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Rare Letter Composed Entirely of Blessings by the Gadol HaDor Rabbi Aharon Kotler - You shall be joyous in all the goodness Beautiful letter, entirely filled with blessings from beginning to end [even the line with the date] handwritten by the leading talmid chacham  of the generation, the gaon Rabbi Aharon Kotler, rosh yeshivah of Lakewood in America. Lakewood, New Jersey, 'Friday of the parashah of ”You shall be joyous in all the goodness, ”' 1957. The letter was sent on the eve of Rosh HaShanah to one of the Lakewood  yeshivah's donors (apparently a major donor). Throughout the entire letter, the gaon Rabbi Aharon Kotler showers the fortunate addressee and his family with blessings: ”I bless [you] and [your] entire family to be inscribed and sealed for the good on the upcoming Day of Judgement; for a good, happy year; for health and much success. May [you] merit great deeds to strengthen Torah and Judaism for many long years. With much appreciation for [your] help for the sacred study hall in Lakewood, the merit of increasing Torah study and glorifying it. May [you] be blessed ... seeking [your] welfare, with much friendship, Aharon Kotler.” There is the historic-Torah value of this letter as a manuscript from a gadol hador , on a stationery blank from the the yeshivah that at the time numbered less than a hundred students and is presently the largest yeshivah in the world, with thousands of students and spread throughout the whole city. And there is also the huge segulah value of the letter's blessings themselves. Manuscripts by leading rabbis have been used as tried-and-true amulets, even among  mitnagdim , such as  the gaon Rabbi Akiva Eiger, the tzaddik of Gredits, Rabbi Mordcheleh of Oshmina, and others. Not many know it, but the source of tzaddikim's  hazkarot  actually started with  rashei yeshivahs , far before there were even Admo”rim, as brought in the  Nimukei Yosef  (Bava Batra, 53a): ”This is the custom in France - anyone who is ill seeks out the rabbi of the yeshivah to bless him.” The Ram”a brings these words of the  Nimukei Yosef  and adds to them, ”It seems from this that the custom in these countries was to bless the patient at the synagogue and request mercy for him.” ( Darkei Moshe HaKatzar ,  Yoreh Deah 335:2.) Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the great gaon Rabbi Aharon Kotler, rosh yeshivah of Kletzk and Lakewood . [1] large leaf of paper, 27 cm. Official stationery. Entirely handwritten by the gaon Rabbi Aharon Kotler. Fine condition. Minimal aging stains. Fold marks. Tiny tears in the margins of the folds, without any damage or lack.