Letter of Halachic Responsum by R. Yechezkel Banet Rabbi of Nitra - Nitra, 1842

Lengthy letter (2 pages, approx. 54 lines), handwritten by R. Yechezkel Banet and signed "Yechezkel son of R. Yaakov Banet". Nitra, Sivan 1842. The letter is addressed to his son R. Yerachmiel Ber. Most of the letter is a halachic discussion regarding laws of mixtures, in response to his son's letter. The responsum was published in Zichron Avot (Bnei Brak, 1971, section 49d, pp. 83-84), with the omission of the familial passages in this letter. R. Yechezkel Banet Rabbi of Nitra (1777-Tevet 1854), son of R. Yaakov Banet, a dayan of Alt-Ofen (Budapest). He was a disciple of R. Moshe Münz, rabbi of his home town, and of his relative R. Mordechai Banet Rabbi of Nikolsburg. In 1806, he was appointed rabbi of Szécsény, in place of his brother R. Moshe Mordechai Banet who went to serve as rabbi of Stompfa. After ten years in the rabbinate, he left his position and went to live in Balassagyarmat. In 1824, he was appointed rabbi of Paks, and in 1832, of Nitra, a position he held for over twenty years. He was renowned as one of the leading pious men of the generation in Hungary, and people turned to him for advice and salvation. The Ktav Sofer wrote about him in his eulogy: "An elder Torah scholar… did not cease studying, attaining the true meaning of Torah… a wise man is preferable to a prophet and people benefited from his advice and resourcefulness…" (Ishim BiTeshuvot HaChatam Sofer, p. 175, based on Drashot Ktav Sofer, 1972 edition, p. 203). [1] leaf (2 pages, approx. 54 lines). 22.5 cm. High-quality greenish paper. Good condition. Light foxing to margins. Minor marginal tear.