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“Please, please pray for me fervently that Hashem should have mercy on me and strengthen me…”



Stirring Handwritten Kvittel from the Ksav Sofer to Rabbi Yehuda Assad – Pressburg 1859

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“Please, please pray for me fervently that Hashem should have mercy on me and strengthen me…”



Stirring Handwritten Kvittel from the Ksav Sofer to Rabbi Yehuda Assad – Pressburg 1859



A profoundly stirring and moving letter, offering a rare glimpse into the humility and inner world of the gedolei hador of Hungarian Jewry, as they approached the Yomim Noraim with hearts trembling before the days ahead, turning to one another with heartfelt pleas for tefillah and bracha for rachamei shamayim. 

To appreciate the letter’s remarkable uniqueness, one need only read it, for every word is a precious gem:


“Pressburg, First Day of Selichos, 1859

Greetings and wishes for a good, sweet, and blessed year from the Almighty, to my beloved friend, yedid Hashem, the eminent and renowned gaon, a chassid and outstanding tzaddik, thoroughly versed in all areas of Torah, our honored teacher Rabbi Yehuda, Av Beis Din of Serdahely,

I just received your letter, and it brought me great joy to see that you have not forgotten to mention me in your holy prayers. I therefore ask that you should please, please continue to daven fervently, pouring out your supplication before Hashem, the Merciful One, that He have mercy on me and strengthen me, for the sake of His Name, and that the merit of my holy forefathers zt”l stand by me and assist me.


And I, in my lowliness, will likewise remember your esteemed honor for good before Hashem. May Hashem hear our cries with abundant mercy. May you enjoy a long life, growing old with strength and vitality, as befits your pure soul and the heartfelt wishes of your faithful friend who seeks your welfare.

Signed with love,

Avraham Shmuel Binyamin, son of the gaon zt”l, son of Sorel.


A deep bond of friendship prevailed between these illustrious tzaddikim — the Ksav Sofer and Rabbi Yehuda Assad. Together they stood at the helm of Hungarian Jewry, as faithful successors to the uncompromising path of the Chasam Sofer. They deliberated together, advised one another, and worked hand in hand to uphold the banner of Torah and safeguard Torah life in Hungary. In 1864, they jointly led the well-known delegation of rabbanim to Emperor Franz Joseph, seeking to annul the Reform Jews’ plan to establish a rabbinical seminary in Hungary.

Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1815–1873), Av Beis Din of Pressburg, and author of Ksav Sofer, was described by his brother, Rabbi Shimon Sofer, Av Beis Din of Cracow, in his introduction to Shu”t Ksav Sofer: “He filled the place of our father completely, never straying in the slightest from his path… His radiance rested upon him constantly, and Ruach Hakodesh lived within him. The hand of Hashem was evident in all his deeds, for Moshe [the Chasam Sofer] placed his hands upon him and all his character traits were drawn from the elevated traits of our father — his Torah, his righteousness, his modesty, and leadership.”

Rabbi Yehuda Assad (1794–1866) was a great tzaddik, one of the greatest disseminators of Torah in Hungary, and one of the foremost leaders of Hungarian Jews in his era. He authored thousands of teshuvos and battled valiantly against Reform Jewry to preserve Torah-true tradition.

Pressburg, First Day of Selichos (26 Elul) 1859.

A leaf measuring 18 × 19 cm, entirely in the Ksav Sofer’s holy handwriting and his signature with his mother’s name. Delicate paper reinforcements appear on the reverse.

Printed based on this letter in Kovetz HaMa’ayan (Pressburg), Jerusalem 1955, Year 2, Issue 4 (16), p. 20.
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Transcription of the Letter:

Pressburg, First Day of Selichos, 1859

Greetings and best wishes for a good, sweet, and blessed year from the Almighty, to my beloved friend, yedid Hashem, the eminent and renowned gaon, a chassid and outstanding tzaddik, thoroughly versed in all areas of Torah, our honored teacher Rabbi Yehuda, Av Beis Din of Serdahely,

I have just received your letter, and it brought me great joy to see that you have not forgotten to mention me in your holy prayers. I ask that you should please, please continue to daven fervently, pouring out your supplication before Hashem, the Merciful One, that He have mercy on me and strengthen me, for the sake of His Name, and that the merit of my holy forefathers zt”l stand by me and assist me.

And I, in my lowliness, will likewise remember your esteemed honor favorably before Hashem. May Hashem hear our cries with abundant mercy. May you enjoy a long life, growing old with strength and vitality, as befits your pure soul and the heartfelt wishes of your faithful friend who seeks your welfare.

