Harav Dovid of Tolna (1808-1882) was renowned as a miracle worker who possessed ruach hakodesh. The son of Harav Mordechai of Chernobyl, he was named for his maternal grandfather Harav Dovid Leikes of Barr, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. In his youth, he was recognized for his phenomenal mind and wisdom. When he came of age, he married the daughter of Harav Yisrael Avraham of Czarny Ostrów, son of the legendary Rav Zusha of Anipoli. With the passing of his father in 1839, he assumed spiritual leadership of his flock, first in Vosylkov, but eventually moved his Holy Court to Tolna which grew to become one of the most prominent centers of Chassidus in Ukraine.
Among his famous writings are Magen Dovid (Zhitomir, 1852); Birkas Dovid (Zhitomir, 1862) and Kehillas Dovid (Lublin, 1882).
This letter discusses matters of shidduchim in which Harav Dovid of Tolna protects an innocent victim from false rumors.
The letter mentions the Admor Rabbi Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura, zt”l.
Tolna, 1868. Long, double-sided letter. Page size: 21 cm x 26 cm.
Provenance: Collection of the late Rabbi Avraham Halperin, zt”l.
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“I hereby bless him with all goodness… Praying on his behalf and on behalf of all Yisrael.” Dovid son of the renowned Moreinu Harav Mordechai ztvk”l
“It is known that Rav Dovid Tolner ztvk”l generated many miracles throughout his life, drawing thousands of followers from all walks of life who were healed through his lofty prayers. He also delivered many amulets and segulos to them, and the pages of this book are too short to recount all the riveting stories and episodes that attest to this…”
(Rabbi Yeshaya Wolf Cherniak, Sipurim Nifla’im U’maamarim Yekarim, Lvov 1908, p. 2)
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