Auction 70
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Mar 31, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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Archive of Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai Wolkowski - Sections of His Work Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim, and Letters
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Archive of Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai Wolkowski - Sections of His Work Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim, and Letters
Large archive from R. Eliyahu Mordechai HaLevi Wolkowski, comprising hundreds of manuscript and typescript leaves of Torah novellae, drafts of letters he sent and letters he received, printed leaves and broadsides (which he reused by writing on the verso), and more. [Jerusalem, ca. 1950s].
Most of the archive consists of drafts of parts of his magnum opus - Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim. It also includes drafts of letters he wrote to family members, letters of Torah thoughts, letters pertaining to the rabbinate and Beit Din, and greeting letters to presidents of the State and other public figures.
One noteworthy letter was received from R. Shlomo Shimon Karelitz, writing on behalf of his uncle the Chazon Ish: "To R. E.M. HaLevi Wolkowski. I received his letter and it was presented to my uncle the Chazon Ish, and he told me to reply…".
R. Eliyahu Mordechai HaLevi Wolkowski (1873-1962), disciple of the Alter of Slabodka and the Chafetz Chaim. After his wedding, he associated with the Or Same'ach and the Gaon of Rogatchov. An outstanding Torah scholar, he served as rabbi of various Lithuanian communities. His magnum opus was Maarechet HaTalmud VehaPoskim - a Talmud edition combining the text of the Talmud with the halachic conclusions drawn from the books of the Shulchan Aruch. Upon his immigration to Eretz Israel in 1934, he intended to merge his work together with that of his colleague R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - the Halacha Berurah Talmud, yet following the passing of R. Kook in 1935, he continued his work independently. In those years, he served as a leading dayan in the Rabbinical court (R. Elyashiv's first position as dayan was in the Beit Din of R. Wolkowski). He also served as rabbi of the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Huge archive, in three full folders, comprising hundreds of leaves. Size and condition vary.
