Igrot Kodesh · Letter 1745 — Faith & Bitachon

By the grace of Hashem,

1st of Menachem Av 5712,

Brooklyn,

Greetings and blessings,

I duly received your request for a brachah*, for yourself and for the members of your family. You request a means of protection for your wife and your son. I will write in Yiddish, so that you can read this text as it is to your wife[1].

Your husband writes to me that you are not in good health, that you are nervous. Moreover, you dreamed that you were to ask me for a means to protect you.

To obtain this protection, you should have the mezuzos* of your home checked, so that they all be kosher. Each erev Shabbos and erev yom tov*, before lighting the candles, you will give eighteen cents to the tzedakah* of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNeis[2].

Likewise, your husband will read every morning, after the davening*, Tehillim* according to the monthly division. Your husband and your son will both wear a tallis katan*. Of course, it goes without saying that your home will be strictly kosher and conforming to what a Jewish home must be.

But above all, you will strengthen your bitachon* in Hashem, Creator of the world, Who directs it just as He governs the existence of every individual. He will therefore protect you, as well as your husband and your son. You must not doubt this. The stronger your bitachon* in Him, the more clearly you will observe Hashem's help. Your state of health, in particular, will improve, as will that of your son, Avraham Ozer.

I hope that you and your husband will be able to inform me of good news on this subject.

Your contribution has been transmitted to the fund that supports the chadarim*, yeshivos* and talmudei Torah* of Oholei Yosef Yitzchok[3], bearing the name of my father-in-law, the Rebbe. May this forge the channel and the receptacle conveying an increased blessing and success for each of you, in all your needs.

In expectation of your good news,

[1] This first paragraph is in Hebrew, addressed to the husband. The rest of the letter is in Yiddish, addressed to the wife.
[2] The Kollel Chabad.
[3] In the Holy Land, in Australia and in Morocco.