Tallit Kattan Worn by the Admo"r of Ribnitz over a Lengthy Period

Tallit Kattan Worn by the Admo"r of Ribnitz over a Lengthy Period
"And the Tallit will spread its wings over them and shade them, as an eagle awakens its nest and hovers over its fledglings."
Tallit-kattan suitable for blessing worn over the course of many years and blessed by the Admo"r Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz of Ribnitz. First-rate ritual article used by a special, unique tzaddik among the tzaddikim of recent generations.
The segulah of tzitzit is well-known, aside from its being a Torah commandment which is mentioned three times a day - in kriyat shema (the Vilna gaon expressed in tears, just before passing away, that the value of tzitzit in the world-to-come is immeasurable). Tzitzit - and particularly the tallit-kattan which belonged to a tzaddik of recent 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): "The issue of the four tzitzit is that they all derive from the foundation called "tzaddik elyon." As the verse says, from the edge of the Earth we have heard songs glory for the righteous ... And it is known that a woman does not make a covenant except for with one who has been made a vessel ..."
The Admo"r Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz [1898-1996] was known as "The Ribnitzer Rebbe" or "The Rimnitzer Rebbe." He was wondrously righteous and holy. It was said about him that he was "a tzaddik from previous generations." He was orphaned of his father at the age of two and a half. The wondrous tzaddik Rabbi Avraham Matityahu Friedman, "The Rebbe of Shtefanesht," who did not have any children of his own, adopted him and raised him as his own son. He would say to him, "You are my chiddush." He was totally dedicated and nothing deterred him from fulfilling mitzvahs. He would devotedly circumcise Jewish children in Communist Russia - even the sons of senior government officials, occasionally without their fathers' knowledge.
The rebbe would break through the layer of ice above the lake and though the resulting hole, he would immerse himself in the river underneath, taking the mortal risk that he might not find his way back up. Until his old age, he used to immerse himself many times in the mikveh, and would do so astonishingly quickly.
In Russia, the Ribnitzer Rebbe had two close friends with whom he studied many Talmudic topics. (He said of himself that at 18 years old, he knew the entire Talmud with Rash"i's commentary.) All three friends eventually became leaders among the Jewish people: the Rebbe, the Admor of Skver, ztz"l, and the Admor of Skulen, ztz"l.
He was known as having divine inspiration and as being a salvation-worker. Thousands came to him and were saved by his blessings. He passed away at an advanced age, close to a hundred years old. Masses visit his grave in Monsey on the day of his yahrtzeit, as well as other days. One of his well-known Chassidim is Mordechai Ben David, who dedicated the song 'Oy Rebbe' in his album Ein Od Milvado to him; as well as Yvette Lieberman, whom the Rebbe also circumcised.
Tallit kattan with tzitzit, with two holes per the Chassidic custom (according to the Ar"i). 135x63 cm. Aging stains and marks. Fine condition.
Confirmation included from the Admo"r's attendant attesting that the Admo"r wore this tallit over a lengthy period of time.