Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Netziv of Volozhin

Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Netziv of Volozhin
Letter handwritten and signed by the Netziv of Volozhin, granting power of attorney to the bearer of this letter - R. "Eliezer son of Aryeh from here, community of Volozhin" - to transfer Eretz Israel monies received by the Netziv to the Vaad HaKlali fund in Jerusalem. [Volozhin], 1885. The Netziv, who would customarily sign "I, who is laden with work", signed this letter with a longer, flowery text: "I, who is laden with much work, who sits and awaits the future redemption, and there may we merit to disseminate Torah, Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin. R. Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin - the Netziv of Volozhin (1817-1893), a foremost and outstanding Torah scholar of his generation, was the son-in-law of R. Yitzchak of Volozhin and his successor as dean of the yeshiva for decades. His father, R. Yaakov Berlin of Mir (1794-1868), immigrated to Jerusalem in 1854 and was one of the leaders of the Prushim community in Jerusalem. Known for his great diligence and brilliance, the Netziv led the Volozhin yeshiva with devotion and love for many years, until the yeshiva became the main breeding ground for Torah leaders who were the glory of Lithuanian, Russian and Polish Jewry. With his noble personality and profound, thorough erudition, he produced generations of eminent Torah scholars, yeshiva deans, dayanim and rabbis. He was also engaged in public leadership and his opinion was conclusive on all community matters in Russia and Lithuania. He responded to halachic queries which many rabbis sent to him, customarily signing his letters in those years as "he who is laden with work". He composed many books, including HaEmek She'ela - novellae on She'iltot; HaEmek Davar on the Torah; Responsa Meishiv Davar; Talmudic novellae and commentaries on Halachic midrashim: Mechilta, Sifri and Sifra. [1] leaf. 13 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, stains. Large cut to the lower-right hand corner of the leaf.