(1860-1939). Autograph Letter Signed, written on letterhead in Hebrew to Rabbi Yitzchak Sodden.

Auction 91 | Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts Featuring an Extensive Collection of Rabbinic Autograph Letters.

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Lot 90

SHKOP, SHIMON.

(1860-1939). Autograph Letter Signed, written on letterhead in Hebrew to Rabbi Yitzchak Sodden.

Expressing grateful thanks for the 156 “Shekalim” (dollars) collected by Congregation Ohev Shalom to benefit the Yeshiva. One page. 4to.

Grodno: Thursday, Parshath Shelach 1927

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $1,100

“R. Shimon” was a leading student of R. Chaim Soloveitchik and expert exponent of his particular method of Talmud study. He grew to become one of the most highly regarded Roshei Yeshiva in pre-war Europe, serving in Telz, Maltch and Brainsk, before opening his own Yeshiva in Grodno. His Talmudic novellae and lectures recorded in his magnum opus “Sha’arei Yosher” (1928) received universal praise. Rabbi Isaac Sodden (d. 1981) had a rabbinic career in New York that spanned over 60 years. He was the author of the multi-volume works Pnei HaShulchan (on halachah), Toldoth Yitzchak (collected sermons) and Derashoth Yitzchak Sodden.