prewar yeshiva tradition of uncompromising truth and spiritual humility. Despite overseeing hundreds of institutions and vast financial networks, he lived in utter modesty and poverty, in a small, unrenovated apartment on Chazon Ish Street in Bnei Brak, furnished with a simple iron bed and wooden chairs. He passed away on the eve of Chanukah 2017 at the age of 104, and hundreds of thousands attended his funeral, one of the largest in Israel’s history. A rare and precious autograph manuscript, offering a rare glimpse into the inner world, thought process, and working method of one of the most revered Torah giants of the last generation.