The great shofar shall sound and a still small voice shall be heard
Most sacred! Personal shofar that belonged to the wonder-worker, Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz – the Admo”r of Ribnitz, which he himself blew over the course of many years throughout Elul and on Rosh HaShanah, cutting off the mastinim and channelling good, sweet years for his community and the entire Jewish people. Extraordinarily rare and sacred segulah item whose value is difficult to overstate.
As is known, it is the shofar that lifts all the high holiday prayers heavenward and breaks through screens that separate between the Jewish people and their Father in Heaven, as it says in the gemara (Rosh HaShanah 16): “The Holy One, Blessed Be He … said: Recite Malchuyot Zichronot and Shofarot before me on Rosh HaShanah … so that your memories arise before me for the good. How? Through the shofar.” It is not for naught that the shofar blowing is considered the climax of the high holidays. Chronicles of rabbinic leaders are full of stories (and we ourselves have seen) how rabbinic leaders’ eyes would flow with rivers of tears before the shofar blowing, performed with the loftiest possible Kabbalistic intentions. Through the shofar, they cut down the thorns and sweetened the judgment, enacting good sweet years for the Jewish people. This is the shofar sounded over many years by that very special tzaddik of recent generations, the Ribnitzer Rebbe, who served, as known, as the ba’al tokea in his beit midrash – as detailed in the enclosed confirmation – and used on behalf of his congregants and the Jewish people as a whole for many good years. Happy will be he who will be privileged to blow this shofar on the high holidays.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz .
When the Admo”rs’ belongings were distributed after their passing, the shofar was considered one of the most important items. Usually, the firstborn son – the Admo”r’s successor – would receive it, and in many cases, this heir would have to relinquish his claim to his part in the rest of the items in the inheritance due to the shofar’s great importance. As such, despite the fact that the rest of the Admo”r’s belongings are occasionally sold at auction, an Admo”r’s shofar has apparently never been offered at auction, as they stay in the possession of the Admo”rs’ descendants. This is a one-time opportunity to acquire the shofar of one of the leading Admo”rim of recent generations.
Specifications: Ram’s horn, blackish, bent, medium-sized – approximately 25 cm. Easy-to-blow. Clear sound. Fine condition: The shofar’s kashrut has not been examined.
Signed confirmation by the gabbai Rabbi Ben Tziyon Adler regarding the shofar’s authenticity and that the Rebbe used it over many years.