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          <unittitle>Letter from Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog, Jerusalem</unittitle>
          <unittitle lang="iw">מכתב מהרב הראשי יצחק הרצוג, ירושלים</unittitle>
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          <abstract>T  
7  
ISAAC HERZOG M.A.D. LITT.  
CHIEF RABBI OF THE HOLY LAND  
JERUSALEM  
26 Sivan 5783  
B&quot;H.  
Yitzhak Aizik Halevi Herzog  
The Chief Rabbi of Israel  
The Holy City of Jerusalem, Tz&quot;u  

To the Honorable  
The Great Rabbi, the Wise and Complete, whose fear precedes his wisdom  
May it be pleasing to Dr. Avigdor Shlit&quot;a  
Rabbi Av Beit Din of the Congregation of the Exiled of Israel in Mexico, D.P.  

Great and esteemed Sir,  

I am honored to draw your attention to my request below:  
In his city and country resides at present Rabbi Efraim Fishel Rubin, may he live,  
regarding the important matter of the General Orphanage in Jerusalem, Tz&quot;u.  
This institution, which proudly stands in our holy city of Jerusalem, has existed for over fifty years,  
and has gained a reputation throughout the region as one of the most important institutions,  
bringing honor and glory to the residents of the State of Israel.  

The &quot;General Orphanage&quot; is unique in its kind as a home and shelter for hundreds of orphans  
from various parts of the State of Israel and beyond, who receive full support and comfort  
in purity and holiness according to the traditions of Israel and the customs of our forefathers.  
Therefore, this institution is worthy in every respect of receiving the appropriate assistance  
from our brothers and sisters in the diaspora.  

Thus, I request with all forms of request that you do not hesitate to bring  
the aforementioned rabbi, on behalf of the community, to provide him with advice and support,  
and to grant him all moral assistance within his capacity, both in his work to raise funds  
for the maintenance of his daily standing, and in his special efforts for the building fund  
of the institution, which the management is currently working on establishing.  

I am confident that the influence of your kindness on the members of your community  
will bring forth fruit, salvation, and blessing to this important institution,  
and great is the commandment that will protect its doers and actions to be blessed by  
the Almighty with all the blessings mentioned in our holy Torah; and may it be His will  
that we merit to see the fulfillment of all our aspirations and hopes in the land of our desire,  
the entire people of Israel, Zion, and Jerusalem, with the help of Heaven.  

With all due respect and blessings from Zion,  
Yitzhak Aizik Halevi Herzog  
Chief Rabbi of Israel  
The Holy City of Jerusalem, Tz&quot;u.  
OFFICE  
P. O. B. 1:02</abstract>
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          <p>T  
7  
ISAAC HERZOG M.A.D. LITT.  
CHIEF RABBI OF THE HOLY LAND  
JERUSALEM  
26 Sivan 5783  
B&quot;H.  
Yitzhak Aizik Halevi Herzog  
The Chief Rabbi of Israel  
The Holy City of Jerusalem, Tz&quot;u  

To the Honorable  
The Great Rabbi, the Wise and Complete, whose fear precedes his wisdom  
May it be pleasing to Dr. Avigdor Shlit&quot;a  
Rabbi Av Beit Din of the Congregation of the Exiled of Israel in Mexico, D.P.  

Great and esteemed Sir,  

I am honored to draw your attention to my request below:  
In his city and country resides at present Rabbi Efraim Fishel Rubin, may he live,  
regarding the important matter of the General Orphanage in Jerusalem, Tz&quot;u.  
This institution, which proudly stands in our holy city of Jerusalem, has existed for over fifty years,  
and has gained a reputation throughout the region as one of the most important institutions,  
bringing honor and glory to the residents of the State of Israel.  

The &quot;General Orphanage&quot; is unique in its kind as a home and shelter for hundreds of orphans  
from various parts of the State of Israel and beyond, who receive full support and comfort  
in purity and holiness according to the traditions of Israel and the customs of our forefathers.  
Therefore, this institution is worthy in every respect of receiving the appropriate assistance  
from our brothers and sisters in the diaspora.  

Thus, I request with all forms of request that you do not hesitate to bring  
the aforementioned rabbi, on behalf of the community, to provide him with advice and support,  
and to grant him all moral assistance within his capacity, both in his work to raise funds  
for the maintenance of his daily standing, and in his special efforts for the building fund  
of the institution, which the management is currently working on establishing.  

