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Halachic Responsum with Notes and Additions in the Handwriting of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Tzvi Aryeh Fromer of Kozhiglov, Author of Eretz Tzvi. Katerna, 1925. Extremely Rare. - An important, profound, and rare halachic responsum, adorned with notes and additions in the holy handwriting of the gaon Rabbi Tzvi Aryeh Fromer of Kozhiglov, author of the foundational work Eretz Tzvi, among the foremost Torah leaders and Chassidic masters of pre-war Poland. Before us is a living Torah document, reflecting the method of study and penetrating brilliance of one of the great lions of his generation — a halachic responsum dealing with a serious and practical question in the laws of Pidyon HaBen: a woman who miscarried a fetus regarding which there is doubt whether it had been sufficiently formed to be considered a birth — what is the status of the next child with regard to the obligation of redemption of the firstborn. This is a deep and wide-ranging topic touching upon the laws of firstborn status, doubtful births, and the definition of stillbirths, discussed extensively by leading halachic authorities. The body of the responsum was written at length over four folio pages in the handwriting of Rabbi Avraham Yaakov, rabbinical judge and halachic authority in Katerna, a suburb of Sosnowiec. Upon these pages, the gaon of Kozhiglov himself reviewed the text and added approximately 200 words of notes, corrections, glosses, and supplements, between the lines and in the margins. These additions grant the manuscript exceptional value — not merely as a halachic responsum, but as an open window into the study hall of the author of Eretz Tzvi, revealing his method of analysis, his precise language, and the way he examined and refined the Torah writings of scholars of his generation. Before us is truly a living laboratory of Torah scholarship from one of the greatest teachers of Poland. Rabbi Tzvi Aryeh Fromer of Kozhiglov (1884–1943), foremost disciple of the Rebbe Rabbi Avraham Bornsztain of Sochaczew, author of Avnei Nezer, was invited by his son, the Rebbe Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain, author of Shem MiShmuel, to head the Sochaczew Yeshiva. After the passing of Rabbi Meir Shapiro, he was appointed head of the famed Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin, the most illustrious yeshiva of Poland in that era. He was entirely a blazing fire for Torah and Chassidut, and raised thousands of students. His name was revered throughout Poland as a towering genius, holy and pure, possessed of exalted devotion and rare halachic authority. He perished in the years of destruction, while his Torah remains a light for generations. Torah manuscripts in his handwriting, especially those containing substantive annotations upon an actual halachic responsum, are exceedingly rare. [2] Paper leaves. 22 x 28 cm. Total of 4 pages in dense and orderly script. Condition: Good to fair. Minor reinforcements, stains, and wear.