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Lot #    9182
Auction End Date    2/15/2005 10:01:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Invitation to Rabbinical Position
Title (Hebrew)    כתב רבנות
Author    [Ms. - Community]
City    Zuelz
Publication Date    1811
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    [1] p., 353:225 mm., light age staining, creased on fold, ink on paper, signed and dated.
          
Detailed
Description		    Invitation to R. Solomon b. Meshullam Zalman Cohn to assume the rabbinical chair in Zuelz, a position held by his father several years prior. R. Solomon was rabbi in Schnaittach, Mergentheim (1801-11), and accepted the position in Zuelz where he served until his passing on the 3rd of Nissan 5584 (April 1, 1824). As a grandson of R. Jacob Ettlinger and a son of the Rabbi of Fuerth, R. Solomon developed into a scholar of acumen and great erudition. Like his father he vigorously opposed all attempts to tamper with traditional customs.

The letter is a historical source of information on German Jewry. It gives a background on the positions previous rabbis, financial conditions, and related information. The document states that the position in Zuelz had been offered to R. Akiva Eiger who was unable to assume it. It is signed by the community leaders who presented it to R. Solomon and sought his approval, so that the position be filled prior to the upcoming High Holidays.
          
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Period
19th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Germany:    Checked
  
Subject
Customs:    Checked
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Characteristic
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
Letters:    Checked
  
Kind of Judaica