Handwritten Leaves – The Aderet

Handwritten leaves, from the trove of writings of Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Te'omim – the Aderet: · Leaf handwritten by Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Te'omim – the Aderet – with a list of 28 mitzvot and customs in memory of the Beit HaMikdash. [Apparently, this is a work plan prepared by the Aderet for writing a book. Recently, the Aderet's book Zecher L'Mikdash was printed (Ahavat Shalom, Jerusalem 2004), similarly laid out but not identical to this list]. · Four pages in the handwriting of the Aderet – Copy of a letter with comments on the book Even Yekara [by Rabbi Binyamin Aryeh Weiss Av Beit Din of Chernivtsi Part 1, Lemberg 1894. Part 2, Przemyśl, 1902]. · Pamphlet (8 pages on 2 leaves) of indexes handwritten and signed by Rabbi Refael Rabinowitz, son of the Aderet – for the "Numer 85" volume containing the books "Sidrei Mo'adot – Parts 7,8,9", and the pamphlets Kevod Moed, Yafe Be'Ito and Tikunei Moadot. [The Aderet used to write all his compositions mixed together in notebooks and at the beginning of each section would note the book to which the section belongs. These indexes were prepared at the early stages of the printing of his compositions. Some handwriting in these inscriptions belongs to the Aderet himself, but most were written by his son Rabbi Refael]. · Another leaf of index for the notebook "Numer 14", in an unidentified handwriting. Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Te'omim – the Aderet (1845-1905), Av Bet Din of Ponevezh, Mir and Jerusalem was renowned from his childhood for his love of Torah study and his diligence. At a young age, he had already grown to be an exceptional Torah scholar, erudite and astute in all the Torah and writer of brilliant novellae. As a young man he was appointed to the Ponevezh rabbinate and after 20 years moved to serve in the Mir rabbinate. Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the aged rabbi of Jerusalem, summoned him to succeed him as Rabbi of Jerusalem. In 1905, approximately two and a half years after he accepted this position, he died at the age of 60 in the lifetime of Rabbi Shmuel Salant [who died in 1909, at nearly 100 years old]. He left behind more than 100 manuscripts, most of which were never printed. His son-in-law was the Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook, Chief Rabbi of Eretz Israel. 4 items, varied size, fair condition, wear and tears.