Tzava'ath..R. Yitzchak Elchanan [Ethical Will of R. Isaac Elchanan / Appeal for funds for Kovno Kollel]
AUCTION 40 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 204
SPEKTOR, ISAAC ELCHANAN.
Tzava'ath..R. Yitzchak Elchanan [Ethical Will of R. Isaac Elchanan / Appeal for funds for Kovno Kollel]
Keidan (Lithuania): 1930’s
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $350
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spektor of Kovno (1817-96) was the highly respected spiritual leader of Russian Jewry for decades. In this, his final testament, he implores his followers to continue to support the Yeshiva of Kovno under the direction of his successor, his son, R. Tzvi Hirsch Rabinowitz. See EJ, Vol. XV, cols. 259-261