Auction 4 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Apr 22, 2009 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 386:

Letter from Rabbi Yitzhak Meltzan Regarding the Time of Redemption

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A letter from Rabbi Yitzhak Meltzan of Kelm and Jerusalem, sent to Rabbi Shraga Meir Lazarovitz, who was born in Kelm and served as Rabbi in London and Jerusalem (in the 1910s).
An interesting letter concerning distribution of charity funds under the auspices of Rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank of Jerusalem. In the letter, Rabbi Meltzan also writes about the time of the final redemption, and about the very idea of trying to predict the time of the redemption.
Rabbi Yitzhak Meltzan (1854-1916, Otzar Ha-Rabbanim 10821) was born in Slutzk, to his father Rabbi Shmuel, who wrote the book "Even Shlema", which contains teachings of the Vilna Gaon. He himself was a great scholar, proficient in all parts of the Torah. He was a disciple of Rabbi Yisrael of Salant, who once remarked that when Reb Yitzhak is present, written volumes of the Talmud are unnecessary… In 1891, Rabbbi Yitzhak was appointed as Rabbinic Judge in the city Kelm. He also served as Talmudic instructor in the Radin Yeshivah. He transcribed both written and hidden teachings of the Vilna Gaon, and was involved in bringing Kabbalistic works, as well as one of the Vilna Gaon's works (Imrei No'am) to print, together with Rabbi A. L. Lipkin, Rabbi of Kratinga, and with Rabbi S. M. Leizerovitz.
In 1906, he moved to Jerusalem. He authored works of halachah and Jewish ethics: "Siddur Ha-Gra – Ishei Yisrael", "Azharat Shabbat", "Shvitat Ha-Shabbat", "Si'ah Yitzhak" and more. See more about him in the book Tnu'at Ha-Musar, Part 2, pages 311-318.
2 pages. 21 cm. Approx 48 lines. Good condition, thin paper with small tears to folding lines - not causing omission to text.

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