I am confident that the influence of your kindness on the members of your community  
will bring forth fruit, salvation, and blessing to this important institution,  
and great is the commandment that will protect its doers and actions to be blessed by  
the Almighty with all the blessings mentioned in our holy Torah; and may it be His will  
that we merit to see the fulfillment of all our aspirations and hopes in the land of our desire,  
the entire people of Israel, Zion, and Jerusalem, with the help of Heaven.  

With all due respect and blessings from Zion,  
Yitzhak Aizik Halevi Herzog  
Chief Rabbi of Israel  
The Holy City of Jerusalem, Tz&quot;u.  
OFFICE  
P. O. B. 1:02</p>
          <p lang="iw">T
7
ISAAC HERZOG M.A.D. LITT.
CHIEF RABBI OF THE HOLY LAND
JERUSALEM
כ״ו סיון הש
ב״ה.
יצחק אייזיק הלוי הרצוג
ה ר ג ה ר א ש י ל י ש ר א ל
התופעה״ק ירושלים ת״ו
לכבוד
הרב הגאון החו״ב, פוע״ה חכם ושלם, ויראתו קודמת לחכמתו
יערב ד״ר אביגדור שליט״א
רב אב״ד דק״ק נדחי ישראל במקסיקו, ד.פ.
מקס
י נ גדול מיד נכבד
הנני מתכבד להפנות בזה את תשומת לב כתר״ה לבקשתי דלהלן:
בעירו ובמדינתו שוהה בעת הרב ר&apos; אפרים פישל רובין הי״ו
בעניני המומד החשוב בית היתומות הכללי בירושלים ת״ו.
מוסד זה המתנוסס לתפארת בעירנו הקדושה ירושלים ה״ז,וחמונה
את שנות קיומו למעלה מיובל שנים, כבר יצאו לו מוניטין בכל קצות
החבל באחד המוסדות החשובים ביותר והנותן כבוד ופאר לתושבי
מדינת ישראל.
בית היתומות הכללי&quot; הוא י ח י די במינו בבית מעון
ו מחסה ל מ א ו ת י ת ו מ ו ת
מעוות שונות מכל קצוי מדינת
ישראל ומחוצה לה המקבלות בו את מלוא ספוקן נ ח ו מ ר ו נ ו ז ח
על טהרת הקודש ברות ישראל סבא ומסורת אבות.
ראוי הוא איפוא מוסד זה מכל הבחינות לקבל את העזרה הנאותה
ם את אחינו ואחיותינו שבתפוצות.
אי לזאת אני מבקש את בת ר&apos;ה בכל לשון של בקשה כי יו אל נא לקרב
את הרב הנ״ל, בא-כח המומו, לכלכלו בעצה ותושי ולחת לו את מלוא
עזרתו המוסרית במסגרת יכולתו, הן בעבודתו לאם יפת כספים לשם החזקת
מעמדו היום יומית, והן בפעולתו המיוחדת עבור קרן הבנין של הבנין
החשש שהנהלת המוסד מטפלת עכשו בהקמתו.
בטוחני כי השפעת בח״ו על אנשי קהלתן תביא פרי ישועה וברכה
למוסד חשוב זה, וגדולה המצוה שתגן על עושיה ומעשיה להתברך מאת
אני היחומים בכל הברכות האמורות בתורתנו הק; ויהי רצון שנזכה
לראות בהתגשמות. כל שאיפותינו ותקותינו בארץ משאת נפשנו
עם ישראל כולו, ציון וירושלים בב״א,
בכל הכבוד הראוי וברכת ציון,
יצחק אייזיק הלוי הרצוג
ראש הרבנים לישראל
החופעיה״ק ירושלים ת״ו.
OFFICE
P. O. B. 1:02</p>
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          <unittitle>Letter from Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, Brooklyn</unittitle>
          <unittitle lang="iw">מכתב מהרב מנחם מ. שניאורסאהן, ברוקלין</unittitle>
          <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1953-1954" certainty="approximate">ב״ה, ימי הסליחות, ה&apos;תשי״ד</unitdate>
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          <abstract>RABBI MENACHEM M. SCHNEERSON  
Lubavitch  
770 Eastern Parkway  
Brooklyn 13, N. Y.  
Hyacinth 3-9250  
Menachem Mendel Schneerson  
Lubavitch  
770 Eastern Parkway  
Brooklyn, N. Y.  
B&quot;H, Days of Selichot, 5714  
Brooklyn, N. Y.  
Greetings and blessings:  
The esteemed Rabbi known by name  
Tehillah and also IY&quot;H Mohel V  
Yaakov Shlomo  
Avigdor  
As we approach the new year, which is coming upon us and all of  
Israel for good and blessing, I hereby express my blessing  
to him and to all that is his, a blessing of a good inscription and sealing  
for a good and sweet year in both material and spiritual matters.  
