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Autograph Manuscript of Halachic Responsa by the Illustrious Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Singer, Av Beis Din of Liptovský Mikuláš – Halachic Correspondence with Leading Disciples of the Chasam Sofer and Kesav Sofer. Hungary, 1874. Unpublished - Autograph Manuscript of Halachic Responsa by Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Singer – Correspondence with Leading Hungarian Torah Authorities, Disciples of the Chasam Sofer and Kesav Sofer. Unpublished. Presented here is a unique manuscript volume containing approximately twenty-six lengthy and exceptionally profound halachic responsa, addressing some of the most intricate subjects in the Talmud and halachic literature. Several responsa extend over multiple large pages and display remarkable breadth of knowledge together with penetrating analytical brilliance. The manuscript reveals an extensive halachic correspondence conducted by the author with a distinguished circle of leading rabbinic authorities—rabbis and chief rabbis who themselves corresponded in halachah with the Chasam Sofer and his son, the Kesav Sofer, and whose responsa appear in their celebrated works. The very fact that such eminent Torah authorities engaged the author in detailed discussions of complex halachic questions bears eloquent testimony to his outstanding scholarship and exceptional stature even in his younger years. Among the distinguished correspondents appearing in the manuscript are: Rabbi David Lewin, Av Beis Din of Illava. Rabbi Aharon Yosef Shmuel HaLevi Segal, disciple of Rabbi Elazar Löw, author of Shemen Rokeach, son-in-law of Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Löw, author of Sha'arei Torah, and recipient of several responsa from the Chasam Sofer. Rabbi David Suditz (Bichler), son-in-law and leading disciple of Rabbi Yehudah Aszod, who served as Av Beis Din of Pásztó for more than sixty years. Rabbi Eliyahu Eisenstädter, Av Beis Din of Derecske, a frequent correspondent of the Kesav Sofer and renowned as a saintly and ascetic scholar. Rabbi Uri Müller, Av Beis Din of Schossberg, distinguished disciple of the Chasam Sofer and author of Ben Uri. Rabbi Feivel Schlesinger, Av Beis Din of Topoľčany and its district, among the foremost disciples of the Kesav Sofer, author of Toras Bar Nash. Rabbi Avraham Singer, Av Beis Din of Palota, disciple of Rabbi Meir Perls of Karaly, and the author's own brother. The author, Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Singer (1855–1930), was one of the leading rabbinic authorities of Hungary. In his youth he merited to study under the Kesav Sofer. He served as Av Beis Din of Liptovský Mikuláš from 1887 to 1920, after which he settled in Pressburg. He authored important works in both Halachah and Aggadah, including Sefer HaMadrich (Pressburg, 1902) and Chiddushei HaRav”ז Singer on Tractate Shabbos (Jerusalem, 1987). His Torah novellae were celebrated for their extraordinary erudition and analytical depth. A striking testament to the esteem he enjoyed throughout the Torah world is the fact that the first edition of his Sefer HaMadrich received approximately one hundred enthusiastic approbations from the foremost Torah leaders of the generation. Among those endorsing the work were Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, the Netziv of Volozhin, the Aderes, the Beis HaLevi, and the Or Sameach, alongside many of the greatest Hungarian rabbanim. Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Singer descended from two of the greatest rabbinic families of Hungary: Rabbi Elazar Löw, author of Shemen Rokeach, and Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Löw, author of Sha'arei Torah. His father, Rabbi Pesach Singer, Av Beis Din of Kirchdorf, was likewise renowned for his extraordinary holiness and scholarship. As recorded in Melitzei Eish, the Kesav Sofer famously remarked concerning him: ”There is no Pesach Sheni in our generation, ” meaning that no other gaon and saint of comparable stature could be found. 87 large manuscript pages. 31 cm. Densely written in a clear Ashkenazic hand. Previously unpublished. Condition: Good. Original binding. A contemporary label on the front cover reads: ”Mezonos Chevrah of the Holy Community of Kirchdorf and its surroundings.” The manuscript concludes with autograph indices and addenda.