Da'ath Harabanim [collected responsa concerning the enfranchisement of women in Eretz Israel]. Includes two responsa by Meir Dan Plotzki of Ostrog. <<* WITH:>> Kasher, Menachem Mendel. Kuntress Milchemeth Mitzvah [polemic].
Auction 98 |
Thursday, June 16th,
2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters
Lot 275
(WOMEN).
Da'ath Harabanim [collected responsa concerning the enfranchisement of women in Eretz Israel]. Includes two responsa by Meir Dan Plotzki of Ostrog. <<* WITH:>> Kasher, Menachem Mendel. Kuntress Milchemeth Mitzvah [polemic].
Warsaw: M. Kaszer 1920
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $150
A controversy arose over the right of women to vote for communal representatives in Eretz Israel. The present work presents the dissenting opinions of more than one hundred Rabbis (including Chief Rabbi A.Y. Kook). Particularly castigates Chaim Tchernowitz (Rav Tzair) and Chaim Hirschenson.