??U3 And with blessings, I will strike</abstract>
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        <scopecontent>
          <p>RABBI MENACHEM M. SCHNEERSON  
Lubavitch  
770 Eastern Parkway  
Brooklyn 13, N. Y.  
Hyacinth 3-9250  
Menachem Mendel Schneerson  
Lubavitch  
770 Eastern Parkway  
Brooklyn, N. Y.  
B&quot;H, Days of Selichot, 5714  
Brooklyn, N. Y.  
Greetings and blessings:  
The esteemed Rabbi known by name  
Tehillah and also IY&quot;H Mohel V  
Yaakov Shlomo  
Avigdor  
As we approach the new year, which is coming upon us and all of  
Israel for good and blessing, I hereby express my blessing  
to him and to all that is his, a blessing of a good inscription and sealing  
for a good and sweet year in both material and spiritual matters.  
??U3 And with blessings, I will strike</p>
          <p lang="iw">RABBI MENACHEM M. SCHNEERSON
Lubavitch
770 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn 13, N. Y.
Hyacinth 3-9250
מנחם מענדל שניאורסאהן
ליובאוויטש
770 איסטערן פּאַרקוויי
ברוקלין, נ.י.
ב״ה, ימי הסליחות, ה&apos;תשי״ד
ברוקלין, נ.י.
שלום וברכה:
הרב הגאון הנודע לשם
תהלה וכן אי״א מוה ו
יעקב שי
אביגדור
לקראת השנה החדשה, הבאה עלינו ועל כל
ישראל לטובה ולברכה, הנני בזה להביע ברכתי
לו ולכל אשר לו, ברכת כתיבה וחתימה טובה
לשנה טובה ומתוקה בגשמיות וברוחניות.
??ו3 ובברכה יכה</p>
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          <persname source="local" authfilenumber="WIKIDATA:Q381397">Menachem Mendel Schneerson</persname>
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      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Business Card of Jacob Avigdor, Rabbi of Drohobych and Galicia</unittitle>
          <unittitle lang="iw">יעקב אביגדור, אבדק״ק דראהאביטש והגליל</unittitle>
          <unitid>PWA0049-001-0001</unitid>
          <physdesc>1 document</physdesc>
          <langmaterial>
            <language langcode="he">he</language>
          </langmaterial>
          <abstract>Yaakov Avigdor  
Abdeka&quot;c Drahabitsh and the Galil, may it be well.</abstract>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Yaakov Avigdor  
Abdeka&quot;c Drahabitsh and the Galil, may it be well.</p>
          <p lang="iw">יעקב אביגדור
אבדק״ק דראהאביטש והגליל יצ״ו.</p>
        </scopecontent>
        <accessrestrict>
          <legalstatus localtype="unclear">unknown</legalstatus>
        </accessrestrict>
        <controlaccess>
          <persname source="local" authfilenumber="WIKIDATA:Q2776482">Jacob Avigdor</persname>
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          <geogname source="local" authfilenumber="TGN 7002787">Galicia</geogname>
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      </c>
      <c level="item">
        <did>
          <unittitle>Letter from Rabbi Y. Avigdor, Mexico, 1958</unittitle>
          <unittitle lang="iw">מכתב מהרב י. אביגדור, מקסיקו, 1958</unittitle>
          <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1958-01-28">ז&apos; בשבט תשי״ח 1958 28 בינואר</unitdate>
          <unitid>PWA0049-001-0004</unitid>
          <physdesc>1 document</physdesc>
          <langmaterial>
            <language langcode="he">he</language>
          </langmaterial>
          <abstract>State of Israel  
To the Honorable  
Rabbi Dr. Y. Avigdor  
Mexico  
Legation of Israel  
Alejandro Dumas No. 231  
Mexico City, D.F.  
7th of Shevat 5718  
1958, January 28  

