Leilão Bidspirit | A Unique Letter about Supporting

A Unique Letter about Supporting ” My Father, Teacher and Rabbi” Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kock, Handwritten and Signed by His Eldest Son and Replacer the Rebbe Rabbi David Morgenstern – Sent to Rosh Av Beit Din of Kałuszyn – Kock, 1855 - A Unique Letter about Supporting ” My Father, Teacher and Rabbi” Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kock, Handwritten and Signed by His Eldest Son and Replacer the Rebbe Rabbi David Morgenstern – Sent to Rosh Av Beit Din of Kałuszyn – Kock, 1855 A very early letter referring to the Saraf of Kock! A rare, important item. The addressee was one of his father's Hassidim. On the reverse side of the letter, his name and title ”Rosh Av Beit Din of Kałuszyn” were written. We failed to find information about him. Rabbi David of Kock asks the addressee ”To travel this year too to the places he travelled last year to collect the debts of our people for … My Father, Teacher and Rabbi may he live a long and good life …”. At the end of the letter, he inquires as to the health ”…the well-known Hassid Mr. Chaim Yehuda leib Av beit Din of ypur community” – that is, Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Ha'Levi Epstein, author of the book 'Pri Chaim' and a leading disciple of the Kocker Rebbe The owner's stamp: Yechiel Meir son of the Rebbe of Prague”. This is the stamp of Rabbi Yechiel Meir Morgenstern, the grandson of Rabbi David of Kock. Background: The holy rabbi, Rabbi David Morgenstern of Kotzk, was born in 1809, firstborn son to his father, Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk ”HaSaraf MiKotzk.” He spent time with Rabbi Bunim of Peshischa as well. He succeeded his father as Admor in Kotzk and was known for his sanctity. He passed away in 1873, his tombstone bears the inscription: ”The holy ark is buried here ... Master of scholars, crown of the wise and glory of the holy ... may the light of his Torah shine in us and may his sanctity cover our heads ...” He, like his father, did not write down his Torah thoughts, a small amount was printed in Lehavot Kodesh with Torah thoughts from his father. In 2007, his grandson, Rabbi Baruch Yitzchak Gutter published the book Ahavat David HaShalem with his Torah thoughts collected from books and manuscripts, and with his biography.