5828 —לימוד חסידות לתלמידות הסמינר בכפר חב"ד ולאיש בעל השפעה

B"H, 6th of Marcheshvan, 5718

Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In reply to your letter of Motzaei Shabbos Kodesh, and the one before it, in which you write of your idea to teach Chassidus at the seminary in Kfar Chabad.

Understandably, this is most fitting indeed* [of course, if it is done at the suggestion and with the agreement of the seminary, and the study is conducted in keeping with the students' understanding]. It is already known how much effort my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, made, and how many letters he wrote, in a matter of this kind at the time Agudas Bnos Chabad was founded in Riga. Likewise it is understood that it is right to fulfill the request of Mr. ... to set a study of Chassidus with him, and the inner intention in this should be chiefly the "moisture," the living vitality, or, more precisely, in the expression usual in Chassidus in such a case, "of the essence." For the above-mentioned has influence in a good many circles, and thereby also over those who exert influence in those circles; that is, every addition in the above will be multiplied many times over in his students and his students' students.

With blessing for good news in all the above.

* The details and manner of the study should be discussed on the spot, and after actual experience over some time they will reach a final decision.

Summary

This letter supports teaching Chassidus at the Kfar Chabad seminary, in agreement with the seminary and at the students' level, in the spirit of the Previous Rebbe's efforts for Agudas Bnos Chabad in Riga, and encourages studying Chassidus with a man of wide influence so that its living essence passes on to his students and their students.