Halachic Response by Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch to Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Erloi from Bonyhad. 1913

Halachic Response by Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch to Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Erloi from Bonyhad. 1913

Halachic response from Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch of Bonyhad. [1913].

Specifications: [2] pages, 22x29 cm. Letterhead. Five lines in his hand at the conclusion, with his signature and stamp.

Halachic response written by the noted rabbi of Bonyhad to his relative, Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Erloi. The letter, written in Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch's old age, was written by a scribe. At the end of the response, he added lines in his own hand noting that he doesn't have time to check the letter for mistakes and that he sends his regards to the addressee's father, his in-law. The letter was sent to Rabbi Moshe Sofer Erloi, author of Yad Sofer and grandson of the Chatam Sofer. Rabbi Eliezer Deutch was the in-law of Rabbi Shimon Sofer of Erloi and his son Rabbi Moshe was Rabbi Shimon Sofer's son-in-law.

Background: Rabbi Eliezer Deutsch was a prominent Hungarian rabbi [1850-1916]. He was a disciple of Rabbi Yehuda Assad and Rabbi Menachem Asch and served as rabbi in Switzerland from 1877 through 1897. He then moved to Bonyhad, where he served as Av Beit Din until his passing in 1916. He was the address for most halachic inquiries in Hungary at the time. His monumental works include the four sections of Shu"t Pri HaSadeh; six sections of Tevuot HaSadeh; Chelkat HaSadeh; Dudai HaSadeh and Siach HaSadeh. His son, Rabbi Moshe Deutsch was Av Beit Din in Lemes, and his son-in-law was Rabbi Yosef HaKohen Schwartz, author of VaYilaket Yosef.

Condition: Fine. Fold marks and filing holes, not affecting text.

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