Collection of 'Maran HaChafetz Chaim - Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radin'. Lithuania - England - New York. ...

Collection of 'Maran HaChafetz Chaim - Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radin'. Lithuania - England - New York. 1898-1954. Breathtaking and Moving

Collection of printed documents of 'Maran HaChafetz Chaim - Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen of Radin'. Lithuania - England - New York. 1898-1954. Breathtaking and moving.

Specifications: Some 19 different items, among them posters, booklets and various documents from the lifetime and following the death of the 'Chafetz Chaim, ' including receipts from the 'Chafetz Chaim' yeshiva in Radin, one of which is stamped with the stamp of the Chafetz Chaim himself (as opposed to the other receipts from the yeshiva which are stamped with the yeshiva's stamp), with printed blessings in Yiddish, wishing blessing and success in all matters.

Content: Articles, recommendations, advertisements about his books and a number of public declarations to the entire Jewish diaspora about current events, some of them were published in the books Iggerot Chafetz Chaim and other books and some were never published. An additional part of the collection is connected to the Radin yeshiva, which was an integral part of the Chafetz Chaim's life, for example: a letter of recommendation for the yeshiva from the Chafetz Chaim, written in 1931, with an English translation: "Those travelling are my friend Rabbi Moshe Landinsky and my wife's son-in-law Rabbi Hillel Ginsburg." Rabbi Moshe Ladinsky went on this journey at the Chafetz Chaim's request, despite being elderly and deathly ill, and despite being known as such an expert in the entire oral Torah. Despite all this, he travelled only in order to save the yeshiva from collapse. We also have a complete receipt book from this journey, from serial number 14552 to no. 14600, the first 19 receipts were filled out and given to donors but the stubs still exist with the names and addresses of the donors and the sum of their donation filled out, followed by empty receipts stamped with the stamp of the Radin yeshiva. On the stub of receipt no. 14572 are the words "Machzikei HaDat, Hillel." It seems that the writer is the Chafetz Chaim's second wife's son-in-law from her first marriage, Rabbi Hillel Ginsburg, who was one of the Chafetz Chaim's close assistants and one of the directors of the Radin yeshiva. The second writer appears to be Rabbi Moshe Ladinsky, as can be seen from the letter of recommendation.

Unique Features: Despite the fierce battle which the Chafetz Chaim waged against secular studies in yeshivot, before us is the wording of an E-l Maleh Rachamim prayer written by Dr. Chaim Brody of Berlin, who encouraged secular studies in yeshivot, in which he writes: "Our dear one was taken to death, our crown has fallen to the ground, our flock is without a leader, there is no-one to block up the hole in our fence, woe is to us, our despair is as great as the sea!"

Condition: Very fine overall condition.