Meholowitzer Takonos. Ungvar 1866.

Following the Jewish emancipation in the late 1700’s, the Maskilim tried to “reform” Judaism. They were fiercely opposed and condemned by the traditional Torah leaders who viewed Reform Judaism to be heretical, and would lead Jews entirely away from Yiddishkeit.
In 1866 a major rabbinical conference was held in Meholowitz, with tens of the greatest Torah leaders of that era in attendance. It was decided to pronounce a decree of a complete separation (Teilung) from those who proposed the slightest deviation from traditional Judaism. The Takanos included, not delivering or attending a derosho given in a foreign language; not davening in a Shul where the Bimah was not situated in the center; not having special vestments for a Chazan; not holding a Chuppa inside a Shul and various other Takanos. The influence of these Takonnos, is still felt today, as part of an ideology of maintaining a distance from the wicked, commonly referred to as “Hisbadlus MR’osho’im”.
Signed by tens of Rabbonim including, R. Shlomo Ganzfried, R. Chaim Yosef Gottleib of Stropkov, R. Schmelke Selisher, R. Hillel Kolamaya, R. Avrohom Yehuda Ha’Kohen Schwartz (Kol Aryeh), R. Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (Yetev Lev), R. Menachem Mendel Paneth (Ma’aglei Tzedek), R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum (Kedushas Yom Tov).
With addendums by R. Chaim Halberstam of Tzanz (Divrei Chaim), R. Yitzchok Eisek of Zidichoiv and R. Tzvi Hirsch of Liska. It is of particular interest that the Divrei Chaim contributed to these takonnos, as they were primarily established for the Hungarian Kehillos and not for Galicia. Evidently the Divrei Chaim, held these Takonnos to be of extreme importance.
Univ-Buchdrukerei press. 3 printed sides (folded). 21 by 26.5 cm. Fine condition.
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