Signed with love,

Avraham Shmuel Binyamin, son of the gaon zt”l, son of Sorel

 


















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“Please, please pray for me fervently that Hashem should have mercy on me and strengthen me…”



Stirring Handwritten Kvittel from the Ksav Sofer to Rabbi Yehuda Assad – Pressburg 1859



A profoundly stirring and moving letter, offering a rare glimpse into the humility and inner world of the gedolei hador of Hungarian Jewry, as they approached the Yomim Noraim with hearts trembling before the days ahead, turning to one another with heartfelt pleas for tefillah and bracha for rachamei shamayim. 

To appreciate the letter’s remarkable uniqueness, one need only read it, for every word is a precious gem:


“Pressburg, First Day of Selichos, 1859

Greetings and wishes for a good, sweet, and blessed year from the Almighty, to my beloved friend, yedid Hashem, the eminent and renowned gaon, a chassid and outstanding tzaddik, thoroughly versed in all areas of Torah, our honored teacher Rabbi Yehuda, Av Beis Din of Serdahely,

I just received your letter, and it brought me great joy to see that you have not forgotten to mention me in your holy prayers. I therefore ask that you should please, please continue to daven fervently, pouring out your supplication before Hashem, the Merciful One, that He have mercy on me and strengthen me, for the sake of His Name, and that the merit of my holy forefathers zt”l stand by me and assist me.


And I, in my lowliness, will likewise remember your esteemed honor for good before Hashem. May Hashem hear our cries with abundant mercy. May you enjoy a long life, growing old with strength and vitality, as befits your pure soul and the heartfelt wishes of your faithful friend who seeks your welfare.

Signed with love,

Avraham Shmuel Binyamin, son of the gaon zt”l, son of Sorel.


A deep bond of friendship prevailed between these illustrious tzaddikim — the Ksav Sofer and Rabbi Yehuda Assad. Together they stood at the helm of Hungarian Jewry, as faithful successors to the uncompromising path of the Chasam Sofer. They deliberated together, advised one another, and worked hand in hand to uphold the banner of Torah and safeguard Torah life in Hungary. In 1864, they jointly led the well-known delegation of rabbanim to Emperor Franz Joseph, seeking to annul the Reform Jews’ plan to establish a rabbinical seminary in Hungary.

Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1815–1873), Av Beis Din of Pressburg, and author of Ksav Sofer, was described by his brother, Rabbi Shimon Sofer, Av Beis Din of Cracow, in his introduction to Shu”t Ksav Sofer: “He filled the place of our father completely, never straying in the slightest from his path… His radiance rested upon him constantly, and Ruach Hakodesh lived within him. The hand of Hashem was evident in all his deeds, for Moshe [the Chasam Sofer] placed his hands upon him and all his character traits were drawn from the elevated traits of our father — his Torah, his righteousness, his modesty, and leadership.”

Rabbi Yehuda Assad (1794–1866) was a great tzaddik, one of the greatest disseminators of Torah in Hungary, and one of the foremost leaders of Hungarian Jews in his era. He authored thousands of teshuvos and battled valiantly against Reform Jewry to preserve Torah-true tradition.

Pressburg, First Day of Selichos (26 Elul) 1859.

A leaf measuring 18 × 19 cm, entirely in the Ksav Sofer’s holy handwriting and his signature with his mother’s name. Delicate paper reinforcements appear on the reverse.

Printed based on this letter in Kovetz HaMa’ayan (Pressburg), Jerusalem 1955, Year 2, Issue 4 (16), p. 20.
________________________

Transcription of the Letter:

Pressburg, First Day of Selichos, 1859

Greetings and best wishes for a good, sweet, and blessed year from the Almighty, to my beloved friend, yedid Hashem, the eminent and renowned gaon, a chassid and outstanding tzaddik, thoroughly versed in all areas of Torah, our honored teacher Rabbi Yehuda, Av Beis Din of Serdahely,

I have just received your letter, and it brought me great joy to see that you have not forgotten to mention me in your holy prayers. I ask that you should please, please continue to daven fervently, pouring out your supplication before Hashem, the Merciful One, that He have mercy on me and strengthen me, for the sake of His Name, and that the merit of my holy forefathers zt”l stand by me and assist me.

And I, in my lowliness, will likewise remember your esteemed honor favorably before Hashem. May Hashem hear our cries with abundant mercy. May you enjoy a long life, growing old with strength and vitality, as befits your pure soul and the heartfelt wishes of your faithful friend who seeks your welfare.

