(The “Noda Beyehudah”)

LANDAU, EZEKIEL.

Roisenberg (Prague)

15th Tammuz, 1766

Autograph Manuscript, Signed. An inheritance matter (see below)

Document written and signed by Samuel Ben Matithyah Binga of Hanau, Melamed in Roisenberg - A receipt for 190 Reichsthaler received from the Gaon R. Leib of Hannover. The writer states he accepts this amount as his share of the inheritance of the estate of his brother David. With this settlement he removes himself completely from any further appeal concerning the mediation issued by the above mentioned Gaon in this matter. The final two lines are written in the hand of and signed by the Noda Beyehudah stating that the above signature has been confirmed by two witnesses who testified in front of a three member Beth Din. Ezekiel Landau (1713-1793), Chief Rabbi of Prague and head of the Yeshiva is best known through his monumental work of responsa, "Noda Biyehudah," one of the most authoritative sources in Halacha. He was a devoted Rosh Yeshiva, a compassionate Rabbi, a strong community leader and a skillful negotiator with governments during the numerous wars and threatened expulsions that plagued the Jewish community of the time