A receipt for a donation of Kollel Wholin, signed by the great Gaon of Teplik and the leading sages of the Kollel. Jerusalem, ca. 1940.
* A receipt hand-signed by the Great Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polonsky of Teplik, confirming the transfer of funds to Badatz Prushim and Chassidim of Meah She’arim. Av, 1940.
The Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polansky "The Tepliker Rov" (1876-1948), the father of the Psak and Hora’ah tradition, one of the greatest Poskim of all generations who taught many great rabbis and Poskim.
Was born in Poland to a family, descendants of the Holy Rav Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, the Holy Rav Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz and the Holy Rav Rabbi Nachum of Chernobyl. He was educated and taught by the holy Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Blachman ("R. Alter Konstantiner"). At a young age served as Rav in several cities until he was accepted as the Rav of Teplik, where he served for about twenty years as Rav and Av Beis Din. Later, he immigrated to Eretz Yisroel, living in a basement apartment in the Beis Yidroel neighborhood. Was renowned as greatly knowledgeable and as a sharp Gaon. The greatest Poskim were his disciples or assistants, including Maranan Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fischer, Rabbi David Jungreis, Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner, the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the Rishon LeZion the Gaon Rabbi Ovadya Yosef and more.
[1] receipt hand-signed by him. Mark of the paper clip. Stains. Good-very good condition. ………………………………………..
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