Auction 3 Rare And Important Items
Oct 26, 2020
United Kingdom
 105 Eade road, Building A, 2nd floor unit 4, London N4 1TJ, England
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LOT 295:

RABBI BINYAMIN ARYEH HACOHEN WEISS (1842-1913), RABBI OF CHERNOWITZ, HALACHIC LETTER TO RABBI YOSEF HACOHEN ...

Start price:
$ 200
Estimated price:
$400 - $600
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RABBI BINYAMIN ARYEH HACOHEN WEISS (1842-1913), RABBI OF CHERNOWITZ, HALACHIC LETTER TO RABBI YOSEF HACOHEN SCHWARTZ – SIGNED HANDWRITTEN LETTER.


An interesting letter regarding the permissibility of using spirit that was in the possession of a Jew over Passover (published in Even Yekara, II:8)

Rabbi Binyamin Aryeh Hacohen Weiss, son of Rabbi Chaim Tzvi of Yanov, and disciple of Yitzchak Ahron Ettinger of Lviv and Rabbi Meshulam Yissachar of Stanislau. Adherent of Rabbi Yitzchak Eisek of Zidatshov. Rabbi of Knihinicz (1864) and Chernowitz (1872). Leading halachic authority and author of Even Yekara (3 vols.) as well as many manuscript works.

Rabbi Yosef Schwartz son of Rabbi Naftali Schwartz of Mad, ordained by Rabbi Moshe Grunwald of Chust and Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Schwadron of Brzezany. Son-in-law of Rabbi Elazar Chaim Deutsch of Hanshowitz and Bonyhad. Prolific author and editor of rabbinic works, and principally of the famous Hungarian rabbinic journal Vayelaket Yosef (1899-1917).

2 sides. 17 x 21 cm. Good condition.