"... and set aside eighty-nine pennies and say, 'To the relief of the soul of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes to complete medicine and longevity ...'. Letter to a virtue in the handwriting and signature of the Righteous Kabbalist Rabbi Naftali Hertz Halevi Av Beit Din of Jaffa, "The genius ... from the great hiding that I was privileged to talk to" (From the words of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld, in agreement to the book 'Brit Olam')
The letter was written to the son of Rabbi Naftali, Rabbi Yosef Halevi, and to his wife, in which the Kabbalist requests that they lay aside eighty-nine pennies and say 'to the soul of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes, to complete medicine and longevity to the wife of Rabbi Naftali Hertz Halevi. On the back of the letter are 4 more lines in his handwriting. An early and unknown testimony to the use of the famous virtue of setting aside charity and saying 'to the relief of the soul of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes'. In the book Tabur Ha'aretz, it is stated: "Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes ... His right is very enormous to do us miracles in every In all modes ...". The Hidah in his book "Petach eynayim" writes: "And Israel saints custom in all the Diaspora, If it happens theft and loss or time of trouble and sickness, Oil or pennies are Invertebrate on his grave and say ''אלקא דמאיר ענני'' and he will save us.
The Mekubal Genius Rabbi Naftali Hertz Halevi [1852-1902], the first Ashkenazi rabbi of Jaffa and the colonies. The majesty figures of the Old Yishuv, a student of Maharil Diskin. He became very famous in his generation because of his deep lessons in secret Tora, and even the geniuses came to hear from his words. In 1886, he was appointed by Rabbi Shmuel Salant and Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin to the Rabbi of Jaffa and Colonial Land of Israel, and was one of the great fighters in the changes introduced in the educational institutions that began to commemorate holy studies with General Studies.
[1] leaf, 18x13 cm. Tears in the folding marks with text damage in the middle of the page, as well as at the end of the lines. Reinforcements on pasting paper back. Moderate condition.
