Regarding the obligation to honor an older brother, even if not a firstborn

Date: 25 Sivan 5590

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Nach Gavriel

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The responsum discusses the obligation to honor an older brother, even if not a firstborn, deriving it from the mitzvah of honoring parents, and also addresses the question of Moses writing a Torah scroll on Shabbat.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer Collected §29

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