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פריט Letter from Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog, Jerusalem כ"ו סיון הש T 7 ISAAC HERZOG M.A.D. LITT. CHIEF RABBI OF THE HOLY LAND JERUSALEM 26 Sivan 5783 B"H. Yitzhak Aizik Halevi Herzog The Chief Rabbi of Israel The Holy City of Jerusalem, Tz"u To the Honorable The Great Rabbi, the Wise and Complete, whose fear precedes his wisdom May it be pleasing to Dr. Avigdor Shlit"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"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 "General Orphanage" 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"u. OFFICE P. O. B. 1:02
פריט Letter from Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, Brooklyn c. ב"ה, ימי הסליחות, ה'תשי"ד (1953–1954) 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"H, Days of Selichot, 5714 Brooklyn, N. Y. Greetings and blessings: The esteemed Rabbi known by name Tehillah and also IY"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
פריט Business Card of Jacob Avigdor, Rabbi of Drohobych and Galicia Yaakov Avigdor Abdeka"c Drahabitsh and the Galil, may it be well.
פריט Letter from Rabbi Y. Avigdor, Mexico, 1958 ז' בשבט תשי"ח 1958 28 בינואר 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 "in writing and orally" 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
פריט Publication Announcement for Torah Journal in Brooklyn ברוקלין בחדש מנחם אב ה' תשי"ח תצ"ו שנה תשיעית 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'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
פריט Letter from Israel Postal Minister, Jerusalem, 1955 14 בפברואר 1955 In response, please mention the following: 기관에서 33 3/201 2057 .2.3, IPIOON * Dear, Israel Minister of Posts B"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, 2.هو V. Borg Minister of Posts
פריט Book Review of Rabbi Isaac C. Avigdor's Work August 29, 2003 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's "A Survivor's Thanksgiving (Shehechyanu)" 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's great Rabbis: Rabbi Avigdor'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 "Thanksgiving Offering" by Rabbi Avigdor upon attaining his "second Bar Mitzvah" 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's perspective, it appears that "life begins at 83." 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'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'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's writing. However, these accounts speak also of hope and resistance amidst death and despair. We hear of Rabbi Avigdor'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 "Aryan" 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'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-