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Touching Letter from the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz to his Brother-in-Law who Abandoned Orthodoxy - Torah rescuer of our generation Early and touching historic-family letter handwritten by the gaon Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz, later rosh yeshivah of Mir in the United States, with guidance, encouragement and mussar for family members who ascended to the Land of Israel as chalutzim . It mentions his parents who also desired to ascend to the Land of Israel. Otvosk, 1931. The letter was sent to Rabbi Kalmanowitz's brother-in-law and sister-in-law who sadly abandoned religious ways and ascended to the Land of Israel as pioneers. In his letter dripping with endless affection for his beloved family, yet no less for the Torah and the Land of Israel, Rabbi Kalmanowitz describes the loftiness of the Land of the patriarchs: ”You are so fortunate to be residing in such a sacred city, one the entire Jewish nation longs for.” He pleads with them from the bottom of his heart ”Know that you are settling in the sacred place of the Shechinah and ruach hakodesh .” As such, they must maintain the main principles of religion there, such as Shabbat observance and family purity. ”And you, my dear Aharon, must at least put on tefillin and recite Shema twice a day.” Remarkable letter full of life wisdom! When a Chareidi family encounters the tragedy of a family member leaving the fold, they are faced with two options, one of which is ”pushing away with the left hand” - to sever all contact with this individual so as not to ruin the others. This is how Rabbi Don Segal reacted when his brother Yisrael left Yeshiva Ponovezh and became an Israeli media personality. Rabbi Don severed all ties with him and did not acknowledge his impressive professional achievements. Whenever they met at a family event, he refused to look him in the face because 'it is forbidden to look in the face of an evil person.'. Even when their mother passed away, Rabbi Don did not allow him to sit shivah with the other members of their family. The second way is 'drawing near with the right hand, ' as did Rabbi Kalmanowitz in this letter here, full of love and care, ”Congratulations on your new position” which one can assume was not exactly to his liking, etc., etc. as can be seen in the letter. Which of the ways is more appropriate? [It may be necessary to look at the results - Yisrael, Rabbi Dan's brother, died childless and in pain, and a whole branch - half of the Segal family from Jerusalem, became extinct. What happened to Mr. Aharon Yisrael, his wife Toiba and their children - the subjects of this letter - we do not know]. Perhaps like many of the controversies in Judaism - both approaches are the words of the living G-d. The important historic part appears later on in the letter. Rabbi Kalmanowitz describes the many efforts being made on behalf of his parents, Rabbi Aharon Aryeh Leib Kalmanowitz and the Rebbetzin, who want to leave Russia and ascend to the Land of Israel. They did indeed make this move at a later date. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz . [2] pp, 21x27 cm. Stationery. Handwritten and signed by Rabbi Kalmanowitz. Fine condition. Two tiny tears in the folds, with a tiny tear in the margins of the leaf.