Lot 80:

Ketubah Deirkesa, document to replace an orginal Ketubah that has been lost, of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Shaul of Hague. Hague, 8th day of Teves, (18.12.1776).

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[1] sheet of paper, 24 cm. Hand written by a scribe, signatures of witnesses, Menachem Manis Uben, trusted Shamesh of Hague community, and Elazer [?] HaKohen Rapaport.

Rabbainu Shaul HaLevi abd of Hague and its surrounding community, [1748-1783]. Famous scholar of his generation and known as righteous and holy. His father, the holy gaon Rabbi Yitzchak, was abd of Dobromil. The great sages of his generation praised a lot the greatness of Rabbi Shaul. Together with his brother-in-law the famous ‘Binyan Ariel’ – Rabbi Shaul of Amsterdam, he raised the foundation of Torah and Judaism in Holland.

Rabbi Shaul married his wife Mrs. Dina daughter of Rabbi Arye Leib abd of Amsterdam community, son-in-law of the Chacham Tzvi. The wedding took place in the Reisha, Poland. The original marriage certificate was lost. To replace the lost document, this document was written in Hague, in the year 1776.

The first of the witnesses signed on the Ketuba is Rabbi Menachem Manis Uben, trusted assistant (Shamesh) of the Hague community. His father, was the Dayan and sage Rabbi Yehoshua, a member of the Beit Din (courthouse) of Rabbi Shaul. Rabbi Menachem Manis left behind hand written annotations on Torah and Shas, and many certificates and regulations among the community documents. In the year 1852 the administrators charity Gabaim of the Holy City received his inheritance donation for the benefit of Israel.

The history of Rabbi Shaul is brought in the sefer " Binyan Shaul" , pages 47-130. Words of praise for the Rabbanit Dina, and her great knowledge of Torah, is brought by Rabbi Tzvi Yechezkel Michelson in the introduction of his sefer " Tzava Rav" , page 10.

Fold marks, aging stains, Very good – good condition.

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