Name/Title
booklet of takkanot and a sefer zikaron for the Hevra KadishaEntry/Object ID
K_0036Tags
main displayDescription
Illustrated, about 200 pages
File includes copies of email message further describing item, including "This is a rare book of memory, important for its range of names, members of the community, and their stories from the period of its writing until the eve of the Second World War in which most were murdered by the Nazi storm."
From email from seller:
This booklet was written over many years, on the back of the cover is written the beginning of its use (1853), and later one can see it continues to 1928. Members of the Sofer family are mentioned among the names, and in a later handwriting there is the date and location of their death, some with the reason for their deaths. This is a rare book of memory, important for its range of names, members of the community, and their stories from the period of its writing until the eve of the Second World War in which most were murdered by the Nazi storm. One of the takkanot states: "This book is to be at the house of the gabbai [Aramaic for 'tax collector' but typically refers to the person who helps in the reading of the Torah or a sort of synagogue administrator. See: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/gabbai/] and the gabbai must make sure to safeguard it as if it were his daughter, not to palce it somewhere to be stolen, etc. He also must not place it in a palce where it could be misused, where it could be torn or disconnected in any way, but he should put it in its special place, and the key will be in a safe place, so that it will be available for the next generations to come." And so it seems that this rare book was preserved as one's daughter by the members of the city, and it was safeguarded until now, except for a few defects that were caused by wear over time. Among the names in the book are rabbis of the city: Rabbi Eliyahu Eisenschtetter, born in Vilna, one of the great students of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the Katav Sofer, who served as first rabbi of the city and served in its rabbinate until his death in 1876. Known for his uncompromising war against the Reformers. Rabbi Shlomo Sofer, son of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer and the grandson of the Chatam Sofer, signed on the takkanot of the hevra by hand, and is mentioned later on a separate page. Also, sons of Rabbi Eliezer Zussman Sofer, Av Beit Din of Pakash. Rabbi Yosef Yehudah Pollack. Served as rabbi of the city until his father's death, then he moved to take up his position in Pakash. Died in 1918. Authored the Yalkut Sofer and Likkutei Sofer. Special page dedicated to his brother as well, his successor in the city's rabbinate - Rabbi Shmuel Binyamin Zussman Sofer, the "Divrei Sofrim." The last rabbi of Debrecen, Rabbi Zvi Hirsch HaKohen, the "Likkutei Zvi," member of the Badatz for solving agunot founded after the Shoah, and member of the Council of Torah Sages in Budapest. Son of Rabbi Yehonatan Binyamin HaKohen, rabbi of Selish and author of Nefesh Yehonatan.Made/Created
Date made
1858 - 1939Place
Country
HungaryContinent
EuropeDimensions
Height
16 inWidth
10-1/2 in