Signed with love,

Avraham Shmuel Binyamin, son of the gaon zt”l, son of Sorel

 


















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“Please, please pray for me fervently that Hashem should have mercy on me and strengthen me…”



Stirring Handwritten Kvittel from the Ksav Sofer to Rabbi Yehuda Assad – Pressburg 1859



A profoundly stirring and moving letter, offering a rare glimpse into the humility and inner world of the gedolei hador of Hungarian Jewry, as they approached the Yomim Noraim with hearts trembling before the days ahead, turning to one another with heartfelt pleas for tefillah and bracha for rachamei shamayim. 

To appreciate the letter’s remarkable uniqueness, one need only read it, for every word is a precious gem:


“Pressburg, First Day of Selichos, 1859

Greetings and wishes for a good, sweet, and blessed year from the Almighty, to my beloved friend, yedid Hashem, the eminent and renowned gaon, a chassid and outstanding tzaddik, thoroughly versed in all areas of Torah, our honored teacher Rabbi Yehuda, Av Beis Din of Serdahely,

I just received your letter, and it brought me great joy to see that you have not forgotten to mention me in your holy prayers. I therefore ask that you should please, please continue to daven fervently, pouring out your supplication before Hashem, the Merciful One, that He have mercy on me and strengthen me, for the sake of His Name, and that the merit of my holy forefathers zt”l stand by me and assist me.


And I, in my lowliness, will likewise remember your esteemed honor for good before Hashem. May Hashem hear our cries with abundant mercy. May you enjoy a long life, growing old with strength and vitality, as befits your pure soul and the heartfelt wishes of your faithful friend who seeks your welfare.

Signed with love,

Avraham Shmuel Binyamin, son of the gaon zt”l, son of Sorel.


A deep bond of friendship prevailed between these illustrious tzaddikim — the Ksav Sofer and Rabbi Yehuda Assad. Together they stood at the helm of Hungarian Jewry, as faithful successors to the uncompromising path of the Chasam Sofer. They deliberated together, advised one another, and worked hand in hand to uphold the banner of Torah and safeguard Torah life in Hungary. In 1864, they jointly led the well-known delegation of rabbanim to Emperor Franz Joseph, seeking to annul the Reform Jews’ plan to establish a rabbinical seminary in Hungary.

Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (1815–1873), Av Beis Din of Pressburg, and author of Ksav Sofer, was described by his brother, Rabbi Shimon Sofer, Av Beis Din of Cracow, in his introduction to Shu”t Ksav Sofer: “He filled the place of our father completely, never straying in the slightest from his path… His radiance rested upon him constantly, and Ruach Hakodesh lived within him. The hand of Hashem was evident in all his deeds, for Moshe [the Chasam Sofer] placed his hands upon him and all his character traits were drawn from the elevated traits of our father — his Torah, his righteousness, his modesty, and leadership.”

Rabbi Yehuda Assad (1794–1866) was a great tzaddik, one of the greatest disseminators of Torah in Hungary, and one of the foremost leaders of Hungarian Jews in his era. He authored thousands of teshuvos and battled valiantly against Reform Jewry to preserve Torah-true tradition.

Pressburg, First Day of Selichos (26 Elul) 1859.

A leaf measuring 18 × 19 cm, entirely in the Ksav Sofer’s holy handwriting and his signature with his mother’s name. Delicate paper reinforcements appear on the reverse.

Printed based on this letter in Kovetz HaMa’ayan (Pressburg), Jerusalem 1955, Year 2, Issue 4 (16), p. 20.
________________________

Transcription of the Letter:

Pressburg, First Day of Selichos, 1859

Greetings and best wishes for a good, sweet, and blessed year from the Almighty, to my beloved friend, yedid Hashem, the eminent and renowned gaon, a chassid and outstanding tzaddik, thoroughly versed in all areas of Torah, our honored teacher Rabbi Yehuda, Av Beis Din of Serdahely,

I have just received your letter, and it brought me great joy to see that you have not forgotten to mention me in your holy prayers. I ask that you should please, please continue to daven fervently, pouring out your supplication before Hashem, the Merciful One, that He have mercy on me and strengthen me, for the sake of His Name, and that the merit of my holy forefathers zt”l stand by me and assist me.

And I, in my lowliness, will likewise remember your esteemed honor favorably before Hashem. May Hashem hear our cries with abundant mercy. May you enjoy a long life, growing old with strength and vitality, as befits your pure soul and the heartfelt wishes of your faithful friend who seeks your welfare.

Signed with love,

Avraham Shmuel Binyamin, son of the gaon zt”l, son of Sorel