Extremely Rare! 'Vaseh Zaken' Socks and the Kippah of Rabbi Yankeleh of Pshevorsk

Extremely Rare! 'Vaseh Zaken' Socks and the Kippah of Rabbi Yankeleh of Pshevorsk

"I will greatly rejoice in G-d for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels"

A set of clothes [5 pieces!] of the renowned wonder-worker the Admo"r Rabbi Yankeleh of Pshevorsk, one of the leading Admori"m of Europe and one of the most important Admori"m of his generation. Extremely rare pieces of clothing worn by the Rebbe, with nothing intervening. 

The pieces include:

* A pair of black socks worn by the Rebbe on the days of the week. On the 21st of Adar (the Hillula of the Rebbe Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk) 1997, which that year was on Friday, when the Rebbe changed his clothes for Sabbath, he gave the socks to his devoted meshamesh (as appearing in the enclosed confirmation). 

* A pair of white socks - 'Vaseh Zaken', which Admori"m wear on Sabbath and Holidays. On Motzaei Chag Shemini Atzeret 1997, the Rebbe gave them to his loyal gabai (as appearing in the enclosed confirmation). 

* The velvet Kippah worn by the Rebbe and with which he devotedly and purely worked his Creator. It would be difficult to overstate the value of this sacred and important item! (impressed on the lining of the Kippah is the word "Rabbeinu"). 

It is known that all items which belonged to tzaddikim are a tried and true Segulah. As elucidated in the book Divrei Torah by the Minchat Eliezer of Munkatch (Mahadura a, letter 22-23): "We have found that the source of the custom of tzaddikim, our rabbis and forefathers, who ascribed importance to items used by tzaddikim and some tzaddikim and chassidim paid a fortune for such items etc. is in the Yerushalmi that an item used by a tzaddik, even if it is an earthly item, can merit knowledge and all kinds of favors of this world". All the more so these pieces of clothing, which were worn by the tzaddik with nothing intervening, are capable of healing, as brought in the name of Rabbi Moshe of Kosov author of Leket Ani: "All items that come from the possession of a sacred person, if held by an ill person, the external power flees from him, and the patient is healed along the way". The superior of these items is the Kippah which is on the tzaddik's head all day, constituting a carriage for the sacred Shechinah, as written "ועל ראשי שכינת א-ל". 

In various Jewish communities around the world, as an auspicious omen, would wear a kippah that was used by rabbinic leaders at important life occasions (ritual circumcision, redemption of the firstborn and weddings). The kippahs were generally the property of descendants of these tzaddikim or wealthy individual who paid a steep price, and they would graciously lend them to people hosting family celebrations (until various unscrupulous individuals came along desiring to acquire these items for themselves, at which point this lending stopped). The owners of the kippahs themselves would wear them as a segulah on the high holidays - on Rosh HaShanah and on Yom Kippur or when they were ill,  as brought in Otzar Yad Hachaim (letter 280): "A pure source among tzaddikim who insist on wearing on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur etc. clothes of past tzaddikim, see Yerushalmi Ta'anit chapter 4 Halachah 1 etc".

Refer to Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Yaakov Leiser of Pshevorsk.

Overall condition: Fine. 

Enclosed is confirmation signed by the devoted meshamesh of the Rebbe in his last years, Rabbi Shalom Yaakov Yisrael Veyeshurun Kahana, on the authenticity of the items and that they came into his possession in a kosher way, with approval and authority.