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LOT 138:

Historic Proclamation of the Appointment of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem

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Historic Proclamation of the Appointment of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem


The Crown of Torah - printed proclamation with letters from rabbis and activists in Jerusalem to the tremendous gaon Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, with the request and demand that he take upon himself the yoke of the Jerusalem rabbinate. With Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's letter of response, in which he withdraws his opposition, and accepts the position in the rabbinate. Jerusalem, Kislev, 1919.


Proclamation with huge historic significance that changed the face of the entire Jewish Yishuv, in Jerusalem and the entire Land of Israel.


Important rabbis and public personalities signed on the letter, from the crème de la crème of Jerusalem: His renowned disciple, Rabbi Ya'akov Moshe Charlop: R' Yechiel Michel Tukachinsky, rosh yeshivah of Etz Chaim; the Jerusalem posek R' Tzvi Pesach Frank, R' Shimon Tzvi Horowitz and R' Chaim Yehudah Leib Auerbach, rosh yeshivah of the Kabbalists' Sha'ar HaShamayim yeshivah; R' Zerach Epstein and R' Simchah Vinograd, rashei yeshivah of Torat Chaim, and many others.


Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's appointment as the rabbi of Jerusalem caused a tremendous outburst of emotions: Enthusiastic joy on the part of his admirers, along with strong protests and condemnations from his opponents. Rabbi Kook's position as chief rabbi of Jerusalem and its consequences is one of the most jolting and agitating events in the Jewish Yishuv in the Land of Israel. Its broad influences are noticeable and felt to this day.


Extraordinarily rare proclamation. Not found in the National Library. It is reasonable to assume that most copies were destroyed or torn by Rabbi Kook's opponents!


[1] leaf paper. 50X31 cm.

Very fine condition.


Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a discussion of the historic background.


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