(Pre-eminent American Halachist. 1895-1985). Jacob Lorberbaum. Torath Gittin [on the laws of divorce]

AUCTION 53 | Thursday, December 08th, 2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 267
(FEINSTEIN, MOSHE).

(Pre-eminent American Halachist. 1895-1985). Jacob Lorberbaum. Torath Gittin [on the laws of divorce]

THE R. MOSHE FEINSTEIN COPY WITH HIS SIGNATURE, SCATTERED MARGINALIA AND INSERTED Autograph DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO MATTERS OF DIVORCE. ff. (1), 66. Later boards, spine chipped. 4to

(Lemberg: 1857)

Est: $2,500 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $2,250
AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY. Inserted in this fundamental work of Halachah are several manuscript records written by R. Moshe Feinstein pertaining to specific divorce proceedings that he had adjudicated. Includes: Autograph Document Signed concerning the transmission of a Get via an emissary; the official appointment of the emissary; a copy of the original Get; notes of five divorces recording names and logistical matters; the book itself carries R. Moshe signature on the title-page. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein was universally acknowledged as the ultimate halachic decisor of the post-Holocaust generation. In recognition of his authority he was President of the Agudath HaRabanim of the United States and Canada.