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Lot : 109
Letter of Rabbinic Ordination from Rabbi David Friedman, Av Beis Din of
Letter of Rabbinic Ordination from Rabbi David Friedman, Av Beis Din of Tzelem
Handwritten letter from Rabbi David Friedman of Tzelem regarding a
shochet ubodek, addressed to his disciple, Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein of Krakow.
shochet ubodek, addressed to his disciple, Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein of Krakow.
Written in 1901, the letter states: "
I tested him and saw his knife and found it satisfactory. His perception is very good and he is fluent in all laws of shchita ubedika
, and is incredibly proficient in his profession."
I tested him and saw his knife and found it satisfactory. His perception is very good and he is fluent in all laws of shchita ubedika
, and is incredibly proficient in his profession."
Rabbi David Friedman (1850 – 1905) was a disciple of the Ksav Sofer and Rabbi Menachem Katz Prostitz, who later became his father-in-law. He served as Av Beis Din of Tzelem and succeeded his father-in-law’s position in the rabbinate following his passing in 1890. He was the father-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai Rothenberg, Av Beis Din of Antwerp, and Rabbi Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal.
22 x 14 cm | Fine condition
