Lot 201:

Rare Heiter Hora'ah Handwritten by the Holy Gaon the Rav of Teplik

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Unique and rare Heiter Hora’ah handwritten by the great Posek Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polansky, the Rav of Teplik and the Beis Yisroel neighborhood of Jerusalem, for the Chassid Rabbi Avraham Wilhelm. 1932.

In the rare Semicha letter, the Rav notes he dealt with Halacha and Hora’ah with his important disciple Rabbi Avraham Wilhelm [the son of the important Rav Rabbi Nachman Yosef, the father-in-law of the holy Rav of Rachmistrivka] and found him most ready for ‘Yoreh Yoreh Yadin Yadin’.

At the end of the letter, he warmly blesses Rabbi Avraham Wilhelm.

To the best of our knowledge, although the Rav of Teplik taught dozens of leading Morei Hora’ah including Gedolei Hador and Poskei Halacha, almost no Semicha letters and Heterei Hora’ah handwritten by him survived.

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. 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 Yisroel 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] official stationery. Handwritten entirely by him. Torn fold marks almost detached. Fair-good condition.

Measurement: 22 x 28 CM

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