Rabbi and my teacher,  

With great joy, I received the book you were kind enough to send me, one of the five volumes of the Torah &quot;in writing and orally&quot; that you have been teaching since your arrival in Mexico.  
I will not hide from you that while casually browsing through it, I noticed its great depth, and a doubt crept into my heart whether I would be able to fully grasp your thoughts.  
Nevertheless, I will make special efforts in order to enjoy the fruits of the labor you invested in it.  
Please accept my heartfelt thanks for this esteemed response.  

With respect and honor,  
Shimon Amir</abstract>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>State of Israel  
To the Honorable  
Rabbi Dr. Y. Avigdor  
Mexico  
Legation of Israel  
Alejandro Dumas No. 231  
Mexico City, D.F.  
7th of Shevat 5718  
1958, January 28  

Rabbi and my teacher,  

With great joy, I received the book you were kind enough to send me, one of the five volumes of the Torah &quot;in writing and orally&quot; that you have been teaching since your arrival in Mexico.  
I will not hide from you that while casually browsing through it, I noticed its great depth, and a doubt crept into my heart whether I would be able to fully grasp your thoughts.  
Nevertheless, I will make special efforts in order to enjoy the fruits of the labor you invested in it.  
Please accept my heartfelt thanks for this esteemed response.  

With respect and honor,  
Shimon Amir</p>
          <p lang="iw">צירות ישראל
לכבוד
הרב ד״ר י. אביגדור
מ כ ס י ק ו.
ישראל
Legación de Israel
Alejandro Dumas No. 231
México, D. F.
ז&apos; בשבט תשי״ח
1958 28 בינואר
102
רבי ומורי,
し
בשמחה רבה קבלתי את הספר שהואלת לשלוח
לי, אחד מחמשת הכרכים של התורה &quot;בכתב ובעל פה&quot;
שהרבצת מאז שבתך במכסיקו.
לא אסתיר מפניך כי אגב עיון קל בו נוכחתי
בעמקותו הרבה, ונתגנב בלבי הספק אם יעלה בידי
לרדת לסוף דעתך.
מכל מקום אעשה מאמצים מיוחדים על מנת
להינות מפרי העמל שהשקעת בו.
קבל נא מיטב תודותי על התשובה הנכבדה הזו.
בכבוד ויקר,
שמעון אמיר</p>
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        <did>
          <unittitle>Publication Announcement for Torah Journal in Brooklyn</unittitle>
          <unittitle lang="iw">הודעה על פרסום ירחון תורה בברוקלין</unittitle>
          <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1956-08-01">ברוקלין בחדש מנחם אב ה&apos; תשי״ח תצ״ו שנה תשיעית</unitdate>
          <unitid>PWA0049-001-0021</unitid>
          <physdesc>1 document</physdesc>
          <langmaterial>
            <language langcode="he">he</language>
          </langmaterial>
          <abstract>Light  
Respondents of War  
This is the subject and the discussion in the war of the Torah (Sanhedrin 111:)  
Eyes will rejoice the heart  
A good report will refresh the bones  
The Light  
(Proverbs 15)  
Those who return them  
To good (Lamentations Rabbah)  
The Light  
The price of the light for a year, $35.00  
For half a year,  
None  
The editorial team  
For the content of the advertisements,  
A monthly publication dedicated to the Torah and all matters of the people of Israel  
Published with the participation of the rabbis and writers, may they live  
Edited by Rabbi Meir Amsal  
And their kashrut.  
$2.50  
Responsible  
Their style  
In the name of Heaven. Brooklyn, in the month of Menachem Av 5718 (1958), the ninth year, pamphlet 9 (here)  
Laws  
And Innovations  
Tanna d&apos;Bei Eliyahu: Anyone who studies  
Laws every day  
Investigations  
And discussions  
It is guaranteed for him that he is a son of the world to come, etc. (Niddah 76)  
Whoever touches impurity. And for this, the Torah has obligated.  
And it is not said that the Temple was not defiled except by entry  
Regarding the law of impurity of the Temple and its holy things  
It is a matter of the essence of the dead  
In what he himself is impure, such as one who touches a dead body.  
Rabbi Michael Eliezer Cohen Forshlager, this one defiles the Temple by entering it, not the dead  
Baruch Abraham Moshe and his mother’s name Bluma  
Baltimore, MD.  
One who is not impure in himself, the Torah did not reveal  
That he would defile the Temple by entering it, but rather  
Here in the Light, I saw a teaching from the great genius that one who touches a dead body will defile, it cannot be said so, but the reason  
Rabbi Avraham Zev, beloved of all God-fearing people, may he live,  
And it is wondrous in my eyes the contradictions that according to his opinion  
Even though the dead body itself is not impure, anything  
That became impure from another impurity also becomes impure from the impurity  
Of the minor scroll of laws, it was also brought in the Yalkut, that the  
Dead body itself is not impure and the one who touches it is impure, and he innovated  
A dead body and even more so in the more severe impurity from another impurity, yes, in the impurity of the Temple, as it is defiled from impurities  
That it is permitted to delay or to bring a dead body into the Temple  
From the Torah, if the one who brings himself into the Temple does not come  
