(MahRa”M Schick, 1807-1879). Autograph Letter Signed in Hebrew
AUCTION 49 |
Wednesday, October 27th,
2010 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art
Lot 340
SCHICK, MOSHE
(MahRa”M Schick, 1807-1879). Autograph Letter Signed in Hebrew
Yergin: 1853
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,750
The Mahara”m Schick was one of the most prominent Hungarian Rabbis of his time and the foremost disciple of the Chatham Sofer. He was a fierce opponent of the leaders of the Reform Movement and greatly supported Samson Raphael Hirsch in his dispute with the anti-Reform congregation of Frankfurt. As principal successor to his master, the Chatham Sofer, the Mahara”m Schick was famed for his intellectual alacrity, quickly responding to even the most complicated questions of halachic law.
In this document, the Mahara”m Schick lavishly praises Joseph Schenberger who previously studied in Pressburg under the Kethav Sofer and is hereby suited to carry on all occasions the honorific "Moreinu HaRav"
See M.A.Z. Kinstlicher, HaChatham Sofer ve’Talmidav (2005) pp. 362-67