Halachic responsum in the handwriting and signature of the Ga'on Rabbi Moshe Feinstein on marriage for citizenship, New York Sivan [1963].
The Gaon was asked about one who married a woman in America in the laws of the state courts in order to receive American citizenship, and did not spend an hour with her in one house, if such marriage exists and should be given a get. and Posek that "kiddushin without giving money and a shtar before witnesses is not kiddushin at all and does not require a get according to laws of Israel".
6 lines in handwriting and signature of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Attached is the original envelope with two lines in the handwriting of Rabbi Feinstein.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein [1895-1986] One of the greatest halakhic authorities in the period after the Holocaust, chairman of Moetzet Gedolei Ha-Torah of Agudath Israel in the United States and head of the Tiferet Yerushalayim in New York. Also known in his book series Igrot Moshe.
[1] Official paper. 27x19 cm. Folding marks fine condition.