Because the dead is not impure, etc. And I do not understand this, that the matter  
Of the one who brings the impurity, what is forbidden and I am liable for it  
For defiling the Temple as it is said in the verse  
The Temple, the dwelling place, the Lord is impure, etc. And therefore it is said  
As the dead body itself is not impure but the one who touches  
Another impurity by his entry, so too he becomes impure in the dead  
Body itself by his entry, just as the one who touches a dead body  
Is not impure, what became impure from another impurity  
Such as one who touches, is also impure from touching a dead body, and even more  
As it is said, and we say that this is the law regarding the dead.  
Even  
An urgent call  
Either the subject or the one who shelters him is impure, so said to all our readers, the rabbis, the geniuses, and the rabbis  
The Torah, as one who touches a dead body becomes impure, so too the Temple becomes impure  
When the dead is within it, and just as the dead defiles  
The one who touches it even though he himself is pure, so does it defile  
The esteemed ones, may they live  
With confidence in their love for the Torah and its learners, and from this  
-  
Their desire for the fulfillment of the Light and its precise appearance, when  
The Temple becomes impure by entering it, even though he himself is  
Not impure, for we see that the main concern of the Torah is whether for all time or part of it. Their honor allows us  
In bringing impurity into the Temple that it should not defile it in this continuation of the publication of the monthly that its material condition is tight  
The Temple of the Lord, that the Temple became impure by bringing impurity very much, and they fulfill a great commandment of strengthening the Torah study of the public.  
Therefore, just as one who touches a dead body becomes impure, so too  
The Temple becomes impure when the dead is within it, just as it becomes impure  
And for the merit of studying the Torah, may all of Israel merit life  
And peace and a near redemption, amen.  
The editorial team</abstract>
        </did>
        <scopecontent>
          <p>Light  
Respondents of War  
This is the subject and the discussion in the war of the Torah (Sanhedrin 111:)  
Eyes will rejoice the heart  
A good report will refresh the bones  
The Light  
(Proverbs 15)  
Those who return them  
To good (Lamentations Rabbah)  
The Light  
The price of the light for a year, $35.00  
For half a year,  
None  
The editorial team  
For the content of the advertisements,  
A monthly publication dedicated to the Torah and all matters of the people of Israel  
Published with the participation of the rabbis and writers, may they live  
Edited by Rabbi Meir Amsal  
And their kashrut.  
$2.50  
Responsible  
Their style  
In the name of Heaven. Brooklyn, in the month of Menachem Av 5718 (1958), the ninth year, pamphlet 9 (here)  
Laws  
And Innovations  
Tanna d&apos;Bei Eliyahu: Anyone who studies  
Laws every day  
Investigations  
And discussions  
It is guaranteed for him that he is a son of the world to come, etc. (Niddah 76)  
Whoever touches impurity. And for this, the Torah has obligated.  
And it is not said that the Temple was not defiled except by entry  
Regarding the law of impurity of the Temple and its holy things  
It is a matter of the essence of the dead  
In what he himself is impure, such as one who touches a dead body.  
Rabbi Michael Eliezer Cohen Forshlager, this one defiles the Temple by entering it, not the dead  
Baruch Abraham Moshe and his mother’s name Bluma  
Baltimore, MD.  
One who is not impure in himself, the Torah did not reveal  
That he would defile the Temple by entering it, but rather  
Here in the Light, I saw a teaching from the great genius that one who touches a dead body will defile, it cannot be said so, but the reason  
Rabbi Avraham Zev, beloved of all God-fearing people, may he live,  
And it is wondrous in my eyes the contradictions that according to his opinion  
Even though the dead body itself is not impure, anything  
That became impure from another impurity also becomes impure from the impurity  
Of the minor scroll of laws, it was also brought in the Yalkut, that the  
Dead body itself is not impure and the one who touches it is impure, and he innovated  
A dead body and even more so in the more severe impurity from another impurity, yes, in the impurity of the Temple, as it is defiled from impurities  
That it is permitted to delay or to bring a dead body into the Temple  
From the Torah, if the one who brings himself into the Temple does not come  
Because the dead is not impure, etc. And I do not understand this, that the matter  
Of the one who brings the impurity, what is forbidden and I am liable for it  
For defiling the Temple as it is said in the verse  
The Temple, the dwelling place, the Lord is impure, etc. And therefore it is said  
As the dead body itself is not impure but the one who touches  
Another impurity by his entry, so too he becomes impure in the dead  
