By the Grace of G-d16th of Kislev, 5718Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Yitzchok Leib Block
64 Bradshaw Street
Dorchester, Mass.
Greeting and Blessing:
I received your letter, in which you write about your conversation with your professors. Nevertheless, I hope that you have occasion to meet them from time to time, which may improve their general attitude towards you.1
No doubt, as usual, you will be here for the Yud Tess Kislev, if this does not entail any unusual hardship. At any rate, it would be well if you could arrange in your place to have some get-together, in immediate proximity to Yud Tess Kislev, either before or after, of the students who have an interest in, and some affinity to Chassidism and the Chassidic way of life, at which you could personally participate.
The enclosed brochure on Yud Tess Kislev may be of help to you.
With blessing,
By N. Mindel
Notes and sources
Dr. Yitzchak Leib (Irving) Block (5691-5778) was born to a traditional Jewish family in Nashville, Tennessee, and became closer to Yiddishkeit through the influence of Rabbi Zalman Posner. At the time, he was pursuing a doctorate in philosophy at Harvard. He later became a professor and Chabad emissary at the University of Western Ontario. For more information and additional letters addressed to him, see letter dated 2 Cheshvan, 5713.
1) See also letter addressed to Block, dated 16 Adar, 5717.
Source: Photocopy of original
Published: Teshura (Block, 2 Teves, 5778).
19 Kislev at Harvard
Source & Link: תשורה 5778-4-2 בלאק: Alternative Source: