Overview: Wednesday, Parshas Vayeishev. Two fascicles of the new book sent via R' Mordechai. A male child born *mi'geza kodesh*. *Yonkosav*: now identified as Hoshea 14:7 — the verse of the ultimate Messianic restoration of Yisrael, the people flourishing again from the root and sending forth fresh tender shoots. The newborn's *yonkosav* will carry the Rebbe's holy lineage forward. *Tzaddik ka'tamar yifrach* (Tehillim 92:13). *M'vaser tov*: now identified as Yeshayahu 52:7 — the Messianic herald whose feet are called beautiful because they carry the announcement of redemption for all Israel. The birth in the holy lineage points toward the ultimate *m'vaser*.

Peace to you — fear not and be not dismayed for Hashem is with you [אַל תִּירָא וְאַל תֵּחַת כִּי ה' עִמְּךָ — the formula of divine encouragement throughout Tanach (D'vorim 31:8, Yehoshua 1:9 and many parallel places). In the Chanukah season of miraculous divine assistance, it carries its fullest resonance]. I received your letter now — and I have no time to reply at length. And behold — regarding the matter in which you are working on my behalf to provide the needs of the coming holy Shabbos — you have done your kindness well [הֵטַבְתָּ חֲסָדֶיךָ — a variant of the *heitivosa* formula recurring throughout the collection (Letters 98, 107, 110, 125): the biblical register of formal commendation for a kindness performed — rooted in Bereishis 19:19 (*higdalta chasd'cha*) and the royal formulas of Sh'muel and Divrei HaYomim. Here in the form *heiativta chasadecha* — you have done your kindness well. A gracious formal acknowledgment of sacred generosity]. May Hashem repay your act and may your reward be complete from Hashem. But I do not know why you long so much to be told explicitly how much I need for holy Shabbos. And truly I myself do not know.

[Hebrew: אֲהוּבִי בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי....]

To: My beloved son, my dear one. [Yitzchok] Peace to you — fear not and be not dismayed for Hashem is with you [אַל תִּירָא וְאַל תֵּחַת כִּי ה' עִמְּךָ — the

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[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]