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

(RABBINIC CONTRACT).

21 Kislev

Steinamog

1839

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.

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.