Supplements to his works Mishan Lechem, Beth Marzeach, Tapuchei Zahav.

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Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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Lot 392
YUDELEWITZ, ABRAHAM AARON.

Supplements to his works Mishan Lechem, Beth Marzeach, Tapuchei Zahav.

Hebrew manuscript on paper. ff. 170 leaves. Some wear. Unbound. 4to.

Volpe / Selov / Kuznitza: 1873-76

Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $2,000
Contains much unpublished material, including R. Yudelewitz’s commentary to Koheleth and Tehilim, halachic comments on Mishnayoth and Shulchan Aruch and a eulogy for R. Samuel Strashun. Portions published include eulogies for his uncle R. Meir Marim of Kobrin and R. Eizel of Slonim. Rabbi A.A. Yudelewitz (1850-1930) studied in Volozhin and served as a rabbi in many communities in Russia including Selov and Kuznitza. A prolific author, he published various halachic and aggadic works, especially his multi-volume responsa Beth Av and sermons entitled Derash Av. Yudelewitz served as rabbi for two decades in Manchester, England, before moving to Boston and then New York. In 1927, he published Av Bechochma which contained a controversial responsum allowing a messenger to perform Chalitzah for a woman living in Kiev while her deceased husband’s brother lived in New York. This decision aroused the opposition of most of the great rabbis of the era and hounded him until his end. For a biography of Rabbi Yudelewitz by M. Tz. Berger see Yeshurun Vol. II, pp. 686-93.