Original Torah Insights in the Handwriting of the Renowned Gaon Rabbi Shalom Mordechai HaKohen Schwadron, the ...

Original Torah Insights in the Handwriting of the Renowned Gaon Rabbi Shalom Mordechai HaKohen Schwadron, the "Maharsham" of Berezhany Zt''l– On the Mitzvot Dependent on the Land!

These are handwritten Torah insights by the extraordinary Gaon, Rabbi Shalom Mordechai HaKohen Schwadron, known as the "Maharsham" of Berezhany Zt''l, on Tractate Demai, concerning the mitzvot dependent on the land of Israel.

Rabbi Shalom Mordechai HaKohen Schwadron (1835 – 1911), the "Maharsham, " was one of the greatest halachic authorities of his time. He was a devout Chassid, deeply connected to the Ruzhin dynasty, and was renowned in his generation as a pillar of Torah, providing authoritative halachic rulings. He served as a rabbi in the cities of Yazlovets, Buchach, and finally Berezhany, by which he became well-known. He was considered the leading authority for rabbinic ordination in his time, with many receiving their ordination from him. Among his most prominent students was Rabbi Meir Arik, author of "Minchat Pitim."

Rabbi Schwadron corresponded with the great sages of his generation, such as the "Shoel U'Meishiv, " Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson, and Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, who responded to him with great respect. Many leading rabbis refrained from making decisive halachic rulings in serious matters without first consulting his esteemed opinion. As Rabbi Chaim Berlin once wrote: "...and I do not wish to be one of those who issue harsh rulings unless the prohibition also comes from other rabbis, such as the esteemed Gaon Rabbi Shalom Mordechai HaKohen of Berezhany and others..." (Shu"t Nishmat Chaim, Siman 19). Among his famous works are Shu"t Maharsham (nine volumes), Da'at Torah (Orach Chaim and Yoreh De'ah), Mishpat Shalom (Choshen Mishpat), and Ptilei Techelet.

The entire manuscript is written in his holy handwriting.

Between the lines, the intense effort and meticulousness of the Rabbi are evident, with erasures and additions between the lines!

1 page, in very good condition, written on both sides.