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LOT 143:
Discovery! Very Long Response by the Rogatchover Gaon, Seemingly Unpublished!
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Discovery! Very Long Response by the Rogatchover Gaon, Seemingly Unpublished!
Very long response written and signed by the Rogatchover Gaon, Dvinsk 1934.
Seemingly Unpublished!
The famed R' Yosef Rosen (1858-1936) better known as the Rogatchover (called after his birthtown Rogachev) was a Chabad-Kapust Chassid and in his youth studied Torah from R. Yosef Dov Ber Soloveitchik, author of Beit HaLevi together with his son R. Chaim of Brisk. From 1889, he served as Rabbi of the Chassidic community of Dvinsk Latvia for 40 years alongside the author of the Or Same'ach. He was an amazing exceptionally sharp prodigy and mastered all parts of the Torah, creating original study methods. Many legends are told of his genius and extreme diligence. He invested much time in explaining the Ramban, writing many halachic responses. His responsa and novellae were published in the series of his books Tzofnat Pa'ane'ach. Due to the depth of his thoughts and his abbreviated allusive writing, many projects have been launched in recent years to try and decipher his words and to publish his compositions in annotated editions. His legendary genius was also highly regarded by the general public of his times and Bialik is known to have said that "two Einsteins could be carved out from the mind of the Rogatchover".
Never seen in auctions such a long response by the Rogatchover Gaon.
Pages: Large page [21.5 x 27 cm] written on both sides, and a second full page [13.5 x 21.5 cm]. Total 2 leaves and 3 written pages.
Condition: Good-Moderate condition, has repairs on the folds. Folding marks.
