Sermon for Shofar Blowing, Handwritten by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – Rosh Hashana, 1947

Handwritten leaf, sermon before Shofar blowing, in the handwriting of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. [Jerusalem, 1947]. The sermon was delivered before Shofar blowing on Rosh Hashanah, 1947, during the first years Rabbi Elyashiv served as Rabbi of Chevrat Tiferet Bachurim. These feature mussar and inspiration for teshuva in poetic distinct language. He writes that "every Jew leads two battles during his lifetime: an external battle against those who want him to transgress his religious beliefs – he must be prepared to forfeit his life in this battle… and an internal battle – with himself, the bad and the good, spiritual versus physical desire, the impure versus the pure, to climb the mountain of G-d…" 19 cm. leaf, 2 closely written pages, 67 handwritten lines. Good condition, wear and minor tears to margins.