Challah Board and Knife Used by Rabbi Elyashiv on Shabbat for Many Years – With a Handwritten Inscription by his ...

Challah Board and Knife Used by Rabbi Elyashiv on Shabbat for Many Years – With a Handwritten Inscription by his Son-in-Law Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky: "Bu'ah" (Blessing and Success) – With a Leaf of Responsa Handwritten by R. Chaim Kanievsky on the Significance of Items Belonging to Tzaddikim – Item Being Sold in Collaboration with the Aish HaTorah Institutions
Shabbat Challah board and knife, used by R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv for many years, and given as a gift for charitable purposes. His son-in-law, R. Chaim Kanievsky, inscribed the board with a blessing in his handwriting: "בו"ה" (= Beracha VeHatzlacha – blessing and success).
A testimony was handwritten on the back of the board by R. Yisrael Elyashiv, attesting that the board and knife were used "for many years" by his grandfather R. Elyashiv.
For a video clip  of R. Chaim Kanievsky inscribing his blessing on the Challah board click here.
Enclosed is a letter addressed to R. Chaim Kanievsky, with questions regarding the significance of items belonging to Tzaddikim and the study and knowledge of Torah, with answers handwritten by R. Chaim Kanievsky. In response to the question whether items previously owned by Tzaddikim are a segulah, R. Chaim refers to an explicit source: "See Yeru[shalmi] Nedarim 9:1 – R. Meir's staff was in my hand and it taught me knowledge". To the question: "Does that refer to any item used by a Tzaddik or only specific items", R. Chaim replied: "Any item"; and regarding the question "What is the rabbi's opinion of people who spend large sums of money to acquire items of Tzaddikim", R. Chaim responded: "They act well".
These items are being offered for sale now in collaboration with the Aish HaTorah institutions to fund their activities.
Aish HaTorah is an international organization which reconnects Jews worldwide to their Jewish heritage and the State of Israel through Torah knowledge. Aish HaTorah was founded in 1974 by R. Noach Weinberg, and serves as a global platform fostering personal and communal responsibility, by building bridges between Jews of different backgrounds, through Torah study and cultivation of the connection with the Jewish homeland. Aish HaTorah is a network comprising today 35 branches throughout the world. Over 150,000 Jews participate in their activities every year. The Aish.com website logs over a million user sessions a month. The Aish HaTorah Word Center, located opposite the Western Wall, offers daily programs and lectures which are open to the general public.
Challah board: 23.5X34 cm. + a matching knife. Extensive wear due to prolonged use by R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv.
Leaf handwritten by R. Chaim Kanievsky: 29.5 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks, stains, tears to folds and margins.