6699 —לאחר הבאנקעט השנתי לטובת ישיבות תומכי תמימים, למחרת יו"ד שבט: ברכה להמשך העבודה בעלייה תמידית

B"H, 26 Shevat, 5719
Brooklyn.

Ladies Auxiliary of Brownsville-East New York^[1], may G‑d be upon them, may they live.

Brachah v'Shalom!

I was pleased to receive your letter-report on the annual banquet that you held on the day after the auspicious day, the day of the hillula-yahrzeit of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, of sainted memory, whose soul is in the hidden treasuries on high, may his merit protect us^[2], the leader of Israel, together with the statement of how the money that was collected was distributed.

May G‑d, blessed be He^[3], help that for many more years each of you, with the leadership at your head, should work for the institutions of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, of sainted memory, whose soul is in the hidden treasuries on high, may his merit protect us^[4], and in a manner that keeps constantly rising, and do it in good health and in good spirits.

And it is surely known that the Holy One, blessed be He, repays everyone who works in matters of Torah and mitzvos in whatever he needs, both materially and spiritually^[5].

With blessings for success in your work, and for good news.

Notes

1. Ladies Auxiliary of Brownsville-East New York (ליידיס אקזילערי פון בראנזוויל-איסט ניו יארק): The Ladies Auxiliary of Brownsville and East New York for the Lubavitch yeshivos Tomchei Temimim (so in the address of the Rebbe's letters to them: vol. 12, letter 4058; vol. 14, 5138; vol. 16, 6037), which held an annual banquet for the yeshivos. Before this banquet the Rebbe wrote to them in vol. 21, letter 8174 (Erev Shabbos Bo 5719): אויף אייער מיטטיילונג, אז דעם קומענדיגן דינסטאג, י"א שבט הבע"ל, וועט פארקומען אייער יערלעכע אונטערנעמונג לטובת די ישיבות תומכי-תמימים ליובאוויטש, "On your announcement that next Tuesday, 11 Shevat, your annual event for the Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch yeshivos will take place," sending his blessing; in this letter he acknowledges their report on it. On the next year's banquet, see vol. 19, letter 7144.

2. On the day after… my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, of sainted memory, whose soul is in the hidden treasuries on high, may his merit protect us (אויף צו מארגען פון… כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר זצוקללה"ה נבג"מ זי"ע): כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר = כבוד קדושת מורי וחמי אדונינו מורנו ורבנו, the Previous Rebbe; זצוקללה"ה = זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה לחיי העולם הבא; נבג"מ = נשמתו בגנזי מרומים; זי"ע = זכותו יגן עלינו. The banquet was held on Tuesday, 11 Shevat 5719, the day after the ninth yahrzeit, 10 Shevat (see letter 8174).

3. G‑d, blessed be He (השי"ת): השי"ת = השם יתברך.

4. The institutions of my revered father-in-law (די מוסדות פון כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר): The Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch yeshivos, for which the Auxiliary worked. As the Rebbe wrote to them in vol. 16, letter 6037: פאר דעם צוועק איז געגרינדעט געווארן ישיבת תומכי-תמימים ליובאוויטש און איז איבערגעפלאנצט געווארן אין אמעריקע דורך כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר, "For this purpose Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch was founded, and it was transplanted to America by my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe."

5. Both materially and spiritually (סיי בגשמיות סיי ברוחניות): He had written to them in this vein already in vol. 5, letter 1311 (26 Kislev 5712), before that year's banquet: און השם יתברך צאלט מדה כנגד מדה, זאל השם יתברך געבען זיינע ברכות צו יעדערע, אז עס זאל בא אייך אלעמען האלטען אין שטייגען אין אלע זאכען וואס יעדערע פון אייך באדארף, "And G‑d, blessed be He, pays measure for measure; may G‑d, blessed be He, give His blessings to each one, so that with all of you it should keep rising in everything each of you needs."

Summary

The Rebbe acknowledges the report of the Brownsville-East New York Ladies Auxiliary on their annual banquet for the Tomchei Temimim yeshivos, held the day after the Previous Rebbe's ninth yahrzeit, with its account of how the funds were distributed, and blesses them to keep working for his institutions for many years, rising constantly, in good health and good spirits.