B.H. 7th of Kislev, 5723 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sholom uBrocho:

I was please[d] to receive your letter of the 24th of MarCheshvan.

It is gratifying to note that you have daily Shiurim. Although you do not mention it, I trust that your daily Shiurim include also a regular Shiur in Chassidus, for, obviously, a bi-weekly lecture in Tanya is not for a person of your standing and background, but merely an added stimulation for regular daily shiurim. I also hope that you are using your good influence in this direction, for, as I recall, you were a "mashpia" in Montreal, and surely continue in this capacity in your present surroundings. There is no need to emphasize to you at length the importance and need of this. No doubt you also maintain a regular contact with Tzeirei Agudas Chabad.

Approaching the auspicious days of Yud and Yud-Tes Kislev, the days of liberation of the Mitteler and Alter Rebbe, the history of which you doubtlessly know, I trust that you will observe them in an appropriate manner and derive lasting inspiration from them, to be shared with others.

Noting the good news about your wife’s condition, may G-d grant her a normal and easy pregnancy and delivery of a healthy offspring in a happy and auspicious hour.

With blessing

By Nissan Mindel