Letter with Two Signatures of Rabbi Shimon Grünfeld - Semihaly, 1875

Letter with Two Signatures of Rabbi Shimon Grünfeld - Semihaly, 1875
Lengthy and interesting letter handwritten and signed by R. Shimon Grünfeld - the Maharshag, from his youth. Semihaly, 1875.
Letter addressed to his colleague, the student Yitzchak Teitelbaum [presumably, Rabbi Yitzchak Teitelbaum (1858-1942), disciple of Maharam Schick, later a famous and pious rabbi, dayan and posek in Bardiov. See item 288]. In the letter, the Maharshag mentions one of their friends (Yaakov Yosef), who had left the yeshiva and wasn't studying any Torah. He writes of him sorrowfully: "I am very upset, and I really pity him", and expresses his concerns: "Apart from that, I am concerned that he may leave the fold". His signature: "Shimon Grünfeld of Khust", is followed by another section of Torah thoughts, also signed (on the second page): "So are the words of your friend who seeks your wellbeing, Shimon Grünfeld of Khust". At the foot of the first letter, the Maharshag requests to send regards to his uncle R. Yehuda Kahana (his mother's brother, grandson of the brother of the Ketzot HaChoshen).
R. Shimon Grünfeld - the Maharshag (1860-1930), a leading Hungarian rabbi. He was a disciple of the Kol Aryeh, the Maharam Schick and the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He served as dayan in Munkacs, and from 1907, as rabbi and dean in Semihaly, a position he held for several decades. He was considered one of the leading Hungarian halachic authorities (in that generation, people would say that there were three leading rabbis in Hungary: The Maharshag, R. Yeshaya Silberstien of Waitzen and R. Mordechai Winkler author of Levushei Mordechai). Many Hungarian rabbis were his disciples. He left behind over two thousand halachic responsa, most of which were published in the three parts of Responsa Maharshag.
[1] leaf (written on both sides). Approx. 20 cm. Poor condition. Large tears and damage, with considerable loss to text. Tape repairs. Dampstains.