Handwritten Torah Novellae by Rabbi Asher Anschel Weiss, Av Beis Din of Nagyfalu and Author of Shemen Laminchah. Nagyfalu, 1913
A handwritten, autographed letter of chiddushei Torah “that were revealed today in the course of learning in the shiur” by Harav Asher Anschel Weiss Hy”d, Av Beis Din of Nagyfalu and author of Shemen Laminchah. This letter was written in the very same year that he accepted the rabbinate in Nagyfalu.
Harav Asher Anschel Weiss Hy”d (1882-1904), Av Beis Din of Nagyfalu, was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer and Arugas Habosem and one of the great Torah luminaries, teachers and poskim in Transylvania who disseminated the teachings of his masters to thousands. He was renowned for his expertise regarding gittin and agunos and his incredible breadth of knowledge of the works of the Rishonim and Achronim. He taught Torah for many years in Ihel before accepting the position of Rav in Nagyfalu. Harav Asher Anschel Weiss was murdered al kiddush Hashem by the Nazis, yet his legacy remains in the collections of letters printed as the 3-volume Shemen Laminchah al HaTorah V’sugyos Shas.
Nagyfalu, 1913. Personal stationery. Page size: 23×14 cm. Double Sided.
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