By the Grace of G-dIn the Days of Selichoth, 5722. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Greeting and Blessing:
With the approach of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the New Year, may it bring blessings to us all, I send you and all yours my prayerful wishes for a good and happy year, materially and spiritually.
With the traditional blessing of כתיבה וחתימה טובה
Cordially,
M. Schneerson
Letter received1
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In regard to the beard - you should do according to the instruction of Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kessleman.2
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Notes and sources
This letter was addressed to several individuals with minor variations. The recipients of the letter include Prof. Dr. David Baumgardt (Long Beach, N.Y.); Mr. Abraham Gafni (E. St. Kilda, Australia); Rabbi Osher Dov Kahn (Tulsa Okla.); Mr. Dov Lent (Gateshead, England); Mr. Menachem Salek (London England); Mr. Elazar Kalman Tiefenbrun (London, England).
1) Addressed to letter addressed to Mr. Salek, Lent, and Tiefenbrun.
2) Added to the letter addressed to Mr. Gafni.
Source: Photocopy of original