A letter of request for support on behalf of the settlement of the Vilna Gaon's disciples in the communities of Safed and Jerusalem. Signed by the Vilna Gaon's disciple R. Yisrael of Shklov and by other leading disciples. Jerusalem and Safed, Kislev 1830. Written as a personal letter of request, given to the emissary R. Zvi Hirsch son of Yehuda, with an empty space to be completed by the emissary with the donor's name. "After blessings… to report the welfare of the holy cities of Jerusalem and the Galilee and its settlers… disciples of the Holy… Gaon R. Eliyahu of Vilna". Signed by Rabbis: "Chaim Cohen who was Rabbi of Pinsk and its region" [served approximately 20 years as rabbi of Pinsk, his authority was also accepted by the Chassidim, immigrated to Safed in 1826 and served in its rabbinate until his death in 1831]; "Yisrael author of Taklin Chadtin of Safed" [Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, disciple of the Gra]; "Nathan Neta son of Rabbi Mendel of Jerusalem" [called the Great Rabbi Neta, one of the leaders of the group of the first aliya of the Gaon's disciples in 1809, his father Rabbi Mendel of Shklov immigrated one year earlier and prepared the ground for this aliya. Died in Jerusalem in Tishrei 1846, and his tombstone is inscribed "Rabbi, pious and humble"]; "Nathan Neta son of Rabbi Saadia of Jerusalem" [tsaddik and chassid, had the merit to serve the Gra and read mishnayot by heart before him. His father Rabbi Saadia was the leader and rabbi of the Gra's disciples who immigrated to Jerusalem. Died in 1849]; "Aryeh Leib son of Rabbi Yosef Leon" [a head of the Ashkenazi settlement in Safed]; "Aryeh son of Rabbi Yerachmiel… trustee of Kollel Jerusalem" [Rabbi Aryeh Leib son of Rabbi Yerachmiel Marcus of Keidan (1800-1877), trustee of the Kollel Perushim in Jerusalem and a founder of the Hurva Synagogue]; "Shlomo Zalman son of Zev Wolf HaCohen" [emissary from Eretz Israel, father-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Sapir, died in Calcutta, India in 1847]. See enclosed material regarding all those who signed. 23 cm, high-quality paper, very good condition. Tiny tears to right margin.
A letter of request for support on behalf of the settlement of the Vilna Gaon's disciples in the communities of Safed and Jerusalem. Signed by the Vilna Gaon's disciple R. Yisrael of Shklov and by other leading disciples. Jerusalem and Safed, Kislev 1830. Written as a personal letter of request, given to the emissary R. Zvi Hirsch son of Yehuda, with an empty space to be completed by the emissary with the donor's name. "After blessings… to report the welfare of the holy cities of Jerusalem and the Galilee and its settlers… disciples of the Holy… Gaon R. Eliyahu of Vilna". Signed by Rabbis: "Chaim Cohen who was Rabbi of Pinsk and its region" [served approximately 20 years as rabbi of Pinsk, his authority was also accepted by the Chassidim, immigrated to Safed in 1826 and served in its rabbinate until his death in 1831]; "Yisrael author of Taklin Chadtin of Safed" [Rabbi Yisrael of Shklov, disciple of the Gra]; "Nathan Neta son of Rabbi Mendel of Jerusalem" [called the Great Rabbi Neta, one of the leaders of the group of the first aliya of the Gaon's disciples in 1809, his father Rabbi Mendel of Shklov immigrated one year earlier and prepared the ground for this aliya. Died in Jerusalem in Tishrei 1846, and his tombstone is inscribed "Rabbi, pious and humble"]; "Nathan Neta son of Rabbi Saadia of Jerusalem" [tsaddik and chassid, had the merit to serve the Gra and read mishnayot by heart before him. His father Rabbi Saadia was the leader and rabbi of the Gra's disciples who immigrated to Jerusalem. Died in 1849]; "Aryeh Leib son of Rabbi Yosef Leon" [a head of the Ashkenazi settlement in Safed]; "Aryeh son of Rabbi Yerachmiel… trustee of Kollel Jerusalem" [Rabbi Aryeh Leib son of Rabbi Yerachmiel Marcus of Keidan (1800-1877), trustee of the Kollel Perushim in Jerusalem and a founder of the Hurva Synagogue]; "Shlomo Zalman son of Zev Wolf HaCohen" [emissary from Eretz Israel, father-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Sapir, died in Calcutta, India in 1847]. See enclosed material regarding all those who signed. 23 cm, high-quality paper, very good condition. Tiny tears to right margin.
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