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May 15, 2019 (Your local time)
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LOT 54:

Two Letters from the Minchat Elazar – Munkacs, 1924-1925 – Regarding Immigration to Eretz Israel

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Two letters signed by Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro Rabbi of Munkacs (Mukachevo), author of Minchat Elazar. Munkacs, Tammuz 1924 / Nissan 1925.
Two letters written by a scribe, with the handwritten signature of the Rebbe: "His friend, who seeks his wellbeing with love – Chaim Elazar Shapiro"; "Their friend, who seeks their wellbeing and good, Chaim Elazar Shapiro". The letters were addressed to the administrators of Kollel Munkacs in Jerusalem, in particular to the administrator R. Chanoch Chaim HaKohen. The letter from 1924 contains various directives regarding the "chaluka" (distribution). In the letter, the Rebbe warns: "Henceforth, no one should dare travel abroad before receiving our written authorization for his journey, since the Torah seeks to spare the money of the Jewish people… and the entire nation shall listen and fear" (further in the letter, it becomes apparent that this prohibition resulted from the actions of one of the Kollel directors, who travelled abroad on his own initiative, in disregard of a telegram he had received).
In the second letter, from 1925, the Rebbe requests to lobby the British High Commissioner for immigration certificates for "many people here, from the region of our Kollel, who wish to spend the remainder of their life in worship of G-d in the holy city, and favor its dust out of love for the land". Further in the letter, the Rebbe offers directives on various Kollel matters, including instructions for the printing of a calendar containing lists of donors and collectors of the Kollel.
Rebbe Chaim Elazar Shapiro Rabbi of Munkacs (1872-1937) was a leading Torah scholar, halachic authority, rebbe and kabbalist in his generation. He was the son of R. Tzvi Hirsh Rabbi of Munkacs author of Darchei Teshuva, and grandson of R. Shlomo Shapiro Rabbi of Munkacs author of Shem Shlomo. A scion of the illustrious lineage of R. Tzvi Elimelech of Dynów author of Bnei Yissaschar. He battled to preserve the sanctity of the Jewish people, and his teachings in Halacha and Kabbalah were disseminated throughout the Jewish world. His books include: Responsa Minchat Elazar, Shaar Yissachar, Nimukei Orach Chaim, Divrei Torah - 9 parts, and more.
2 letters on the Rebbe's official stationery, with an additional heading of the directorate of Kollel Munkacs. 28.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Several dark stains and wear. Folding marks.

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