Letter by the great Gaon Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Hacohen Shkop of Grodno, about the difficult situation of his yeshiva, with his blessings. Grodno, 1934.
Typewritten letter to the legendary supporter of the yeshiva Rabbi Reuven Tsharni with blessings for the New Year and an expression of gratitude for the large donation of $119. Rabbi Shimon pleads with Rabbi Tsharni to continue sending donations since ‘our physical situation has not yet improved and is still dire and no one knows how much longer it will continue…’
At the end of the letter, he adds his blessings:
יברכהו העליון בכל מילי דמיטב בשנה החדשה הבעל"ט בחפצו הטוב ובחפץ וברכת ידיו נצח’.
Rabbi Shimon then hand-signed the letter.
Enclosed is the entire envelope, torn in half.
The great Gaon author of Sha’arei Yosher Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Hacohen Shkop (1860-1939) one of the greatest Rosh Yeshivas in Lithuania and leaders of the generation. After two years of studying at the Mir Yeshiva, he joined a selected group which studied Torah with the Gaon Rabbi Chaim of Brisk at the Volozhin Yeshiva. He married the niece of Rabbi Eliezer Gordon of Telz, who was impressed by his spiritual greatness and invited him to serve as a Ram at the Telz Yeshiva for eighteen years. In 1920, he was called by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodsinsky to serve as the Rosh Yeshiva of the Sha’ar HaTorah Yeshiva in Grodno. He held this position until his passing. There he also published his book "Sha’arei Yosher", a basic book for Yeshiva students throughout the Jewish world.
[1] official stationery. Slight wear to the edges. Fold marks with some tears. With the original envelope, torn in half. Very good condition.
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