Manuscript. Homilies and parables for Parshot HaShavua, poems of praise in honor of the appointment of the rabbi to Topolcany, and a large assortment of versions of letters. [Topolcany, ca. 1856].The manuscript is composed of three topics: 1. About 36 short homilies on Parshiot HaShavua (Vayikra-Devarim), with original interesting parables. 2. Letter writing manual - variety of versions of letters [apparently sent, or drafts] with elaborate content and flowery language. More than 60 letters on various topics: family matters and marriage, letters to rabbis, community matters, applications to the person responsible for the charity funds from the estate of a wealthy Jew from Copenhagen allocated to the reconstruction of the city synagogue; letters about the dedication of a synagogue established in 1806 and renovated and rebuilt after 50 years in 1856; letter praising "His Majesty the Emperor"; letters attempting to convince several rabbis to serve in the rabbinate. The names of the communities and the rabbis were intentionally omitted from most letters, however, between the lines, one can discern the connection to the city of Topolcany. Apparently, some of the letters were sent to the writer's teacher and rabbi [possibly referring to the Ktav Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg. In one letter, he writes that the "Rabbi, Av Beit Din P.B." is involved in the matter of the appointment of the city rabbi]. Several letters are addressed to the son of the previous rabbi, requesting that he succeed his father in the rabbinate. 3. Two poems of praise, written in honor and anticipation of the new rabbi of the city. The acrostic indicates that this rabbi is R. Yirmiyahu Low, author of Divrei Yirmiyahu, Rabbi of Magendorf (Veľký Meder, Slovakia) and Satoraljaujhely (Ujhely), son of R. Binyamin Wolf Low, author of Sha'arei Torah who served 10 years in the Topolcany rabbinate. [Evidently, R. Yirmiyahu Low never did serve in the Topolcany rabbinate. About that same time, R. Ze'ev Wolf Tartzis was appointed Rabbi of Topolcany]. A rare record documenting the community life of Topolcany (today, Slovakia) in the mid-19th century. [36] pages written in close tiny script, 24 cm + one leaf from a later time: [2] pages, 20 cm. Thick greenish paper. Good condition. Minor stains and wear. Fabric binding.
Manuscript. Homilies and parables for Parshot HaShavua, poems of praise in honor of the appointment of the rabbi to Topolcany, and a large assortment of versions of letters. [Topolcany, ca. 1856].The manuscript is composed of three topics: 1. About 36 short homilies on Parshiot HaShavua (Vayikra-Devarim), with original interesting parables. 2. Letter writing manual - variety of versions of letters [apparently sent, or drafts] with elaborate content and flowery language. More than 60 letters on various topics: family matters and marriage, letters to rabbis, community matters, applications to the person responsible for the charity funds from the estate of a wealthy Jew from Copenhagen allocated to the reconstruction of the city synagogue; letters about the dedication of a synagogue established in 1806 and renovated and rebuilt after 50 years in 1856; letter praising "His Majesty the Emperor"; letters attempting to convince several rabbis to serve in the rabbinate. The names of the communities and the rabbis were intentionally omitted from most letters, however, between the lines, one can discern the connection to the city of Topolcany. Apparently, some of the letters were sent to the writer's teacher and rabbi [possibly referring to the Ktav Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg. In one letter, he writes that the "Rabbi, Av Beit Din P.B." is involved in the matter of the appointment of the city rabbi]. Several letters are addressed to the son of the previous rabbi, requesting that he succeed his father in the rabbinate. 3. Two poems of praise, written in honor and anticipation of the new rabbi of the city. The acrostic indicates that this rabbi is R. Yirmiyahu Low, author of Divrei Yirmiyahu, Rabbi of Magendorf (Veľký Meder, Slovakia) and Satoraljaujhely (Ujhely), son of R. Binyamin Wolf Low, author of Sha'arei Torah who served 10 years in the Topolcany rabbinate. [Evidently, R. Yirmiyahu Low never did serve in the Topolcany rabbinate. About that same time, R. Ze'ev Wolf Tartzis was appointed Rabbi of Topolcany]. A rare record documenting the community life of Topolcany (today, Slovakia) in the mid-19th century. [36] pages written in close tiny script, 24 cm + one leaf from a later time: [2] pages, 20 cm. Thick greenish paper. Good condition. Minor stains and wear. Fabric binding.
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