Gordon, Rabbi Aaron (d. 1922). Collection of Autograph Manuscripts and correspondence.

AUCTION 80 | Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 148
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

Gordon, Rabbi Aaron (d. 1922). Collection of Autograph Manuscripts and correspondence.

Including: “Luach Kol Bo” Hebrew and Yiddish Manuscript: A detailed Jewish calendar along with rules, customs and code of conduct instituted in Rabbi Gordon’s Congregation “Talmud Torah - Tiferes Jerusalem” located on East Broadway, Lower East Side of Manhattan. pp. 98 (excluding blanks). 1890. <<*>> Hebrew Manuscript: Record book of Divorces and Chalitzah ceremonies performed. pp. 29 with detailed lists of names and addresses. 1904-21. <<*>> Approx. 60 autograph pages including correspondence between Rabbi Gordon and fellow Rabbis, often pertaining to rabbinic concerns pertaining to Gittin. <<* R. Abraham Joseph Ash>> (Founding Rabbi of Beth Hamidrash Hagadol, 1813-88). Autograph Letter Signed, in Hebrew, to Joseph Zechariah Stern of Shavel. pp. 3. With important responsa concerning the use of a power of attorney and the means of conveyance of a Get (document of divorce) through the mail. New York, 1880.

V.p: 1890’s

Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,400
R. Aaron Gordon of Rochester, was invited by Chief Rabbi Ya’akov Yosef to be a member of his Beth Din in New York City. R. Gordon was also a founding member of the Agudath HaRabonim of the United States and Canada.