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Letter laden with Torah innovations and warm blessings by the great Gaon Rabbi Zelig Reuven...

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Letter laden with Torah innovations and warm blessings by the great Gaon Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis Rosh Av Beis Din of HaEdah HaCharedis, Jerusalem, 1945.

In the letter, the Rosh Av Beis Din answers the question of his friend Rabbi A. Hilman concerning charity money. The letter contains wonderful innovations while demonstrating genius and great knowledge. At the beginning of the letter, the Rosh Av Beis Din writes that he just received a telegram with Torah innovations from Rabbi Hilman’s son ‘ונהנתי מזה שהחל לפלפל ולדון בד"ת וברך אברכנו כי יעשה חיל בלימודים יצליח למישקל ולמיטרי בהלכתא גבירתי…". Toward the end of the letter, the Rosh Av Beis Din blesses his friend with warm blessings, material and spiritual. He signs the letter with his handwritten signature, which does not appear on all his letter which he usually signed with a stamp in the form of his signature.

The great Gaon Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis (1864-1953), one of the greatest Rabbis of Jerusalem and Rabd of HaEdah HaCharedit. He was born in Šnipiškės to his father Rabbi Zvi Hirsch. At the age of approx. seventeen, he started studying at the renowned Volozhin Yeshiva, where he became linked in love to his Rav the Natziv (who fondly called him "A living Shas"). Rabbi Bengis received his rabbinic Semicha by leading Rabbis: his Rav the Natziv, Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor and the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Hacohen of Vilna author of the Cheshek Shlomo. Served as a Rav in several communities until in 1938 he immigrated to the Holy Land and was appointed Rosh Av Beis Din of HaEdah HaCharedit of Jerusalem. Author of the Sefer LiFlagos Reuven.

Official stationery written on both its sides, 20X14 cm.

Filing perforations, fold mark, very good condition.

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