Auction 35 · Lot 231

BANET, MORDECHAI

Estimate: $7,000–$9,000
Hammer price: $7,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

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Elul 8

Place

Nikolsburg

Publication

1811

Description

Autograph Letter Signed, to R. Moshe Sofer of Pressburg (The Chatham Sofer). A responsa concerning a case in which the government declared certain types of coinage and banknotes to be invalid or devalued. Letter closes on a personal note, with blessings to the Chatham Sofer personally and his exalted Yeshiva

summary

R. Mordechai Banet (1753-1829) of Nikolsburg, was the “Oberlandesrabbiner” (Chief Rabbi) of Moravia and a colleague of Rabbis Akiva Eger and Moshe Sopher. He authored a number of scholarly works including responsa Har Ha-Mor and Parashath Mordecai. Banet was held in the highest esteem by the Chatham Sofer who called him a ”Gaon Olam” and “Gadol Ha-Dor” in his eulogy. This responsum was published in Har Ha-Mor no. 38. See JE, Vol. III, pp. 14-15; EJ, Vol. IV, cols. 159-160; N.Z. Friedmann, Otzar Harabanim, M-13753

Two pages. Slight repair affecting a few words

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