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Lot #
15903
Auction End Date
10/24/2006 10:51:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
Title Information
Title (English)
Pesak Din
Title (Hebrew)
τρχ γιο
Author
[Community - Only Ed. - Unrecorded]
City
Long Branch, New Jersey
Publisher
Rebbe Meir Ba'al ha-Nes Charities
Publication Date
1922
Collection Information
Independent Item
This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
Description Information
Physical
Description
Broadside, 314:234 mm., light age staining, creased, tears affecting several letters. Unrecorded in the bibliography - no copy in major collections.
Detailed
Description
Bet Din agreement between competing Kollels collecting funds under the Rebbe Meir Ba'al ha-Nes flag as to distribution of funds and comportment. The agreement places R. Eliezer Silver and R. Judah Leib Zeltzer in control of the respective Kollels. Beginning with the 18th century a Rebbe Meir Ba'al ha-Nes box was found in almost every Jewish home, and housewives dropped small change into it just before kindling the Sabbath lights. Due to the miraculous deeds connected with the tomb of Rebbe Meir, it was customary to contribute money, candles, or oil for lighting as a specific protection against all kinds of ailments and dangers; it was also done in the hope of finding something lost, of having children, or of driving away evil thoughts. It is clear, however, that the box also symbolized the longing for Erez Israel where the money was distributed through several competitive Kollels.
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Period
20th Century:
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Location
America-South America:
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Subject
History:
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Language:
Hebrew, Yiddish
Manuscript Type
Kind of Judaica
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