Collection of Items from the Home of the "Holy Shoemaker" Rabbi Moshe Ya'akov Ravikov

Collection of Items from the Home of the "Holy Shoemaker" Rabbi Moshe Ya'akov Ravikov
Collection of various items from the home of the "Holy Shoemaker" from Tel Aviv, Rabbi Moshe Ya'akov Ravikov: Tallit and kippah, shoemaking tools from his workshop, scythe for cutting wheat, printed leaves of segulot and protection, pictures, books and parts of books from his library with the stamp [made after his death] "Rabbi Moshe Ya'akov Ravikov". Some books have short glosses. One title page has a signature in his handwriting. Among the books are prayer books and machzorim, kabalistic, mussar and Chassidic books. Stenciled edition of his writings, "Likutei Moshe Ya'akov", printed by his son in one hundred copies, Tel Aviv, 1969.
The Tzaddik Mekubal Rabbi Moshe Ya'akov son of R' Yosef HaCohen Ravikov (1873-1967) – the Holy Shoemaker from Shabazi Street in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. A hidden tzaddik, mekubal and wonder-worker. Born in Lithuania, a disciple of Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv author of Leshem Shvo V'Achlama [the Leshem]. Ascended to Eretz Israel in 1913, and after an unsuccessful attempt to settle in Kfar Uriah in the Judah Plains, moved to the city of Yaffo (Jaffa) and opened a shoemaking workshop. Very soon, disadvantaged people or people who needed good counsel, arbitration or a loan, sought his assistance and salvation.
Although he hid himself and his powers, the generation's leaders and mekubalim recognized his amazing righteousness, kept close contact with him and studied from him. It is a well-known fact that the Chazon Ish encouraged him to reveal himself and sent people to receive his counsel and blessings. Another well-known fact is that Rabbi Kook told Rabbi Aryeh Levine that The Shoemaker is one of the "lamed vav" hidden tzaddikim of his generation. Many stories circulated of wonders he performed and his Holy Spirit and during his life he was known to have merited the revelation of Eliyahu the Prophet [this was published in newspapers of those times]. Many people visited his home daily to receive his blessing and accordingly saw deliverance.
A few months after his death, the Six Day War broke out, and at that time rumors circulated that in his testament, the Shoemaker saw the War's victories and the enemy's fall. He is buried in Bnei Brak, his grave is renowned as a place of prayer and salvation to this very day and many of those who visit the grave of the Chazon Ish pray by the grave of the Shoemaker as well.
Approximately 30 items, amongst them nine work tools (a scythe, a shoemaker's last and punch tools), kippah (worn), a worn and stained tallit. The rest are books, book remnants and single leaves. All the items are in fair-poor condition. Some of the book sections are placed in glass and wooden frames.