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LOT 100:
Letter with Lyrical Blessings from the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin to the Av Beit Din of Antapoli
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Letter with Lyrical Blessings from the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin to the Av Beit Din of Antapoli
May Hashem's grace be upon you
To place blessings on your homes
May Hashem reward you for your efforts
And may your payment be full
A man according to his blessing
Will be repaid in kind
In line with his actions
To benefit him his entire life
As his heart desires
And like a single soul bound in love
And with blessings for the holiday
From one who is very busy
And awaiting the upcoming redemption
Beautiful letter with blessings (rhyming in the original) handwritten and signed by the gaon hador Rabbi Chaim Berlin, av beit din of Moscow and Jerusalem, son of the Netzi"v of Volozhin, and his successor as rosh yeshivah of Volozhin. Kobrin, 1895. The letter is from Rabbi Chaim Berlin's short tenure as av beit din of Kobrin after he left Volozhin upon the closure of the mother of the yeshivahs, at whose helm he stood.
This letter was sent on the eve of Shavuot to the donors from Antapoli, led by his relative, the gaon Rabbi Yosef David Rushkin, av beit din of Antapoli. In this letter, written in a lyrical, rhyming style, the gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin expresses his appreciation to the residents of Antapoli and their rabbi for sending funds to support poverty-stricken Torah scholars.
This letter demonstrates the love of Torah that resided deep within the Lithuanian ba'alei batim, who sent Rabbi Chaim Berlin their last pennies [alongside special donations from gvirim]. With the love of Torah that burned in them, they added even more, sending "baked goods and bread to eat" from Antapoli to the poor of Kobrin.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of the gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin and the addressee, the gaon Rabbi Yosef David Rashkin.
[1] double leaf, 18x11 cm each. Entirely handwritten and signed by the gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin.
The addressee's name appears on the reverse side: The honorable rabbi and gaon ... Yosef David Rushkin of Antapoli.
Fine-very fine condition. Fold marks. Aging stains.
