Editing Tzadikim Nistarim (section)

==In popular culture==
* In the 1880 play ''[[The Flying Matchmaker]]'' by [[Abraham Goldfaden]], Pinkhsel surmises that Kuni-Leml, the man betrothed to his daughter Carolina, is a "lamed-vavnik" because of the mysterious changes to his behavior and ability. In fact, it is Max, Carolina's love interest, who keeps reentering the house disguised as Kuni-Leml.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Berkowitz|first1=Joel|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61303444|title=Landmark Yiddish plays: a critical anthology|last2=Dauber|first2=Jeremy Asher|date=2006|publisher=State University of New York|isbn=978-0-7914-6779-4|location=Albany|language=English|oclc=61303444}}</ref> 
* A play by [[Hans Rehfisch]] called ''Nickel and the 36 Righteous'' is a comedy in 3 acts (1925).
* [[Jorge Luis Borges]] has an entry for the "Lamed Wufniks" in his ''[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]'' (1957–1969).
* In the 1959 novel ''[[The Last of the Just]]'' by [[Andre Schwarz-Bart]], one Just Man of the Lamed-Vov is designated in each generation of the Levy family. Their legacy spans more than eight centuries. The original French title was ''[[Le Dernier des Justes]]''.
* In the 1984 novel ''[[The Journeyer]]'' by [[Gary Jennings (author)|Gary Jennings]], [[Marco Polo]] is periodically saved from death by the 36. The rescuer's identity is never explicit, and he may be more than one of the Righteous Men.
* In the 1991 issue "Three Septembers and a January", from [[Neil Gaiman]]'s comic ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'', [[Death (DC Comics)|Death]] remarks to the soul of [[Joshua Norton]]: "they say that the world rests on the backs of 36 living saints – 36 unselfish men and women. Because of them the world continues to exist. They are the secret kings and queens of this world," with the implication that he was one of the tzadikim.
* [[Jonathan Carroll]]'s 1992 fantasy novella "Uh-Oh City" features one of the Lamed Vav.
* In the 1998 documentary ''[[The Cruise (1998 film)|The Cruise]],'' it is suggested that the film's subject, Tim "Speed" Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan's Gray Line double-decker buses, is a Lamed Vovnick.
* In the 1999 novel ''[[Keeping Faith]]'' by [[Jodi Picoult]], the main character, Faith White, is believed to be one of the Lamed Vovnik by Rabbi Solomon.
* In the 2001 film ''[[Invincible (2001 drama film)|Invincible]]'' by [[Werner Herzog]], a fictionalized account of the life of Jewish strongman [[Zishe Breitbart]] (aka Siegmund Breitbart), a Berlin Rabbi tells Zishe (played by [[Jouko Ahola]]) that he may be one of the 36 just men who feel the suffering of the world.
* The 2003 movie ''[[Time of the Wolf]]'' by [[Michael Haneke]] refers to the 36, a secondary character hinted as being one of them.
* In the 2005 novel ''[[The History of Love]]'' by [[Nicole Krauss]], Alma's brother Bird believes himself to be a Lamed Vovnik, one of the 36 special people in the world.
* The 2006 mystery thriller novel ''[[The Righteous Men]]'' by [[Sam Bourne]] deals with the murder of the righteous ones, one by one, and solving the murders.
* In the 2007 novel ''[[The Yiddish Policemen's Union]]'' by [[Michael Chabon]], the protagonist, Detective Landsman, is involved in the case of the murder victim who may have been the [[Tzadik]] Ha-dor.
* The 2007 novel ''The Book of Names'' by Jill Gregory and [[Karen Tintori]] is a thriller based on the actual principles of the Kabbalah, which teaches that the world's existence requires that the thirty-six Lamed-Vovniks occupy it.
* In the 2008 TV film [[God on Trial]], a rabbi in Auschwitz is proclaimed by a fellow prisoner as one of the 36.
* In the 2009 [[Coen Brothers]] film, ''[[A Serious Man]]'', the [[eulogy]] spoken by the [[rabbi]] at a funeral refers to the deceased, Sy Abelman, as perhaps having been a "Lamed Vavnik".
* In the 2009 novel [[Let the Great World Spin]] by [[Colum McCann]], the narrator of Book One mentions hearing of the myth of "thirty-six hidden saints" while in college and compares the actions of his Christian brother Corrigan to one of the saints.
* In the 2012 television series ''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]'', season 1, episode 9, "Music of the Spheres", Jacob "Jake" Bohm, a mute boy who mysteriously feels the suffering of those along his path and aims to adjust their fates positively, is revealed as possibly one of the "Lamed Vav Tzadikim" by a [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] man. In the second season of ''Touch'', Jake and other people who have special gifts are referred to as members of the 36; throughout the episodes they are exploited for their capabilities and are hunted down by one who believes they hold too much power. The final episode considers Kabbalah and the mystical roots of the legend of 36.
* In the 2013 novel ''Eyes Wide Open'' by [[Ted Dekker]], the 36 are a group of children called Project Showdown. Christian monks raised orphans to follow the path of light, attempting to rebirth the Earth into a new age.
* In the 2016 television series ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'', season 3, episode 5, "Oh Holy Night", Rabbi Raquel Fine, while holding a lit candle, addresses the attendees of a Hinei with a discussion of the who the 36 people who sustain the world's righteousness may be. "Who are these 36? We don't know. Even the 36 don't know. So what is the lesson? The lesson is to treat each other...as if we might be one. Or who knows? You might be standing next to one now."
* In the 2017 television series ''[[Kevin (Probably) Saves the World]]'', the title character is chosen to be a righteous soul who has to find and initiate the other 35.