Letter by Rabbi Moshe Feilchenfeld, Av Beit Din of Rogazen, Beloved Student of Rabbeinu Akiva Eiger

Letter by Rabbi Moshe Feilchenfeld, Av Beit Din of Rogazen, Beloved Student of Rabbeinu Akiva Eiger

Letter by Rabbi Moshe Feilchenfeld, Av Beit Din of Rogazen, together with the heads of the community, to the editor of the Maggid [Eliezer Lipman Zilberman].

Specifications: [1] leaf, paper. 22x13 cm. The rabbi's letter is in Hebrew, and that of heads of the community is in a foreign language. The back of the letter has the addressee's details, stamps, and postmarks.  

Unique Features: In his letter, the rabbi requests that the community's name be appended to a letter of blessings to Sir Montefiore, which was published by editor Zilberman in his newspaper the Maggid.

Background: The gaon Rabbi Moshe Feilchenfeld [d. 1872],  Av Beit Din of Rogazen [in the district of Pozna], was a disciple of two geniuses of the generation, Rabbi Ya'akov of Lissa, author of Netivot HaMishpat, and Rabbi Akiva Eiger. He was a close and dear student of the latter, to whom he referred to in his letter as, "My rabbi, precious friend, dearly beloved to my soul; the rabbi, the great light, renowned genius." It is evident how highly Rabbi Akiva Eiger esteemed Rabbi Feilchenfeld through the letter he sent him upon departing for his son's wedding, in which he requests Rabbi Feilchenfeld remember him in prayer that he should travel in peace, and that the couple would be successful (see Igrot Sofrim 39). His approbation was published at the beginning of the dissertations by Rabbi Akiva Eiger (Tehran 1868).

Condition: Fine. Fold marks. Aging stains. There is a line above and concealing most of the signature.