Large leaf from responsa booklet by Rabbi Akiva Eiger - with his handwriting and the signatures of his holy hand.

Large leaf from responsa booklet by Rabbi Akiva Eiger - with his handwriting and the signatures of his holy hand.
The entire page was written in handwriting, probably by the sons of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, during the editing of the first part of his responsa, with the addition of marks and inscriptions on the sides of the text, printed in 1835 under the guidance of Rabbi Akiva Eiger himself.

In two places, "signatures" were added in his handwriting: "Your loving father-in-law, Akiva" and "his friend Akiva".

At the end of the page were eight lines in the handwriting of Rabbi Akiva Eiger were added.

The first part of the responsa of Rabbi Akiva Eiger was printed in his lifetime, in Warsaw 1835, by his two sons, the Ge'onim Rabbi Avraham and Rabbi Shlomo Eiger, and under the close guidance of their great father. The editing process is described in detail in the introduction to the book. There are letters written by Rabbi Akiva Eiger on this subject.

Rabbi Akiva Eiger even instructed his sons in detailed instructions on how to deal with the titles in the heads of letters, which often contain "flattery dust" or "tidal dust", creating a uniform system of degrees for all applicants; In addition, he also instructed them on the printing and printing materials ("I will ask you my son, my friend, to keep an eye open for it that will be printed on fine paper that has been engraved and the letters are appropriate, because in my opinion the soul admires and is aware of the learning in a beautiful and elegant book ..." They have other instructions.

The famous Rabbi Akiva Eiger (1762-1838), the greatest genius of his generation. He was born in Eisenstadt, to his father Rabbi Moshe Ginz and to his mother, the daughter of the genius Rabbi Akiva Eiger I [Av Beit Din of Pressburg, author of "Mishnat Derabi Akiva"]. Even before his Bar-Mitzvah he learned in the Bersloy Yeshivah with his uncle and rabbi Rav Binyamin Wolf Eiger. At age 15 he already begun to study lessons infront of students. After his marriage in 1778, he moved to the city of Lissa in the home of his father-in-law Rabbi Itzak Margaliot, although he was young he was considered to be one of the greatest scholars in the city, the center of the Torah at the time.

In 1792 he was ordained a rabbi in the city of Markish-Friedland and founded a yeshiva there, and in 1815 he became rabbi in the city of Pozna, where he served for 23 years until his death, where he established a yeshiva and taught many students. He was h holy man "ba'al ru'ach ha'kodesh", humble, he was able to stand firm on the honor of the rabbinate and the honor of the Torah, set up numerous regulations and established many institutions for the benefit of the public, responded to thousands of questions from all over the world and wrote many Torah novellae.

[1] leaf [2] pages. 35 cm. (ish)

Good condition. Time stains. Folding marks. Number of wrinkles. Small tears at margins. Additional tear without damage to text. Reconstruction at bottom of page [no restoration in text].