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Letter by R. Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth, Jerusalem 1980's

כתב מה"ר יהושע י. נויבירט - Manuscript

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  • Lot Number 53047
  • Title (English) Letter by R. Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth
  • Title (Hebrew) כתב מה"ר יהושע י. נויבירט
  • Note Manuscript
  • City Jerusalem
  • Publication Date 1980's
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Air letter, light age staining, ink on airletter, creased on folds, Ashkenazic script by the Rabbi, signed, not  dated.

 

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Letter offering the recipient a mazel tov on an upcoming wedding by R. Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth. R. Neuwirth requests that the family keep in mind and assist poor Torah scholars so that the merriment of the wedding be complete.

R. Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth (1927-2013) was an eminent Orthodox Jewish rabbi and posek (halakhic authority) in Jerusalem, Israel. He was one of the primary and most renowned students of R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and the author of a two-volume Hebrew language treatise, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah — translated into English as Shemirath Shabbath: A practical guide to the observance of Shabbath — a compendium of the laws of Shabbat which is viewed by many as an authoritative work regarding these laws. He was also the rosh yeshiva of the Pnei Shmuel yeshiva ketana and Chochmas Shlomo yeshiva gedola in Jerusalem. He also established the "Neuwirth Gemach". He lived in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem.

R. Neuwirth was a leading disciple of R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. While R. Auerbach issued most of his halachic rulings orally, R. Neuwirth publicized many of his teacher's rulings on the laws of Shabbat in his book, first published in Hebrew in 1965. Additionally, 8 of the 32 chapters of this book were devoted to R. Auerbach's rulings on medical halacha.

With the publication of his book, R. Neuwirth introduced a new format for studying the laws of Shabbat. While previous texts for general reference were organized according to the presentation in the Shulchan Aruch, R. Neuwirth's was organised by topic and provided a clear index; he also embellished the presentation with thousands of references and comments. Feldheim Publishers published the first volume of the English-language translation in 1984; volumes 2-4 appeared in 1989, 1997, and 2001, respectively, and the current three-volume boxed set was issued in 2002.

Widely regarded as an expert on Jewish law and medical ethics, R. Neuwirth's opinion was frequently cited on issues such as genetic screening, brain death, euthanasia, and AIDS, as well as laws for physicians on Shabbat. He was also a consultant for the Zomet Institute, providing the halakhic authorization for innovations such as the Shabbat lamp and electric wheelchairs on Shabbat.

 

 

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