Jubilee book in honor of Rabbeinu Shimon Yehuda HaKohen Shkop: On the occasion of fifty years of his productive work teaching Torah, presented by his students and friends; accompanied by a large pamphlet by the rabbi himself, called Ma’arechet HaKinyanim. Vilna 1936. With a portrait picture of Rabbi Shimon Shkop at the beginning of the book.
The first part of the book opens with Rabbi Shimon Shkop’s biography – a rare thing in itself – to write a biography of a Torah leader during his lifetime. Articles of appreciation by Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky, Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman (memories), and other important articles from rabbinic leaders. The second part includes halachic and scholarly articles by his students, the third part is a work by Reb Shimon himself, Ma’arechet HaKinyanim.
The book was published by instruction of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky, which he wrote in the opening article to the book: ‘As I surely know and recognize this pure and gentle soul, and the modesty of his righteousness, he will feel uncomfortable and the praise before him will be a strain, as well as the issue of the jubilee which is not the custom of our elder rabbis – but Rabbi Shimon Haamsini bears the strain of the holy work of the burden of the yeshiva, so he must forgive this and bear this burden as well due to its purpose, the issue of finding relief for the yeshiva, to lighten its heavy load and the onus of debt hanging over it, which will guide him to rest …’. A jubilee fund was opened for fundraising for the yeshiva parallel to the publishing the book, and Rabbi Chaim Ozer viewed the book as an important means for the success of the fund, in the same introduction, he writes: ‘Be strong and every one should be strengthened according to his potential and ability to maintain the wonderful yeshiva … honored friends, please take hold of the ‘gates of Torah,’ so that they are not, Heaven forbid, locked, wake up and rouse yourselves to do something concrete for the existence of the yeshiva, for the sake of the jubilee fund…’
Rare. Does not appear in the National Library.
188 pages. Slight tears on the edges of the binding, spine reinforced with tape. Stains. Moderate-fine condition
.
' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'/%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23b)' d='M0 0h21v3H0zm0 12h21v3H0z'/%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23a)' d='M0 3h21v9H0z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M7.575 9.25L10.5 3.985l2.925 5.265h-5.85z' stroke='%23093EC5' stroke-width='.5'/%3E%3Cpath d='M7.575 5.75l2.925 5.265 2.925-5.265h-5.85z' stroke='%23093EC5' stroke-width='.5'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=small}
