3061 —מסירת דרישת שלום וכתיבת בשורות טובות כביטוי לאהבת ישראל

B"H, 28 MarCheshvan, 5715.

Brooklyn.

My relative, the veteran Chassid, a G‑d-fearing man, distinguished and honored, etc., R. Ze'ev Dov

Greetings and blessing!

I was pleased to receive your letter telling of your safe arrival home. Surely you will convey warm greetings to Anash in general and to the yeshivah students in particular. It would be good to seek the opportunity also to visit Lod and the village and to convey the greetings there too, and above all afterward to write here also good news of the situation you found there. The ruling of our Sages is known, that "ואהבת לרעך כמוך" ("Love your fellow as yourself") is a great principle in the Torah, and writing good news is also one of the expressions of a Jew's love for his fellow. The measure of the Holy One, blessed be He, is measure for measure, so that you will always be able to report good news also as regards yourself and all your household, may they live.

In these days the first volume of the Talmud concordance has arrived. Many thanks for this gift of yours...

As you ask, I will mention those of whom you write at the holy resting place of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, for what they need, as you write.

With a relative's blessing.

Publisher's notes

R. Ze'ev Dov (מוה"ר זאב דוב): Ludmir. Further letters to him: above, vol. 7, 1925, 2015.