Body itself by his entry, just as the one who touches a dead body  
Is not impure, what became impure from another impurity  
Such as one who touches, is also impure from touching a dead body, and even more  
As it is said, and we say that this is the law regarding the dead.  
Even  
An urgent call  
Either the subject or the one who shelters him is impure, so said to all our readers, the rabbis, the geniuses, and the rabbis  
The Torah, as one who touches a dead body becomes impure, so too the Temple becomes impure  
When the dead is within it, and just as the dead defiles  
The one who touches it even though he himself is pure, so does it defile  
The esteemed ones, may they live  
With confidence in their love for the Torah and its learners, and from this  
-  
Their desire for the fulfillment of the Light and its precise appearance, when  
The Temple becomes impure by entering it, even though he himself is  
Not impure, for we see that the main concern of the Torah is whether for all time or part of it. Their honor allows us  
In bringing impurity into the Temple that it should not defile it in this continuation of the publication of the monthly that its material condition is tight  
The Temple of the Lord, that the Temple became impure by bringing impurity very much, and they fulfill a great commandment of strengthening the Torah study of the public.  
Therefore, just as one who touches a dead body becomes impure, so too  
The Temple becomes impure when the dead is within it, just as it becomes impure  
And for the merit of studying the Torah, may all of Israel merit life  
And peace and a near redemption, amen.  
The editorial team</p>
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הלכות
וחידושים
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה
הלכות בכל יום
חקירות
ופלפולים
מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא וכו&apos; (נדה עג)
מי שנוגע בטומאה. ועל זה חייבה התורה.
ולא נאמר דהמקדש לא נטמא אלא בכניסה
בדין טומאת מקדש וקדשיו
שו״ט בנדון עצמיות המת
בו במה שטמא בעצמו, כגון הנוגע במת.
הרב מיכאל אליעזר הכהן פאָרשלעגער זה מטמא את המקדש בכניסה בו, לא המת
ב״ר אברהם משה ושם אמו בלומא
בלטימור, מד.
עצמו שאינו טמא בעצמו, לא גילתה התו־
רה שיטמא המקדש בכניסתו בו אלא דוקא
הנה בהמאור ראיתי ד״ת מהגאון האדיר הנוגע במת יטמא, אין לומר כן, אלא הסבי
מוהרא״ז, אהוב כל יראי שמים שליט״א,
ולפלא בעיני הטרוטות מה שכ״ש דלפי״ד
רא דאף דהמת עצמו אינו טמא, כל דבר
שנטמא מטומאה אחרת נטמא נמי בטומאת
הספרי זוטא חוקת, הובא נמי בילקוט, שמת
עצמו אינו טמא והנוגע בו טמא, וחידש
מת ועוד יותר בטומאה היותר חמורה מטומאה
אחרת כן בטומאת מקדש כמו דנטמא מטומי
דמותר להשהות או להכניס מת במקדש
מדאוריי&apos;, אם לא בא המכניס עצמו למקדש
כי המת לא טמא וכו&apos;. ואיני מבין זה, דענין
המכניס הטומאה מה שאסור וחייב עליי הוא
על שמטמא את המקדש כמו שנאמר בקרא
את מקדש, משכן, ד&apos; טמא וגו&apos;. ולהכי נאמר
כמו שהמת עצמו אינו טמא אלא הנוגע
אה אחרת בכניסתו כן נמי נטמא במת
עצמו בכניסתו כמו דנטמא הנוגע במת
רהוא
עצמו אינו טמא, מה שנטמא בטומאה אחרת
כגון נוגע נטמא נמי נוגע במת ועוד יותר
דמ״ש, ואמרינן דזה הדין במת.
, דאף
קריאה דחופה
או הנושא או המאהיל עליו טמא, כן אמרה לכל קוראינו הרבנים הגאונים והרבנים
תורה כמו שמי שנוגע במת נטמא כן נטמא
המקדש שהמת בתוכו, וכמו שהמת מטמא
הנוגע בו אף שהוא עצמו טהור, כן מטמא
הנכבדים שליט״א
בבטחה באהבתם לתורה ולומדי&apos; ומתוך כך
-
ברצונם בקיום המאור ובהופעתו המדוייקת, מתי
את המקדש בכניסתו בו, אף שהוא עצמו בקשים כ״מ להמציא לנו מיד את דמי חתימתם,
אינו טמא, דהא חזינן דעיקר הקפדת התורה אם בעד כל הזמן או חלקו. כבודם מאפשרים לנו
בהכנסת טומאה למקדש שלא יטמא את בזה המשכת הוצאת הירחון שמצבו החמרי דחוק
מקדש ד&apos;, דהמקדש נטמא בהכנסת טומאה מאוד, ומקיימים מצוה רבה של חיזוק ת״ת דרבים.
בו, א״כ כמו דנטמא מי שנוגע במת, כן ובזכות לימוד התורה יזכו כל בית ישראל לחיים
נטמא המקדש שהמת בתוכו כמו דנטמא ולשלום ולגאולה קרובה ב״ב
המערכת</p>
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          <unittitle lang="iw">מכתב משר הדואר ישראל, ירושלים, 1955</unittitle>
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Dear,
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B&quot;H, Jerusalem, on the 14th of February, 1955 (the 14th of Shevat, 5785)
Following our conversations and in the spirit of friendship, I am sending you the publications of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which are a small amount that holds the greater.
With great respect,
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Minister of Posts</abstract>
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Following our conversations and in the spirit of friendship, I am sending you the publications of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which are a small amount that holds the greater.
With great respect,
2.هو
V. Borg
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שר הדואר
ב״ה, ירושלים, כי בשבט תשט״ו
1955 14 בפברואר
בהמשך לשיחותינו ולרוח הידידות
שבהן הנני משגר לך מפרסומי משרד הדתות, שהם
בחינת מועט המחזיק את המרובה.
בכבוד רב,
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          <abstract>FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2003  
ALGEMEINER JOURNAL -B4-  
Algemeiner Journal  
Friday, August 29, 2003  

