By the Grace of G-d4th of Sivan, 5727Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

At this time, on the eve of Shovuos, l extend to you and yours my prayerful wishes for a happy and inspiring Yom Tov Shovuos, with true Nachas from your children, in good health and ample sustenance.

I take this opportunity also to acknowledge receipt of your cable in regard to your son... Surely by now you realize the extent of the shame which those boys feel who, at the insistence of their parents, fled from Eretz Yisroel in the time of crisis. These boys feel greatly hurt that their parents should have taken them away from the Holy Land where they were in the midst of some 2 million Jews (may their number multiply), to flee like cowards from the land of which it is written in the Torah, "G-d’s Eyes are upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year." The indictment with which they will saddle their parents will not be easily forgotten by them, and it may take them not days and not weeks to overcome and forget it, but many months and perhaps years. I do not wish to elaborate on something which is far from a credit to some of our brethren who unfortunately lost their nerve under the stress of circumstances. You ought to feel very happy that your son did not flee from there, and remained in Kfar Chabad to continue his Torah learning, and by his very presence gave further encouragement to our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land in the time of need.

May G-d grant that you should be truly and consistently proud of him and of his conduct from now and forever more.

With prayerful wishes to you and yours in the traditional blessing of my father-in-law of saintly memory - to receive the Torah with joy and inwardness,

With blessing,