Igrot Kodesh · Letter 8630 — Grief & Loss

By the grace of Hashem,

Rosh Chodesh* Sivan* 5723,

Brooklyn, New York,

To Mr. Moshe Aram (note 1: See, regarding him, letter no. 8386),

I greet you and bless you,

After a long interruption, I have duly received your letter expressing your condolences for the passing of our friend, the friend of every Jew, the Rav Pinchas Todros (note 2: Rav P. T. Althuiz), may he rest in peace. May Hashem cause that in the future, the exchange of correspondence, between us and in general, be only joyous. Moreover, may Hashem also cause the content of these correspondences to encourage action in the domain to which the deceased devoted himself, that is to say the dissemination of traditional Judaism and the aid to our brothers, the children of Yisrael*, according to the triple principle of Chassidus* (note 3: See, on this subject, letter no. 8229): love of one's fellow, love of the Torah*, and love of Hashem, which are one.

You came to the aid of my late friend, so that he could carry out these actions. Without a doubt, you will do so even more in the future, to fill the void, to the fullest extent possible. You yourself will surely use your dynamism to apply yourself to these tasks.

You specify to me, in the margin of your letter, that you are not well and I am pained by this. I formulate the wish and the hope that upon receipt of this letter, you will be better and that this improvement will continue. On the occasion of Shavuos*, the time of the giving of our Torah*, which approaches, for us and for all of Yisrael*, for good and for blessing, I wish to you and to all those who follow you, according to the formulation of my father-in-law, the Rebbe*, to receive the Torah* with joy and in a profound manner. With my respects and my blessing in order to give me good news of all that has been said,