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Two documents related to R. Meshulam Zalman Neumark Rabbi of Horki: · Letter with ruling regarding the rabbinical position of R. Meshulam Zalman Neumark Rabbi of Horki, endorsed with the signatures of R. Yehuda Leib of Kopys, R. Chaim Schneur of Liadi and R. Yisrael Noach of Nizhyn. Lyubavichi, Elul 1855 – Horki, Tishrei 1856. The margins of the ruling bear the signatures of "Naftali Hirsch", "Yechezkel HaCohen" and "Noach son of R. Avraham Ginzburg". We do not have further information regarding these three rabbis and presumably, they were disciples of the author of the Tzemech Tzedek and lived in Lyubavichi or were visiting there for the High Holidays. The verso bears the signatures of three sons of the Tzemech Tzedek: R. Yehuda Leib of Kopys (Kapust), R. Chaim Schneur Zalman of Liadi and R. Yisrael Noach of Nizhyn who endorse the ruling: "Regarding the ruling, we agree to it. And G-d should bestow peace in your cities… Yehuda Leib and Chaim S. Zalman and Yisrael Noach". Under these signatures, are signatures of ten Horki community leaders endorsing the compromise: "We, the undersigned, endorse all that which has been decided by the parties and by the sons of the Rebbe. For reinforcement, we have signed on Sunday night [Erev Sukkot] 1857, here in Horki". · Letter of semicha (ordination) to the rabbinate sent by R. Naftali Hirsch to the Horki community leaders. [Without note of location or date, apparently, written together with the rulings in the town of Lyubavichi, Elul-Tishrei 1856]. Letter of semicha to the rabbinate sent by R. Naftali Hirsch to the Horki community leaders, containing lavish praise of the cleverness and knowledge of R. Meshulam Zalman and his ability to rule practical halachic decisions and "he is fitting for the position of rabbi and can be relied upon in all Torah matters…". Further in the letter, R. Naftali refers to a halachic responsum written by R. Meshulam Zalman Neumark. ground of the letter: In the town of Horki (Mogilev region, Belarus. Chabad town, near Shklow and Lyubavichi), R. Meshulam Zalman Neumark, succeeded his father-in-law, R. Yehoshua Eliyahu, as rabbi of Horki from 1850-1826. Some Horki community leaders were opposed to the officiation of R. Meshulam Zalman alone as rabbi of their town and tried to push the appointment of another rabbi named R. Duber. R. Meshulam Zalman did not acquiesce to the additional position and the matter was brought before the dayanim who signed this letter for arbitration and they proposed a compromise that R. Duber join R. Meshulam Zalman for a period of three years… "And he will receive one and a half rubles every week from the community funds and the salary of R. M. Zalman of four rubles will be reduced by only one half ruble and he and the widow of the late R. [Yehoshua] Eliyahu [died ca. 1856] will receive three and one half rubles. After the conclusion of these three years, the community is not obligated to pay a salary to R. Duber even if his party does not wish to rely solely on R. Zalman… We hereby sign this on Sunday, the 14th of Elul 1857, here in Lyubavichi. Naftali Hirsch, Yechezkel HaCohen, Noach son of R. Avraham Ginzburg". From the time the Rebbe the Tzemach Tzedek (1789-1866) was appointed in 1828, he was followed by a large segment of Jews in Belarus. In the 1840s, growing weaker with age, he enlisted the assistance of his illustrious sons in receiving Chassidim and giving advice and delivering Chassidic discourses in public. From time to time, the rebbe would send his sons to faraway towns to inspire the people and eventually, they reached out to thousands of Chabad Chassidim. They would also arbitrate disputes and Chabad public affairs and disagreements were resolved according to their rulings. Only difficult cases were presented to the ruling of their great father. Each of the sons (with the exception of the eldest) had a court in Lyubavichi with their own admirers and close followers during their father's lifetime. Some towns as w