Overview: Friday, Erev Shabbas — 36th of B'midbar — Nemirov. To Yitzchok and all his household. All his letters arrived — a restorer of the soul — hearing of the recovery of his grandson David Tzvi. Tov l'hodos laHashem for the past — beseech for the future — that he be raised for Torah and chuppah and good deeds. Time of morning prayer — impossible to extend — but from the immensity of his yearning was compelled to write. Should inform him via the bearer of all that happened and was heard there. The hope is to Hashem — all is for great good — and they are they who establish us. "Blessed is Hashem Who did not give us as prey to their teeth" — until now His mercies helped us and His chasadim have not abandoned us — until we merited to hear such Torah novellae — that have no parallel — that are our life and the length of our days — for us and for our generations and for all the generations of the seed of Israel His servants. He will complete what He began — and hasten to reveal the truth to its truth for the sake of His name. We must praise the Master of all — that we merited to be in His portion — He separated us from those who dispute such truth — those who dispute their own life-force. For there is no lover of Israel like him. And the hope is to Hashem that He will illuminate the truth in all of them — for the truth is one. And if they leap over mountains and extend their tongue to the heavens to refute the truth — even so — the truth is its own witness. Sfas emes tikon la'ad — emes mei'eretz tizmach — mei'eretz daika — as written in the Midrash (Shemos Rabbah 1): v'alah min ha'aretz — min ha'aretz daika — that when Israel is brought down to the earth — specifically then it will rise up. "Ki shacha le'afar nafsheinu — dav'kah la'aretz bitneinu — kumah ezratah lanu." Closing: the words of the one who calls out from the straits — and sees the wonders of Hashem and the exalted salvations from within the very straits and great distress — until they merit to rejoice in them in truth with all their heart — and awaits great salvation in His chesed.

Remember — do not forget all that was done and heard on the holy and awesome past Shavuos. [זְכֹר אַל תִּשְׁכַּח — "remember — do not forget" — a phrase of the gravest urgency in Reb Nussun's vocabulary. The *Shavuos* of 5597 was clearly a *Shavuos* of extraordinary spiritual events — wondrous teachings and experiences that he wants to make sure Yitzchok imprints in his memory with permanence] And apply your heart well to the hints — through our words that flow from the flowing stream — in writing and by mouth. [הַיָּדַיִם שֶׁהֵם הָרְמָזִים — "the hands — which are the hints" — a beautiful play on the word *yadayim* (hands) and *rmazim* (hints). Through the words Reb Nussun has written and spoken — the flowing stream of the Rebbe's Torah — hints are placed in the heart of each individual] And be strong and resolute very much. And *"cheivas Hashem yih'yeh ma'uzechem"* — the joy of Hashem will be your strength — at every time. [Nechemiah 8:10] Only be strong and resolute.

The words of your father. Nussun of Breslov.

Peace and life — to the honor of my beloved son — my dear one — the veteran rabbinical scholar — our Teacher the Rabbi Yitzchok — may his light shine.

I received your letter the past week via the messenger with three gold coins. Then the following day — Rabbi Gershon from Tshehrin — who is now staying with you — was in my house — and said several times that after the afternoon nap he would return and come to my house — especially since he needed my benefit.

The words of your father. Nussun of Breslov.

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