Addressed to the newspaper Kol Israel in Jerusalem. He laments that he is unable to pay the subscription fees "Because of the great crisis in the livelihood of Acheinu Bnai Yisrael, and who is the first to feel it? The rabbi
…Also the letter regarding the Beth Hamedrash Nezar Yisrael has arrived, and on Sunday, I will be by the Admor of Viznitz about it"
Postcard, Nagyfalu, 1930.
The Holy Gaon Rabbi Asher Anshel Weiss Hy”d (1882-1904), Av Beis Din of Nagyfalu, was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer and Arugas Habosem and one of the great Torah luminaries and Poskim in Transylvania, who disseminated the teachings of his masters to thousands. He was renowned for his expertise regarding gittin and agunos, along with his incredible breadth of knowledge of the works of the Rishonim and Achronim.
He taught Torah for many years in Ihel before accepting the position of Rav in Nagyfalu. Rabbi Asher Anshel Weiss was murdered al kiddush Hashem by the Nazis, yet his legacy remains in the collections of letters printed as the 3-volume Shemen Laminchah al HaTorah V’sugyos Shas.
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