Igrot Kodesh · Letter 498 — Personal Support and Merit for Redemption

By the grace of Hashem,

4 Tammuz 5709,

To the great Rav, distinguished chassid* who fears Hashem,

Rav H. H.[1],

I send you my greetings and blessings,

I have duly received your letters of the 3rd, 6th, 17th of Iyar* and of Rosh Chodesh* Sivan*. If I have not replied until now, it is due to my many activities. I hope you will not hold it against me.

It goes without saying that I would have wished to help you personally, but circumstances do not permit it. I will do everything within my power.

In your letter of the 17th of Iyar*, you mention that you have received letters from my father-in-law, the Rebbe* shlita*, in which he inquires about your situation. Could you send me a photocopy of these letters, so that I may be informed of their contents?

I hope that your situation improves with time and that you carry out your activities on a broader scale, in accordance with your level. The difficult circumstances you experience in this regard, as well as in other areas, must serve as merit for our generation in anticipation of the imminent redemption*.

With my blessings and good wishes,

M. Schneerson,

Director of the Executive Committee[2].