“The tallit spreads its wings over them and saves them, as an eagle awakens its nest and hovers over its fledglings.”
Tallit that belonged to the Admo”r Rabbi Meshulim Feish Segal of Tosh. The Rebbe wrapped himself in it over approximately two full years, and under it he prayed his famous glory-saturated prayer service that lasted hours upon hours for the salvation of individuals and the entire community. First-rate ritual object of one of the tzaddikim of previous generations. Signed confirmations included from his gabbai Rabbi Ya’akov Zussman Sofer and from the person who tied the Admo”r’s tzitzit, R’ Pinchas Baruch Halperin.
Chassidic leaders revealed the great sanctity concealed within the personal belongings of tzaddikim and their ritual objects, and that they have the power to bring about great salvation. It is told in the name of Rabbi Mordechai of Nezkizh, zy”a, that he said regarding the vessel given to him by his rabbi, Rabbi Michel of Zlotshov, zy”a: “This vessel gives the power to perform miracles and wonders …” ( Divrei Binah leaf 47). The source of the importance of the tzaddik’s personal belongings was brought long ago in the name of the Ba’al Shem Tov, by his grandson, the author of Degel Machaneh Ephraim (in parashat Bo): “… All that a person has – his slaves, his servants, his livestock and even all his vessels, are all his sparks, belonging to the root of his soul.” Even the Chatam Sofer, who is not counted among Chassidim, writes in parashat Toldot: It can be understood from the Yerushalmi that a person’s garments are infused with the wearer’s sanctity, and he who wears them after him will be infused with the same spirit for the better, the secret of his sons wearing them after him …
There is a well-known segulah to a tallit, aside from its being a Torah commandment which is mentioned three times a day – in kriyat shema. A tallit – and particularly a tallit that belonged to one of the tzaddikim of generations – constitutes a protection against damagers, and is also a segulah for a wife, as it says in the Ar”i’s writings ( Pri Etz Chaim , Sha’ar HaTzitzit, Chapter 2).
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Meshulim Feish Segal Lowy .
Fine condition. Many signs of usage and the Admo”r’s sweat stains. Minimal undone stitching at the edges. Two signed confirmations included regarding the authenticity of the tallit, and that the Rebbe used it for two years.