Tiferet - Auction 50 of the Tiferet Auction House
Rare and exciting collection of precious items, the best of collectibles and Segulah items:
Letters by Chassidic shepherds, pedigreed copies of Tzaddikim, manuscripts by leading rabbis, books printed at the pedigreed printeries of Slavuta and Zhytomyr, artifacts that had belonged to Tzaddikim and first editions.
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LOT 76:
Rabbi Yitzchak Prague - Oplatka, a Disciple of the Chasam Sofer
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Start price:
$
500
Estimate :
$800 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Rabbi Yitzchak Prague - Oplatka, a Disciple of the Chasam Sofer
Letter handwritten and signed by the Tzaddik gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Prague Oplatka, a disciple of the Chasam Sofer - interesting letter about a debt payment - Jerusalem, before 1900
Rabbi Yitzchak Prague (1820-1900) studied at the yeshiva of Maran the Chasam Sofer and by the order of his Rav, immigrated to Jerusalem in 1838. Although he was born in Prague, in Jerusalem, he adopted the customs of the Sephardic community of Jerusalem. He married the daughter of the Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Ayash. Alongside being a great Rav, Rabbi Yitzchak also practiced medicine and pharmacy, helping poor patients and opening hospitals.
[1] leaf. 14 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears to the upper edges, not affecting the text. Fold lines.
