Beschreibung:

A long autograph letter signed by R. "Moshe Schick of Brezová". Svätý Jur, 1853. A letter of Torah thoughts. Sent to his disciple R. Gershon Banet [who had left for the Pressburg Yeshiva], with congratulatory blessings upon his engagement - "...and if, in fact, my time is limited, nevertheless, as I have heard that you have become engaged to be married, I will wish you congratulations and will answer you sparingly...". The letter proceeds with discussion of novellae and questions raised by his disciple, and closes with greetings: "...and I hereby close with a blessing for life and peace and all the best, may G-d be with you... from your friend and your mentor... Moshe Schick of Brezová". The letter is addressed on the page in the Maharam Schick's handwriting: "To the young man, the groom, wonderful and exceptional in Torah and in fear of G-d, Gershon Wolf Banet, studying in Pressburg". The renowned R. Moshe Schick - Maharam Schick (1807-1879, Otzar HaRabbanim 15194), was one of the Chatam Sofer's illustrious disciples. He was exceptionally gifted, a luminary of his generation, and one of the leaders of Hungarian Jewry. He was a renowned Rosh Yeshiva and a leader in the struggle against the Reform movement. He began to learn at the Chatam Sofer's yeshiva at the age of 14 and quickly became one of his eminent disciples. He served in the rabbinate of Svätý Jur near Pressburg for many years, after which he officiated as Rabbi of Chust, where he established a large yeshiva and reared many illustrious disciples. He served in Chust until his death. He left behind a rich treasure of Torah writings, including Halachic responsa, homilies, and novellae on the Talmud and the 613 commandments. The recipient of the letter: R. Gershon Wolf (Binyamin Ze'ev) Banet (born c. 1830, died in 1910), served as Av Bet Din of Ungvár, son-in-law and successor to R. Shlomo Gansfried, author of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch. Grandson of R. Mordechai Banet, Rabbi of Stomfa, and progenitor of the Banet and Benedikt families. The book Meshiv Ta'am (Jerusalem, 1985) was published from his manuscripts. [2] leaves (2 handwritten pages of approximately 36 lines, and a handwritten address on the fourth page). 21 cm. Good condition, wear and folding marks. Although this letter indicates explicitly that R. Gershon Wolf Banet studied under the Maharam Schick and under the Ktav Sofer, for some reason his name was not recorded in the registry of the Ktav Sofer's disciples in the book The Chatam Sofer and his Disciples, nor in the registry of the Maharam Schick's disciples in Darkei Moshe HaChadash.