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Manuscript & signature of the holy Rebbe Elimelech Segal of Tosh –Signature of his son Rabbi Chaim Shlomo of Chust – Copy that belonged to his grandson, the holy Rebbe of Tosh, from his youth when he served as Av Beit Din of Nyírtass. - Mikraot Gedolot – Ezekiel. Lublin press, 1911. On the flyleaf appears an autograph inscription and signature of the holy Rebbe  Elimelech of Tosh: “I too testify that this Bible belongs to my son, the rabbi Chaim Shlomo, may he live long – Elimelech Segal.” On the flyleaf also appears the signature of his son, the righteous Rabbi Chaim Shlomo, Av Beit Din of the holy community of Chust: “Chaim Shlomo Lowy Segal.” On the flyleaf and title page are stamps of his grandson, the holy Rebbe of Tosh, from the years he served in Tosh, Hungary, immediately after the Holocaust: “Meshulam Feish Segal Lowy, Rabbi of the community of Nyírtass.” The holy Rebbe Elimelech Segal of Tosh (1865–1943) was renowned for his righteousness and sanctity, and as a wonder-worker. Many miracle stories were told about him, and masses flocked to him from across Hungary—especially on Simchat Torah and Purim, when thousands were said to have been helped through his blessings. He was the son of the holy Rebbe, “the Saraf, ” Rebbi Meshulam Feish HaLevi of Tosh—the first Rebbe of the Tosh dynasty. He was born in his father’s old age, after his father traveled to Lizhensk to pray at the grave of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk to merit a son; he was therefore named after Rebbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. In his youth, his father would call him “the Rebbe Reb Elimelech.” He was the son-in-law of the gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Weiss, Av Beit Din of Svaliava. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised in the home of his brother-in-law, the holy Rebbe of Koson, author of Bnei Shaloshim. He studied under the author of Yitav Lev, and was a foremost disciple of the holy Rebbe Eliezer Tzvi Safrin of Komarno, who even ordained him “to be a Rebbe and leader of Israel and to receive kvitlech.” He also spent time in the presence of the holy Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Bluzhov. His grandson, the holy Rebbe Rabbi Meshulam Feish of Tosh, once said about him that he believed there had never been another Rebbe who was such a wonder-worker as he. His son, the righteous Rabbi Chaim Shlomo, Av Beit Din of Chust, was born in Tosh in 1893. He received rabbinic ordination from leading authorities, including the Levush Mordechai, the Maharshag, and Rabbi Avraham Yosef Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Chust and Ungvar. In 1913 he married the daughter of the holy Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Leifer of Chust, son of the holy Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna. He served for several years as Rebbe in Chust in place of his father-in-law, and in 1938 emigrated to the United States. His grandson the Holy Rebbi Meshulam Feish Segal Lowy [1921-2015] was the fourth Admo”r of Tosh Chassidism (which numbers thousands of Chassidim around the world). He was the elder Admo”r of our generation, a remnant of the generation of knowledge. The story of his life was entirely sanctity, Torah and prayer, alongside enormous acts of charity and loving kindness. His service running tisches was an awesome, glorious sight. At around 12 midnight, he washed his hands ritually for the morning meal, and this would be the only meal he ate the entire day. His ritual hand-washing extended over a very long time (The Admo”r of Skver said about this: It is known in the name of the Ba'al Shem Tov that the secret of ritual hand-washing is revealed to only one unique in his generation, and when the Ohr HaChaim passed away, it was revealed to the Ba'al Shem Tov. In our generation, the master of the secret of ritual hand-washing is the Tosher Rebbe). The mitzvah of charity was a special chapter in his life of sanctity, and the charity he distributed was unmatched even in previous generations. All the ”pidyon” monies he received were distributed to the needy, with his attendants looking on longingly. A story is told about a very wealthy person who came to the Admo”r for a blessing and left an envelope with a check for a huge sum, in the tens of thousands of dollars, for pidyon nefesh. After he left the Admo”r, he stayed a short while and spoke with the attendants. When he turned to his car to go home, another Jew approached him to ask him for a lift, and he gladly agreed. On their way, the wealthy man saw his passenger open an envelope - the very envelope he had left with the Admo”r. Apparently this passenger was needy, had gone in to see the Admo”r after him, and the Admo”r had given him the envelope as is. The Rebbe was known for his tremendous devotion to Hashem; a saying is known in his name: ”If only I had as many dollars as the number of times a day I consider that 'Hash-m is all there is, there is nothing besides Him, ' I would be a very wealthy man.” Many wonders were worked via him on a daily basis, and Divine inspiration spoke through his mouth.