(“R. Itzele Ponevezher,” 1854-1918). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to R. Ya’akov Dov Rappaport (1860-1927, later Rabbi of Kfar Saba).
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 286
RABINOWITZ, YITZCHAK YA’AKOV
(“R. Itzele Ponevezher,” 1854-1918). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to R. Ya’akov Dov Rappaport (1860-1927, later Rabbi of Kfar Saba).
Ponevitch:
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,600
The Ga’on Rabbi Yitzchak Ya’akov Rabinowitz (R. Itzele Ponivezher) was among the disciples of the Beis HaLevi and studied with his son, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik. In 1889 he headed the Slabodka Yeshiva before leaving to serve the rabbinate of Ponevezh. He was an intellectual giant in Torah and originated new paths in the conceptual understanding of Talmud. R. Itzele’s responsa were posthumously published under the title Zecher Yitzchak.