Igrot Kodesh · Letter 1097 — Faith & Bitachon
Volume 4 · Letter 333 · To: distingué ‘Hassid qui craint D.ieu
B'ezras Hashem,
Day of liberation, 13 Tammuz 5711,
Brooklyn, New York,
To the distinguished chassid who fears Hashem, of good sentiments,
who cherishes the Torah and seeks tzedakah*, Rav L. Newman,
Greetings and blessings,
It is quite clear that I am very interested in the situation of each of the chassidim*, and in particular of those who have been very active in recent years and have sought to settle in a distant place. Obviously, I would also like to know in what manner those who have been there for a long time receive those who have just arrived.
Consequently, I learned with pleasure, from the distinguished chassid who fears Hashem, Rav..., that you helped him by rendering him a service. I would like to ask you to continue to do so in the future, to the full extent of your means. In rendering a service to one's fellow, one renders an even greater service, material and spiritual together, to oneself.
My father-in-law, the Rebbe, underscored that the three loves — love of Hashem, love of Torah, and ahavas Yisroel* — depend one upon the other. All three must be expressed by concrete actions. One can thus come to the aid of others, until all are united. Such is the mission entrusted to a Jew.
On the occasion of the festival of liberation of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, who was liberated from the Soviet prisons in 5687, the kuntres* for 12-13 Tammuz has appeared. I have the pleasure of sending it to you.
I hope to receive good news of your activity on behalf of the community and of each individual.
With my brochah, material and spiritual, and in awaiting your good news,