6627 —ברכה לחגיגת בית רבקה במונטריאול: לחנך בנות ישראל הבונות את בית ישראל

B"H, 6 Teves, 5719
Brooklyn.

To the Administration of the Beis Rivkah Institution^[1], may G‑d be upon them, may they live long.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

Copied herewith is the text of the telephone-telegram^[2] that the Rebbe shlita^[3] graciously sent:

My blessing to all the participants in the Beis Rivkah celebration in Montreal. May it be G‑d's will that the celebration be successful and bring about the strengthening and development of the holy institution in fulfilling its aim, its task: to educate and raise a generation of Jewish daughters, each of whom is called a daughter of Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel and Leah^[4], worthy of their names, who built, and will build, the House of Israel^[5].

With esteem and blessing for success,

Menachem Schneerson

Surely you will inform us here of what takes place, and the more detail, the more praiseworthy^[6].

With esteem and blessing,

Secretary^[7]

Notes

1. The Beis Rivkah Institution (מוסד בית רבקה): The Beis Rivkah girls' school in Montreal, Canada, part of the network of Beis Rivkah girls' schools founded by the Previous Rebbe and named after his grandmother, Rebbetzin Rivkah, wife of the Rebbe Maharash. Further letters to Beis Rivkah in Montreal: vol. 20, letter 7473 (to its annual dinner, 20 Cheshvan 5721, where the Rebbe calls the Previous Rebbe "the founder of the Beis Rivkah schools"); vol. 22, letters 8458 and 8542 (to the Beis Rivkah Ladies Auxiliary in Montreal).

2. Telephone-telegram (המברק-טלפונית): A telegram dictated by telephone.

3. The Rebbe shlita (כ"ק אדמו"ר שליט"א): כ"ק אדמו"ר שליט"א = כבוד קדושת אדונינו מורנו ורבנו, שיחי' לאורך ימים טובים אמן. This letter was written by the secretary, who copies the text of the Rebbe's telegram.

4. A daughter of Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel and Leah (בת שרה רבקה רחל ולאה): Each Jewish girl is called by the names of the Matriarchs – and the name of the institution, Beis Rivkah, is itself one of them.

5. Who built, and will build, the House of Israel (אשר בנו ותבנינה בית ישראל): From the verse Ruth 4:11: יתן ה' את האשה הבאה אל ביתך כרחל וכלאה אשר בנו שתיהם את בית ישראל, "May G‑d make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and like Leah, who both built the House of Israel." As the Matriarchs built the House of Israel, so the daughters of Beis Rivkah will build it – fitting for the name of the institution, "Beis" (House).

6. The more detail, the more praiseworthy (וכל המפרט הרי זה משובח): After the wording of the Pesach Haggadah: "Whoever tells at length of the Exodus from Egypt is praiseworthy." The more detailed the report on the celebration, the better.

7. Secretary (מזכיר): The signature of the secretary, in whose name this covering letter was written; the telegram itself is signed by the Rebbe.

Summary

The Rebbe's secretary copies the telegram the Rebbe sent to the Beis Rivkah celebration in Montreal: a blessing that it strengthen the school in its task of raising Jewish daughters worthy of the Matriarchs' names, who will build the House of Israel. The administration is asked to report on the event in detail.