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LOT 118:
KARELITZ, AVRAHAM YESHAYAH. (The Chazon Ish ...
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KARELITZ, AVRAHAM YESHAYAH. (The Chazon Ish, 1878-1953). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew to an unknown correspondent.
In this letter the Chazon Ish expresses his wish that the correspondent will be able to take steps to return to his normal, healthy weight and urges him not to neglect the matter.
Signed with the acronym "I’SH."
One page, six lines.
Bnei Brak, c. 1950’s.
Interestingly, the Chazon Ish shows great concern - on a practical level - that good health is returned to by way of following healthy living habits.
The brilliant Halachist R. Abraham Isaiah Karelitz (b. Kosova 1878 - d. Bnei-Braq 1953) was noted for his modest, unassuming lifestyle. He was wont to sign correspondence “Ish” (literally, “a man”), the initials of his personal names, Abraham Isaiah. Similarly, his numerous Halachic works carried the pseudonym, “Chazon Ish.” He held no formal rabbinic position, yet had profound influence on the development of Chareidi society in Israel and rose to become broadly recognized as the spiritual leader of Ultra-Orthodox Jewry.
