Igrot Kodesh · Letter 8318 — Health

By the grace of Hashem,

29 Teves* 5722,

Brooklyn,

To the distinguished Chassid* who fears Hashem and devotes himself

to communal needs, Rav Baruch (note 1: Rav B. Levittin, of Hollywood. See, regarding him, letters no. 8136 and 8330),

I greet you and bless you,

I have duly received your letter of 24 Teves*. You know, I hope, that this day is that of the Hilloula* of the Admur HaZaken*, author of the Tanya* and of the Shulchan Aruch*. He gave of his own person for Judaism, the Torah* and the Mitzvos*. He did so not solely on a personal basis, for it is not in this that his greatness resided. In fact, he disseminated these values to each and every one who could receive them. He specified, furthermore, that all those who had knowledge of his message were duty-bound to adopt the same attitude, by reading his works and his discourses, or through the intermediary of his disciples. Indeed, the words of the Righteous are always immutable and, moreover, they infuse all the necessary forces so that it be easy to put into practice this call, this request and this Injunction.

You surely understand that the purpose of the present letter is not to deliver a discourse to you, but quite the contrary, to go "straight to the point," according to the common expression, that is to say to envision concrete action, yours personally and that of the people with whom you come into contact, this is quite evident. I suppose it is not necessary to return at length to what I already wrote to you in my preceding letter (note 2: This refers to letter no. 8290). I enclose a copy of a letter addressed to those who were taking part in a Chassidic* gathering of 19 Kislev*. This will complement, I hope, what was said in my preceding letter, in order, as I said above, to go "straight to the point." With my blessing for an improvement of your state of health and that of your wife, as well as to give good news of all that is said above,