4808 —ביקור מנהל כולל חב"ד – צדקה שחיבבו כל נשיאינו מרבנו הזקן ועד דורנו

B"H, 4 Marcheshvan, 5717

Brooklyn.

The Rav and Chassid, who fears G‑d, distinguished and honored, active in communal affairs, Reb Dovid, may he live, shochet and bodek

Shalom u'Vrachah!

... And as to the present, I come [to write] — since in these days my kinsman^[1], the Rav and Chassid, who fears G‑d, of many accomplishments, Reb Azriel Zelig Slonim, may he live, director of Kollel Chabad in the Holy Land, will visit their pure camp on the affairs of the Kollel. Surely it is superfluous to dwell on the matter of Kollel Chabad, since all our holy Rebbeim, beginning with the Alter Rebbe, author of the Tanya (a decisor in the hidden part of the Torah) and of the Shulchan Aruch (a decisor in the revealed part of the Torah), up to the leader of our own generation, valued and cherished this charity, and urged and encouraged it many times over.

Surely you will do all that depends on you for the success of his visit; the merit of the many and the charity of the Holy Land depend on you and your help.

With blessing for good news, in proper health and with much nachas from all your offspring, may they live.

Publisher's notes

Reb Dovid (מו"ה דוד): Pechenik. A further letter to him — above, vol. 8, letter 2327.

Notes

[1] My kinsman (ש"ב): "she'er besari," my relative; the Slonim family descends from the Mitteler Rebbe.

Summary

This letter tells of the visit of R. Azriel Zelig Slonim, director of Kollel Chabad in the Holy Land, to the recipient's community. All our Rebbeim, from the Alter Rebbe to the leader of our generation, cherished this charity, and the recipient will surely do all he can for the visit's success.