“The tallit will spread its wings over them and save them, as an eagle awakens its nest, hovering over its chicks”
Cotton tallit-kattan worn for years by the Sar HaTorah, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, and upon which he recited the blessings on a daily basis.
The seller received the tzitzit from Rebbetzin Kanievsky many years ago. It has been checked and found to be kosher (for blessing).
This tallit kattan is from the Sar HaTorah’s early years. It is made from high-quality cotton, unlike the fabric of current tzitzit. The fabric is totally plain, with no pattern, not even in the fabric itself. The fabric does show many years’ worth of Reb Chaim’s use, and he undoubtedly completed Sha”s more than once while wearing this tallit kattan. The strings of the tzitzit also show signs of use, having been kissed by the gaon Rabbi Chaim on a daily basis over several years!
The immense segulah of tzitzit is renowned aside from the mitzvah d’orayta we mention three times a day in kriyat shema . The Vilna gaon observed before he left this world – their reward is invaluable. Tzitzit in general, and how much more so the tallit kattan that belonged to one of the leading tzaddikim, comprises a heavenly protection from damagers and is also a segulah to find one’s spouse. As stated in Kitvei HeAr”i ( Pri Etz Chaim , Sha’ar HaTzitzit, Chapter 2). “The inyan of the four tzitzit, all of which derive from the yessod called tzaddik elyon … is well-known, as a woman does not seal a covenant with one who has not made himself a vessel …” Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman states in Ayelet HaShachar ( Sefer Bereishit , p. 90): “The mitzvah of tzitzit is weighted like the 613 mitzvahs, and Yefet earned the merit of being buried by his sons in the war of Gog U’Magog … the mitzvah of tzitzit is forever, and anyone who does it, it is as if he has performed all 613 mitzvahs. ”
The segulah power of items that were used by tzaddikim are known to Jews from time immemorial, as stated in Talmud Yerushalmi, ( Moed Kattan 3:5a) “He had Rabbi Meir’s rod in his hand, and it taught him wisdom.” The Chata”m Sofer ( Parashat Toldot , “HaLo …”) writes about the clothing of tzaddikim: “The Yerushalmi implies at the beginning of Perek V’Eilu Megalchim , that a person’s clothing absorbs sanctity from its wearer. The reverse is also true, in that one who wears the clothes after the tzaddik receives that same spirit for better or worse. This is the secret by which a person’s sons wear them after him.” The author of Hafla’ah , in his sefer Panim Yafot , (Bereishit 14:22) writes as follows: “It also works in reverse for tzaddikim’s belongings, in that the spirit of sanctity hovers over them, as we find in Dor HaMidbar regarding whom it mentions “your clothes did not wear out …” The author of Minchat Elazar of Munkacs writes in his sefer Divrei Torah (first edition, section 22) “An object used by a tzaddik, even a material one, grants knowledge, and all the more so, all sorts of this-worldly benefits.”
Confirmation included from the seller regarding receipt of the tallit kattan.
Magnificent tallit kattan with tzitzit, kosher. 144×68 cm (large shiur ). One perforation in each corner, with the original tzitziyot.
Usage marks. Small tear in the neck opening. The tallit is in very fine condition, the tzitziyot are in used condition. One of them is short.
The proceeds from the sale of the item are intended for the support of Torah!