Book Review An Exhilarating Journey of the  
By Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe  

We live in a generation of specialists, in which there are many people who do one or two things well and have vast knowledge of their chosen scholarly pursuit, profession, or craft at their fingertips. Rarer than ever is the true polymath, an individual possessing true talent and skill in a broad range of knowledge and skills. This is as true in the realm of Judaic Scholarship and aesthetics as it is in the general community.  

It is therefore a rare pleasure to come across a book written by such a polymath. Rabbi Isaac C. Avigdor&apos;s &quot;A Survivor&apos;s Thanksgiving (Shehechyanu)&quot; is a cornucopia of artistry, scholarship, insightful memoirs, and some remarkable vignettes of people and places in prewar and Holocaust-era Jewish Eastern Europe. The book is an exhilarating journey through much of the landscape of Jewish life and lore, literally from cover to cover. The drawings on the cover are by Rabbi Avigdor himself as are the powerful images of the Holocaust drawn by our author in its aftermath.  

If the only contribution of Rabbi Avigdor from this book was his heroism and faith during the Holocaust, this would already be a great book. However, there is a great deal more here. There are firsthand accounts of life in the home of one of Poland&apos;s great Rabbis: Rabbi Avigdor&apos;s father Rabbi Jacob Avigdor. We discover that Rabbi Avigdor published his first work at the age of 13. His Bar Mitzvah Pilpul (a deep Talmudic discourse that Bar Mitzvah boys would compose and present in the days when a Bar Mitzvah was a profound religious rite of passage, rather than a three-ring circus) was deemed worthy of publication and was widely disseminated. After the Holocaust, he found a surviving copy in Israel!  

This remarkable book is a &quot;Thanksgiving Offering&quot; by Rabbi Avigdor upon attaining his &quot;second Bar Mitzvah&quot; at the age of 83. Rabbi Avigdor explains this concept beautifully in one of the very moving chapters of the book. I was charmed by the idea that, from Judaism&apos;s perspective, it appears that &quot;life begins at 83.&quot; Indeed, the years have only improved the powerful pen of this remarkable writer. Rabbi Avigdor writes powerful pieces that brook no obstacles to devastating candor. There is a remarkable piece on Rabin&apos;s assassination and its aftermath that must have taken a huge amount of courage to write.  

Rabbi Avigdor, as the title of the book attests, is a survivor of the Holocaust&apos;s assault on the storied Jewry of Poland. The sections dealing with the Holocaust are stark and powerful. One is reminded of the tone of Eli Wiesel&apos;s writing. However, these accounts speak also of hope and resistance amidst death and despair. We hear of Rabbi Avigdor&apos;s miraculous escape from certain death by the splitting of a stone - several thousand years after Moses. We see him as a young teen using every bit of his considerable artistic skills to forge &quot;Aryan&quot; identity papers to enable Jewish girls and women to live disguised as Poles saving many lives. In the years following the Second World War, he met many of these people; they credited him with their survival.  

It is the belief of this reviewer that if all we saw of Rabbi Avigdor&apos;s description of postwar Hartford Jewry as seen through the lens of his long and illustrious leadership of The United Synagogues of Hartford is valuable and illuminating.  

