Igrot Kodesh · Letter 9333

By the grace of Hashem,

3 Tammuz 5727,
Brooklyn, New York,

I greet and bless you,

I have duly received your letter[1]. We find ourselves before the approaching propitious days of the 12th and 13th of Tammuz. May Hashem therefore bring it about that the merit of the one whose liberation and joy we celebrate, my father-in-law, the Rabbi, leader of our generation, reveal the blessings of Hashem in all needs, material and spiritual, which obviously includes an immense success in the spreading of Judaism, the Torah, the Mitzvot*, in general, through the institutions of my father-in-law, the Rabbi, in particular, in tranquility and enthusiasm.

Furthermore, this year is the fortieth since his liberation[2], and it is after this period has elapsed that a disciple perceives the teaching of his master[3] — the ultimate phase of the perception, understanding, and knowledge[4] of his teaching[5] — according to the commentary of Rashi* on tractate Avoda Zara 5b and the verse of Tavo 29:6. You will also see the Chassidic* discourse entitled: "I have come into my garden," of 5710[6], chapter 17, emphasizing that: "during all these forty years, he was near him." One should consult this text. During these days, as well as those that follow and those that precede them, you will no doubt study the Chassidic discourses of 5687, the year of the liberation. With my blessing for success,

M. Schneerson,

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I have duly received[7] your letters and your notes[8]. I am surprised that, even in this fortieth[4] year, you are so brief and act accordingly. I send you my blessing for success in these notes, as well as to receive good news from all of this,

Notes

[1] This letter was addressed to several people. See the Likkutei Sichot*, vol. 13, p. 244.
[2] See, on this subject, letters 9335, 9336, 9341, and 9348.
[3] See the Likkutei Sichot, vol. 34, from p. 160.
[4] The Rabbi underlines the words: "of the perception, the understanding, and the knowledge" and "fortieth."
[5] See, on this subject, the Likkutei Sichot, vol. 14, from p. 100.
[6] In the Sefer Ha-Ma'amarim 5710, p. 151.
[7] This paragraph was added to the preceding letter in the copy intended for Rav Shneur Zalman Duchman. See, on his subject, letter no. 9036.
[8] Which later constituted his book Le-Shema Ozen, "so that the ear may listen."