B.H.Erev Shabbos Mevorchim Sivan, 5722Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Zalmon Jaffe
105 Cavendish Road
Kersal, Salford 8.
Sholom uBrocho:
I am in receipt of your letter of May 18, and in accordance with its concluding lines, I am expecting your next letter with good news, including a report as to how the auspicious day of Lag B’Omer was made use of. Lag B'Omer is, of course, especially meaningful as it is connected with Rabbi Shimon ben Yochoyi, author of the holy Zohar, who provided the key to unlocking the secrets of the Torah, revealing the hidden inner light of Torah and Mitzvoth. He has thus shown the way to every Jew to bring forth the hidden powers of his Divine soul, a way that has found its fullest expression in Chassidus.
At this time, when we are about to bless and enter the month of Sivan, the month of Kabbolas haTorah, I send you and yours my prayerful wishes, in the traditional words of my father-in-law of saintly memory, l’kabbolas haTorah b’simcho ubipnimius.
With blessing,
M. Schneerson
Notes and sources
Mr. Shneur Zalmon Jaffe (5673–5760/1913–2000) was a businessman in Manchester, England. In the early 1950s, he was drawn to Lubavitch and developed a close and unique personal relationship with the Rebbe. Over time, he became one of the foremost supporters and activists of Lubavitch in England. For additional biographical information and over 200 letters he received from the Rebbe, see letter dated 20 Iyar, 5713, and as referenced there.
Source: Photocopy of the original.
Published: Mr. Manchester, (England, 2003), p. 104.
Hidden Soul Powers
Rabi Shimon Gave Us The Key
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