Auction 6 Special and rare items
Nov 22, 2018 (your local time)
Israel
 Yehuda ha-Nasi St 22, Jerusalem
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LOT 124:

An Especially Sharp Pasquil against Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld – the Shechita Polemic of Jerusalem – the 1890's

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An Especially Sharp Pasquil against Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld – the Shechita Polemic of Jerusalem – the 1890's
A rare, sharp proclamation published by the circles of the Shechita Committee of Jerusalem against Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, who "spoke publicly and cast suspicion upon our brothers the Shochatim rabbis that they are feeding Israel Treifot … and he said of the, that they are partners of Amalek and without supervision … their Shechita is Treifa".
An extremely rare proclamation which was most likely printed in only a limited number of copies, most of which did not survive or were even intentionally destroyed in those days. It does not appear in libraries in Israel and is bibliographically unknown.
A remnant of an unknown public polemic, involving Rabbi Sonnenfeld, who was relatively young then. Eventually, when he was the rabbi of Ha'Edah Ha'Charedit of Jerusalem, Rabbi Sonnenfeld again raised doubts regarding the Shechita of Jerusalem and established a new Shechita system of Ha'Edah Ha'Charedit, which again caused great controversy in Israel and abroad. However, before us is evidence of a similar unknown polemic which preceded the known one!
"Therefore, the public opinion of all Ashkenazic brothers prosecutes Rabbi Chaim Sonnenfeld for he has sinned: A)against the sixteen exalted Shochatim… B) against our genius rabbis who always ate these assumingly forbidden meat … C) against the complete holy community …"
And the protestors conclude: therefore our genius rabbis and Batei Din Tzeddek, the offended demand a just trial of you - You shall not favor persons in judgment … do not ignore this thing, since Rabbi Chaim Sonnenfeld has publicly shed the blood of the pious. Sanctify the name of God … and we know that the honorable Rabbi Chaim Sonnenfeld will not refuse to reconcile himself…"
Condition: Good. A slit due to folding.

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