Igrot Kodesh · Letter 4476 — Health

B"H

22 Sivan 5716

Brooklyn

To the distinguished Chassid* who fears Hashem

and devotes himself to communal needs,

Rav Baruch (see note 1),

Greetings and blessings,

I received with pleasure your letter from this Monday, which followed a long interruption. You inform me of the continuation of what is happening in your synagogue (see note 2). You tell me especially that you have arranged for everything to go well in the coming Tishrei*.

One must hope that the same will be the case afterward as well. I want to be sure that in the future your efforts will not diminish. As you know, our Sages say that "one comes to the aid of the one who wishes to purify himself."

May the Creator of the world, Who directs it, bring it about that your visit to this congress yields certain results, not only regarding the synagogue but also concerning Yiddishkeit* in general.

You say nothing about the members of your family and about yourself. I deduce from this that all is well.

With my blessing, expressed in the formulation of my father-in-law, the Rebbe*, for a healthy and joyous summer,

Notes

(1) Rav B. Litvin, of Mt. Clemens, Michigan. See, regarding him, letters no. 4085 and 4575.

(2) Concerning the separation between men and women in the synagogue. See, in this regard, letter no. 4085. The court case continued until 5719 (1959). It was then that the Supreme Court of Michigan ruled that this separation would remain in the synagogue. In connection with this, the addressee of this letter published a thick book entitled "The Sanctity of the Synagogue," which is a collection of responsa on the necessity of this separation. He also records this judgment therein.