Igereth HaRabanut Yechi Adoneinu Lechvod Adoneinu Moreinu VeRabbeinu Harav…Leib Koenigsberger.

AUCTION 64 | Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects, Maps and Graphic Art

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Lot 234

(RABBINIC CONTRACT).

Igereth HaRabanut Yechi Adoneinu Lechvod Adoneinu Moreinu VeRabbeinu Harav…Leib Koenigsberger.

Hebrew Manuscript on paper. Written in a clear cursive Ashkenazic hand with c. 25 signatures of community leaders and remnant of a red wax stamp. Contains conditions of the Rabbinate including salary. Also enumerates public speaking requirements at synagogue services; regulations as to the bestowment by the rabbi of the the honorific “Moreinu” and “Chaver;” permission to earn side-income from performance of marriages, etc. With deep central fold, starting, marginal edges slightly frayed. 13.5 x 8.5 inches.

Steinamog: 21 Kislev 1839

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

An interesting 19th century Rabbinic contract delineating the obligations of a Rabbi alongside community responsibility. Headed by a poem in honor of the Rabbi and honorific titles on the verso.