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Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Shimon Shkop of Grodno to a supporter of his yeshiva, with his blessings. 1933.
The letter was written by a scribe and was sent to Rabbi Gershon Louis of the USA. In it, Rabbi Shimon Shkop expresses with warm words his gratitude for the donation to the yeshiva, noting its difficult situation.
Rabbi Shimon blesses him with all the best: "ומשכורתו הטובה תהיה שלמה מאת ד” ending the letter with the words: ‘הנותן לו את ברכתו שלום על ברכה המשולמת’.
The letter is signed with his handwritten signature and faded stamps of the yeshiva.
The 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 of Rabbi Shimon Shkop. With his handwritten signature. Faded stamps of the yeshiva. Fold lines and minor aging stains. Very good condition.
Measurement: 23 x 28.5 CM
Measurement: 23 x 28.5 CM
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