Igrot Kodesh · Letter 2177 — Health

By the grace of Hashem,

25 Tammuz 5713,

Brooklyn,

I bless and greet you,

I duly received your letter, concerning your son, who has been married for several years and still has no children.

It must first be determined whether his wife, your daughter-in-law, adopts the conduct of all Jewish daughters and observes the laws of taharas hamishpachah*. When this is indeed the case, Hashem grants His brachah*, and one can have children in good health, both physically and morally. If it turns out that she does not yet observe these laws, it is an effect of the kindness of Hashem that they have not yet had children. The Almighty wishes, indeed, to grant them the brachah* that healthy children represent, morally and physically.

Some do not observe taharas hamishpachah* and seem, nevertheless, to have healthy children. But there is no place to wonder about this. For one does not know precisely what is going on with others, the pain that parents may feel in the face of the unjust manner in which their children were born, in such cases. They are therefore embarrassed to speak of it, and they hide, in different ways, the deep sufferings and the remorse that what has happened inspires in them.

If it were possible to recount in what manner most parents inwardly regret not having observed taharas hamishpachah*, knowing what resulted from it for their children, it would not be necessary to explain with such precision why it is so important to put these laws into practice.

My intent is not to cause you suffering, but as a mother and a woman, you should invest all your strengths in this matter, act so that your son and his wife observe taharas hamishpachah*, and that your other children do likewise. It is not a question of doing Hashem a favor, by adopting these practices, but rather of doing oneself a favor, of protecting one's children and grandchildren from misfortune, chas veshalom*.

In expectation of your good news, of learning that you have begun your action in this domain and that you have known success,

For the Rebbe shlita*,

the secretary,

ב״ה ,ה׳ תמוז ,תשי״ג

ברוקלין.

הרבנית מרת קיילא תחי׳

ברכה ושלום!

מפליא אותי שמלבד מכתב אחד אודות העבודה של אגודת נשי

ובנות חב״ד במונטריאול ,לא קבלתי ידיעות נוספות בכתב ,תקותי

שחסר רק בכתיבה ,אבל לא בעבודה עצמה .ובטח עיבדו תוכנית כיצד

לנצל את חודשי הקיץ וכיצד להפיץ את הנדרש מנשי ובנות חב״ד בין

החוגים השונים עמם נפגשות במקומות הקייט ,ומובן מאליו שכאשר

עובדים בהתייעצות וסדר יש לכך יותר הצלחה ,והשי״ת יעזור לכל אחת

מהחברות עם בני ביתן לקיץ שמח ובריא.

מצו״ב העתק ממכתבי לאגודת נשי ובנות חב״ד ,בקשר לעבודת

הקיץ ,בתקוה שימסר באופן המתאים.

בברכה,

בשם כ״ק אדמו״ר שליט״א

המזכיר

מרת קיילא :חיטריק.

נשי!בנות חב״ד :ראה אגרות-קורש כרך ז אגרת א׳תתסט ,ובנסמן בהערות שם.