Auction 54
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Feb 7, 2017
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 212:
Letter of Responsum by Rabbi Akiva Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg - 1910
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Letter of Responsum by Rabbi Akiva Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg - 1910
Long autograph letter (two and a half pages) signed by R. Akiva Sofer, author of Da'at Sofer. Pressburg, 1910.
Letter of halachic responsum discussing the laws of "mitzvoth require kavana", sent to his disciple and cousin R. Moshe Sofer of Erlau (author of Yad Sofer), who in his youth studied at the Pressburg Yeshiva. This letter was written after his marriage. Especially captivating are the expressions of affection used in the letter.
R. Akiva Sofer (1878-1959) author of Da'at Sofer, son of Rabbi Simcha Bunim, author of Shevet Sofer, son of the Ktav Sofer. He served as rabbi and as head of the Pressburg Yeshiva after the death of his father in 1906. After the Holocaust, he rebuilt his yeshiva and community in Jerusalem and became one of the heads of Mo'etzet Gedolei HaTorah. The recipient is his cousin R. Moshe Sofer (1888-1944), son of R. Akiva Sofer's uncle, R. Shimon Rabbi of Erlau, author of Hitorerut Teshuva, another son of the Ktav Sofer.
[3] pages, 21 cm. Good-fair condition, tears to paper folds.
This letter was printed in the HaOhel anthology, Jerusalem, Nissan 1971, Year 17, issues nos. 1-2 (39-40).
