Long autograph letter, on family matters and Torah thoughts, signed by R. Zavel Eiger. Braunschweig, [1830]. Sent to his relative "Great sharp and clever Rabbi Moshe Ginz". At the beginning of the letter, he consoles him upon the death of his wife and suggests a match with the granddaughter of his uncle R. Akiva Eiger Rabbi of Posen, "the dear and lovely daughter of R. Avraham…". Further in the letter, he writes of a request from R. Akiva Eiger regarding a rabbinic position for his son-in-law R. Hirsh Bleichroth and explains that he cannot fulfill the request since he himself suggested another Rabbi, the Ga'avad of Dessau, for the same position. He ends the letter with Torah thoughts. R. Peretz Zavel Eiger (1768-1842), cousin of R. Akiva Eiger (his father R. Yehuda Leib Eiger Rabbi of Halberstadt was the brother of R. Akiva Eiger's mother), in 1809, was appointed Rabbi of Braunschweig and fiercely battled the Enlightenment Movement, which had a stronghold in that city. He exchanged halachic correspondence with his cousin, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, and dozens of responsa in the R. Akiva Eiger responsa are addressed to him. He authored Ateret Paz on Tractate Beitzah and Rimon Peretz on Tractate Ketubot. The recipient is Rabbi Moshe Ginz-Schlesinger, son of Rabbi Simcha Bunim Ginz-Eiger Rabbi of Mattersdorf and disciple of his uncle Rabbi Akiva Eiger. He studied Torah in Wielen and from 1830, was accepted to the kloiz of R. Leib ben Shaul in Hamburg. (In Igrot Sofrim, letters by R. Akiva Eiger, 22, R. Akiva Eiger writes to his brother: "to bring the good news that my friend's son Rabbi Moshe has been accepted to the Beit Midrash in Hamburg"). He assisted and prepared for print much of his uncle's teachings and is mentioned in the introduction of Drush V'Chiddush. He is mentioned dozens of times in the writings of R. Akiva Eiger and of the Chatam Sofer. Rabbi Moshe died on Erev Succot 1857. Leaf, 25 cm. 28 handwritten lines. Fair condition, restored tears on text, text slightly damaged. On verso are postal stamps and an inscription of the address.
Long autograph letter, on family matters and Torah thoughts, signed by R. Zavel Eiger. Braunschweig, [1830]. Sent to his relative "Great sharp and clever Rabbi Moshe Ginz". At the beginning of the letter, he consoles him upon the death of his wife and suggests a match with the granddaughter of his uncle R. Akiva Eiger Rabbi of Posen, "the dear and lovely daughter of R. Avraham…". Further in the letter, he writes of a request from R. Akiva Eiger regarding a rabbinic position for his son-in-law R. Hirsh Bleichroth and explains that he cannot fulfill the request since he himself suggested another Rabbi, the Ga'avad of Dessau, for the same position. He ends the letter with Torah thoughts. R. Peretz Zavel Eiger (1768-1842), cousin of R. Akiva Eiger (his father R. Yehuda Leib Eiger Rabbi of Halberstadt was the brother of R. Akiva Eiger's mother), in 1809, was appointed Rabbi of Braunschweig and fiercely battled the Enlightenment Movement, which had a stronghold in that city. He exchanged halachic correspondence with his cousin, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, and dozens of responsa in the R. Akiva Eiger responsa are addressed to him. He authored Ateret Paz on Tractate Beitzah and Rimon Peretz on Tractate Ketubot. The recipient is Rabbi Moshe Ginz-Schlesinger, son of Rabbi Simcha Bunim Ginz-Eiger Rabbi of Mattersdorf and disciple of his uncle Rabbi Akiva Eiger. He studied Torah in Wielen and from 1830, was accepted to the kloiz of R. Leib ben Shaul in Hamburg. (In Igrot Sofrim, letters by R. Akiva Eiger, 22, R. Akiva Eiger writes to his brother: "to bring the good news that my friend's son Rabbi Moshe has been accepted to the Beit Midrash in Hamburg"). He assisted and prepared for print much of his uncle's teachings and is mentioned in the introduction of Drush V'Chiddush. He is mentioned dozens of times in the writings of R. Akiva Eiger and of the Chatam Sofer. Rabbi Moshe died on Erev Succot 1857. Leaf, 25 cm. 28 handwritten lines. Fair condition, restored tears on text, text slightly damaged. On verso are postal stamps and an inscription of the address.
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