By the Grace of G-d 13th of Marcheshvan, 5725 Brooklyn, N. Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

I received your letter of the 6th of Cheshvan. Thank you for your thoughtfulness in letting me know the good news which it contained. May G-d grant that you should always have good news to report, both about yourself and your family, as well as about your friends.

I was pleased to read about your participation in the activities of the Lubavitch House. No doubt you also heard some of the message's which have been brought back by the visitors from England.¹ The important thing, of course, is that, these messages should be converted into actions, as our Sages said, namely that the important thing is the deed,² the fulfillment of the Torah and Mitzvoth in the daily life. And although the effectiveness of a message is to a certain extent dependent upon the one who conveys it, and as the Gemoro says, that the one who preaches should himself fully act in accordance with his preaching,³ if he is to be influential, nevertheless in the final analysis it depends on the listener.

Hoping to hear good news from you

With blessing

By Nissan Mindel