Handwritten Letter by "HaRav M'Ada" Disciple of the Chatam Sofer, to his Rabbi, the "Yeriat Shlomo"

Handwritten Letter by "HaRav M'Ada" Disciple of the Chatam Sofer, to his Rabbi, the "Yeriat Shlomo"

Lengthy letter about the laws of treifah, spread across two large leaves. Entirely handwritten and signed by the Chassidic gaon Rabbi Mordechai Eliezer Webber, av beit din of Ada, - "HaRav M'Ada" - disciple of the Chatam Sofer and Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ulman, av beit din of Makova. Sent to his rabbi, the av beit din of Makova. Ada, Kislev 1857. Signature by the author of Yeriot Shlomo, the sacred addressee, in the margins of the letter.

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the sacred gaon Rabbi Mordechai Eliezer Webber.

Rabbi Mordechai Eliezer Webber was most beloved by his rabbi, the 'Divrei Chaim' of Sanz, who corresponded with him in responsa. The Divrei Chaim, in his deep affection for him, referred to him as 'The rabbi of Ada bar Ahavah' (due to his many years as rabbi of Ada). In the 1880s, he was involved in a major controversy when he came out in defense of the rulings by his rabbi, the Divrei Chaim, against the attacks from the gaon Rabbi Shlomo Gantzfried. His opponents printed pashkevillim, and the sons of the Divrei Chaim came to his defense, "He has not been invisible nor disappeared in the eyes of all who heard and saw his greatness and glory; his honor, our father, the Admo"r, the rabbi, the gaon and sacred ... held him to be truly in fear of Heaven and a tremendous Torah scholar ... who set all his time for Torah and fear of Heaven."

[2] large pages, 31 cm.

Poor-moderate condition. Tears, primarily in the margins, with damage to text. Entirely handwritten and signed by the rabbi of Ada, and with the author of Yeriat Shlomo's signature in the margins.