6793 —עבודת ועד כפר חב"ד לאחר הבחירות: בדרכי נועם, ובמקום הצורך בתוקף

B"H, Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the month of the Exodus from Egypt^[1], 5719
Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Va'ad of Kfar Chabad^[2],
may G‑d be upon them, may they live^[3]

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I acknowledge receipt of your letter and the pan^[4], in which you write about the elections to the Va'ad of Kfar Chabad and your dedication to working in the affairs of Kfar Chabad^[5].

I read the pan twice at the resting place of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, of sainted memory, whose soul is in the hidden treasuries on High, may his merit protect us^[6], the founder of the village and its director^[7].

May it be G‑d's will that your work and activities be with great success, that they be directed to the will of our Rebbe and Nasi, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, the founder of the village and its director: to do all that is needed, and as it ought to be^[8], in ways of pleasantness and ways of peace^[9] – but, where necessary, with the proper firmness. After all^[10], the true desire of all the residents of the village is to fulfill the wish and will of the founder of Kfar Chabad^[11], that is to say, the establishment of the village and its expansion, both spiritually and materially. Therefore there is strong hope that when the Va'ad works energetically to put right the various matters in Kfar Chabad, it will immediately see actual success.

Great is the merit of all those who will devote themselves, with the dedication and giving required, to the work of the Va'ad of Kfar Chabad.

Surely our Rebbe and Nasi will arouse abundant mercy^[12] for great success in the above; and also for abundant blessing in your personal affairs, both spiritual and material.

Looking forward to good and detailed news in all the above^[13], and concluding with blessings for a kosher and joyous Pesach.

Publisher's notes

About the elections to the Va'ad of Kfar Chabad (ע"ד הבחירות לועד כפר חב"ד): See also above, letter 6651 (to the Va'ad of Kfar Chabad, 18 Teves 5719, in reply to their letter about organizing committees).

Notes

1. Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the month of the Exodus from Egypt (ער"ח ניסן, חודש דיציאת מצרים): ער"ח = ערב ראש חודש: 29 Adar II, Wednesday. "The month of the Exodus": Nissan, the month in which Israel went out of Egypt.

2. The Va'ad of Kfar Chabad (ועד כפר חב"ד): The elected committee that runs the affairs of Kfar Chabad, with which the Rebbe corresponded constantly about the village; see for example letter 6651 above (18 Teves 5719, in reply to their letter about organizing committees), letter 6725 (18 Adar I, on the opening of the post office in the village), and letter 6978 below (20 Menachem Av 5719, on a proposal of bank loans to members of the village who owe taxes).

3. May G‑d be upon them, may they live (ה' עליהם יחיו): After Yeshayahu 38:16: אדני עליהם יחיו, "O L‑rd, by these things they live."

4. The pan (הפ"נ): הפ"נ = הפדיון נפש, the note requesting a blessing, which they asked to be read at the resting place of the Previous Rebbe. ע"ד = על דבר, "about".

5. The elections to the Va'ad of Kfar Chabad (הבחירות לועד כפר חב"ד): The Va'ad wrote to the Rebbe about the elections to the village committee and about its members' dedication to the affairs of the village. On 18 Teves the Rebbe had written to them (letter 6651 above): "May it be G‑d's will that the desire of G‑d succeed in your hands, to establish Kfar Chabad, founded and directed by my father-in-law, the Rebbe, firmly on its foundation; and fortunate is the lot of each and every one who takes part in the communal affairs of Kfar Chabad."

6. My father-in-law, the Rebbe… (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, R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn; זצוקללה"ה = זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה לחיי העולם הבא, "may the memory of the righteous and holy one be for a blessing, for the life of the World to Come"; נבג"מ = נשמתו בגנזי מרומים, "his soul is in the hidden treasuries on High"; זי"ע = זכותו יגן עלינו, "may his merit protect us".

7. The founder of the village and its director (מייסד הכפר ומנהלו): The Previous Rebbe founded Kfar Chabad, and the Rebbe calls him its "director" even now, after his passing; as in letter 6651 above: "Kfar Chabad, founded and directed by my father-in-law, the Rebbe".

8. As it ought to be (וכדבעי למיהוי): Aramaic: "as it ought to be".

9. In ways of pleasantness and ways of peace (ובדרכי נועם ובדרכי שלום): After the verse about the Torah, Mishlei 3:17: דרכיה דרכי נעם וכל נתיבותיה שלום, "Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace."

10. After all (סו"ס): סו"ס = סוף סוף.

11. The founder of Kfar Chabad (מייסד כחב"ד): כחב"ד = כפר חב"ד; ז.א. = זאת אומרת, "that is to say".

12. Abundant mercy (ר"ר): ר"ר = רחמים רבים.

13. Good and detailed news in all the above (לבשו"ט ומפורטות בכהנ"ל): בשו"ט = בשורות טובות, "good news"; כהנ"ל = כל הנ"ל, "all the above".

Summary

Answering the Va'ad of Kfar Chabad, who wrote about the committee elections and their dedication to the village, the Rebbe reports reading their pan twice at the Previous Rebbe's resting place, the founder and director of the village. He asks that they work in ways of pleasantness and peace, yet firmly where necessary, since all the residents truly want the village's growth, spiritual and material.