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Letter by Rabbi Yitzḥak Ha-Kohen Huberman, “the Righteous One of Ra’anana.” Shevat (early 1950s?). Ari Neighborhood near Ra’anana - An interesting letter sent to Rabbi Maimon, containing comments on his work on the history of the Kitzur Shulḥan Arukh, which was printed as an introduction to the Kitzur Shulḥan Arukh published by the Rabbi Kook Institute .    In the letter, Rabbi Yitzḥak Huberman mentions his own work on the Kitzur Shulḥan Arukh—an otherwise unknown composition. The Hasidic kabbalist Rabbi Yitzḥak Ha-Kohen Huberman, known as “the Righteous One of Ra’anana” (5656–5737 / 1896–1977), was born in Poland. He studied with Rabbi Yaakov Mordechai of Bilgoraj, with the Shem MiShmuel of Sochatchov, and with the Imrei Emet of Gur, among others, and was closely connected to the Gur and Lubavitch Hasidic courts. During the Holocaust he was exiled to Siberia and assigned to fell trees; after being forced to work on Shabbat, he cut off the tip of his finger. After the war he served for about six years in the rabbinate of Wetzlar, Germany, and later immigrated to Ra’anana. He became known as a righteous kabbalist, a wonder-worker, and a figure close to the rebbes of Gur. Maran Rabbi Shach wrote about him in an approbation to one of his books: “renowned for complete mastery of both the revealed and the hidden realms of Torah.” At times he would allude to a person’s sins that he perceived through divine inspiration, and when his associates expressed amazement he would say, “I regret knowing—better not to know.” Among his works are Ben Le-Ashrei and Berakhah Meshulleshet. [1] leaf, lined paper, 17 × 23 cm. Condition: Very good.