The last section of the book is a chance to join Rabbi Avigdor at the height of his powers (now!) as he takes us on a breathtaking journey through the Jewish Year. Every holiday stands up and reveals some hidden treasure that we must have just missed seeing all these years. These essays bathe each holiday in a unique, relevant, and inspiring light. This unique light is that of a Rabbi, Author, and Teacher, who stands like a lighthouse: firmly planted on the mighty cliffs of prewar Polish Jewry, yet illuminating a clear path for us into the future.  

Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe is Rabbi at Agudas Achim Synagogue in West Hartford, CT.  

60 DAYS: A Spiritual Guide to the High Holid-</abstract>
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          <p>FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2003  
ALGEMEINER JOURNAL -B4-  
Algemeiner Journal  
Friday, August 29, 2003  

Book Review An Exhilarating Journey of the  
By Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe  

We live in a generation of specialists, in which there are many people who do one or two things well and have vast knowledge of their chosen scholarly pursuit, profession, or craft at their fingertips. Rarer than ever is the true polymath, an individual possessing true talent and skill in a broad range of knowledge and skills. This is as true in the realm of Judaic Scholarship and aesthetics as it is in the general community.  

It is therefore a rare pleasure to come across a book written by such a polymath. Rabbi Isaac C. Avigdor&apos;s &quot;A Survivor&apos;s Thanksgiving (Shehechyanu)&quot; is a cornucopia of artistry, scholarship, insightful memoirs, and some remarkable vignettes of people and places in prewar and Holocaust-era Jewish Eastern Europe. The book is an exhilarating journey through much of the landscape of Jewish life and lore, literally from cover to cover. The drawings on the cover are by Rabbi Avigdor himself as are the powerful images of the Holocaust drawn by our author in its aftermath.  

If the only contribution of Rabbi Avigdor from this book was his heroism and faith during the Holocaust, this would already be a great book. However, there is a great deal more here. There are firsthand accounts of life in the home of one of Poland&apos;s great Rabbis: Rabbi Avigdor&apos;s father Rabbi Jacob Avigdor. We discover that Rabbi Avigdor published his first work at the age of 13. His Bar Mitzvah Pilpul (a deep Talmudic discourse that Bar Mitzvah boys would compose and present in the days when a Bar Mitzvah was a profound religious rite of passage, rather than a three-ring circus) was deemed worthy of publication and was widely disseminated. After the Holocaust, he found a surviving copy in Israel!  

This remarkable book is a &quot;Thanksgiving Offering&quot; by Rabbi Avigdor upon attaining his &quot;second Bar Mitzvah&quot; at the age of 83. Rabbi Avigdor explains this concept beautifully in one of the very moving chapters of the book. I was charmed by the idea that, from Judaism&apos;s perspective, it appears that &quot;life begins at 83.&quot; Indeed, the years have only improved the powerful pen of this remarkable writer. Rabbi Avigdor writes powerful pieces that brook no obstacles to devastating candor. There is a remarkable piece on Rabin&apos;s assassination and its aftermath that must have taken a huge amount of courage to write.  

Rabbi Avigdor, as the title of the book attests, is a survivor of the Holocaust&apos;s assault on the storied Jewry of Poland. The sections dealing with the Holocaust are stark and powerful. One is reminded of the tone of Eli Wiesel&apos;s writing. However, these accounts speak also of hope and resistance amidst death and despair. We hear of Rabbi Avigdor&apos;s miraculous escape from certain death by the splitting of a stone - several thousand years after Moses. We see him as a young teen using every bit of his considerable artistic skills to forge &quot;Aryan&quot; identity papers to enable Jewish girls and women to live disguised as Poles saving many lives. In the years following the Second World War, he met many of these people; they credited him with their survival.  

It is the belief of this reviewer that if all we saw of Rabbi Avigdor&apos;s description of postwar Hartford Jewry as seen through the lens of his long and illustrious leadership of The United Synagogues of Hartford is valuable and illuminating.  

The last section of the book is a chance to join Rabbi Avigdor at the height of his powers (now!) as he takes us on a breathtaking journey through the Jewish Year. Every holiday stands up and reveals some hidden treasure that we must have just missed seeing all these years. These essays bathe each holiday in a unique, relevant, and inspiring light. This unique light is that of a Rabbi, Author, and Teacher, who stands like a lighthouse: firmly planted on the mighty cliffs of prewar Polish Jewry, yet illuminating a clear path for us into the future.  

Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe is Rabbi at Agudas Achim Synagogue in West Hartford, CT.  

60 DAYS: A Spiritual Guide to the High Holid-</p>
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