Silver Goblet of the Kabbalist Rabbi Nachum of Szadek

A small goblet, silver 84, Tsardom of Russia. 1844.
Full stamps: the coat of arms of the city, the purity of the solver, the year, the initials of the artists and of the person who examined the purity of the silver, artistic decorations of houses (synagogues) and leaves.
Diameter: 4 cm. Height: 4.5 cm.

The goblet belonged to Rabbi Nachum Loewy (1811-1866), Av Beit Din of Szadek, a genius and kabbalist. One of the most prominent rabbis of Jerusalem. He and his brothers are the heads of the Weisfish family of Jerusalem. His well-known sons are Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Baharan and Rabbi David Baharan. Among his disciples: Rabbi Zevulun Charlap.
In 1843, he immigrated from Poland to the Land of Israel with two of his brothers, Rabbi Asher Lemel and Rabbi Ya'akov Yehuda Leib. Tradition has it they immigrated to the Land of Israel after the three of them had dreamt on the same night that they should immigrate to the Land of Israel.
Rabbi Nachum dedicated all his time to the study of the Torah, fasting most of the days and wrapped in his Talit and donning his Tefillin. He studied kabbala with his brother and with Rabbi Yosef Zondel of Salant under the kabbalist Rabbi Yehuda Cohen. He was appointed head of the Poland Kollel. After the death of his first wife, he married Mina Leah Rivlin, the daughter of Rabbi Moshe Rivlin, the leader and Rosh Av Beit Din of the Ashkenazic community of Jerusalem.
He was known for his holiness. Rabbi Charlap wrote of him: "Lit Din bar Nash, is bit an angel from above, inspired by God and with Divine spirit. He knows hidden things ... a holy man who sits in fast all his days".
In a letter that appeared in "Ha'Levanon" (1866, issue 23) Reb Ya'akov Sapir eulogized him: "it would not be an understatement to say of the holy Hassid Rabbi Nachum that he was equal to six hundred thousand … he was like a fountainhead in his knowledge and acuteness …"
Inscribed on his tombstone is the following: "a pure and holy man, at the age of eight he began searching for God and dedicated his days to Torah study, fasting and abstinence. He merited studying and teaching Torah and had many disciples…pious and humble…"
In 1983, the Haran (initials of Ha'Rav Rabbi Nachum) Yeshiva was founded in his memory by his descendant, Rabbi Zvi Weisfish.

Condition: Good.

Added is a confirmation by the Rabbi's grandson.