Important Responsa by Harav Yitzchak Shmelkes, Av Beis Din of Lvov, Author of Responsa Beis Yitzchak. Lvov, 1904.
This responsa regards two men in a Hungarian town who alternated blowing shofar for their congregation on Rosh Hashanah. The first blew shofar on the first day, and the second on the second day. One year, the first day of Rosh Hashanah fell on Shabbos when shofar is not blown, and the men approached Hagaon Harav Yitzchak Shmelkes to determine which of them would acquire the merit of blowing shofar on the second day–which was the first and only day that shofar would be blown that year.
Hagaon Harav Yitzchak Shmelkes, Av Beis Din of Lvov (1828-1906) was among the greatest Galician sages of his time and author of myriad responsa, many of which were recorded in his sefer Beis Yitzchak. He was a disciple of the Sho’el U’Meishiv, but sparred with him in Torah. Years later, he was succeeded by the Maharsham as spiritual leader of Galician Jewry. The Beis Yitzchak was renowned for his phenomenal brilliance, diligent study and sharp mind, and it is said that he remained awake for one thousand nights in succession. His 6-volume comprehensive work Beis Yitzchak is regarded as one of the foremost anthologies of halachic responsa.
Lvov, 1904. The last two lines include a handwritten, autographed blessing for a good year.
Double-sided, apparently unpublished. Page size: 23×14 cm. Good condition.
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