4807 —כל ריוח לישיבה הוא ריוח רוחני, ו"זמן שמחתנו" – שמחת הקב"ה וישראל זה בזה

B"H, 3 Marcheshvan, 5717

Brooklyn.

The distinguished Chassid, who fears G‑d, distinguished and honored, of many accomplishments, active in communal affairs, of fine character, Reb Moshe Zalman, may he live

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I was pleased to receive your letter of 28 Tishrei, and also the letter from your son Avraham, may he live^[1]. As I have already written, anything that brings gain to the Ohalei Yosef Yitzchak Lubavitch yeshivah — understandably I agree to it and am pleased with it. A gain in the affairs of a yeshivah is always, in the end, a spiritual gain: when more money comes, more students come, more hours of learning come, and the like. May Hashem help your son that this bring him, within the whole Jewish people, all the good he hopes for.

You do not mention in your letter the development and progress of Beis Rivkah in particular and of Chabad affairs in general, but I am sure that you, your children and grandchildren are doing in this everything that is required, and we have the promise of our holy Rebbeim that it will be successful.

All the more so since we are now coming from the days of Sukkos, which are called "the season of our rejoicing." Chassidus explains the plural in this^[2]: Hashem rejoices with the Jews and the Jews rejoice with Hashem. And we have been told to take along from these days for the whole year.

With greetings to all the members of the family, and with success in all the above, and for good news.

Publisher's notes

Reb Moshe Zalman (מו"ה משה זלמן): Feiglin, Melbourne. Further letters to him — above, letter 4747, and the references in the notes there.

On its content, see the previous letter.

Progress of Beis Rivkah (פראגרעס פון בית רבקה): see above, letter 4747, and the references in the notes there.

Chassidus explains (חסידות פארטייטשט): see also above, letter 4790; vol. 10, letter 2974.

Notes

[1] Your son Avraham (אייער זון אברהם שי'): R. Avraham Feiglin; the reply to him is the previous letter.

[2] The plural (לשון רבים): "simchaseinu" — the rejoicing of both of us: Hashem and the Jewish people.

Summary

This Yiddish letter agrees to anything that profits the Ohalei Yosef Yitzchak yeshivah, for a gain to a yeshivah is ultimately spiritual: more students, more hours of learning. It trusts the family is doing all needed for Beis Rivkah and Chabad, and explains "zman simchaseinu" in the plural: Hashem rejoices with Jews and Jews with Hashem.