By the Grace of G‑d15th of Kislev, 5724Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Shneur Zalmon Jaffe
105, Cavendish Rd.
Kersal
Salford 7, Lancs.
England
Greeting and Blessing:
After the interruption, I received your letter of the 26th of November with the enclosures. You write about the plans for your forthcoming trip, and may G‑d grant that everything should be in good order in every respect.
At this time, before Yud-Tes Kislev, may every one of us experience the fulfillment of the Posuk פדה בשלום נפשי מקרב לי כי ברבים היו עמדי (תהלים נה, י"ט)1 which, according to the interpretation of our Sages, refers to the redemption of G‑d, so to speak, and the redemption of His children from among the nations of the world, through the fulfillment of the Torah and Mitzvoth, both the duties to G‑d and the duties to fellow man, as our Sages expressed it so eloquently אמר הקב"ה: כל העוסק בתורה ובגמילות חסדים ומתפלל עם הציבור מעלה אני עליו כאילו פדאני לי ולבני מבין אומות העולם (ברכות ח, א).2
With the blessing of Chag Ha-Geuloh
M. Schneerson
Notes and sources
1) Translation: [G‑d] has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me, for many were with me.
2) Translation: Said the Holy One, blessed be He: He who engages in Torah, and in acts of loving-kindness, and prays with the congregation, is regarded by Me as if he redeemed Me and My child from among the nations of the world.
Source: Photocopy of original
Published: Mr. Manchester, (England, 2003), 148.