By the Grace of G-d16th of Teves, 5729Brooklyn, N. Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

I was pleased to receive your letters with the enclosure, which was earmarked for the Tefillin Campaign, in which you and your students have shown such a fine interest.¹

Although "The reward of a Mitzvo is the Mitzvo itself,"² making it superfluous to say thank you, it is particularly gratifying in our day and age to see how warmly the donors have responded, especially young women students under your tutelage, which is an indication of their way of life when they will set up their own Jewish homes. They can truly serve as a living example to their brothers and sisters.

While every Mitzvo has the quality of continuity, as our Sages say,² "One Mitzvo brings another in its train," the Mitzvo of Tefillin is particularly significant. For, as has been emphasized before, the Mitzvo of Tefillin, which are put on the arm facing the heart, and on the head, the seat of the intellect, has the special quality of bringing about harmony between the mind and the heart, with the predominance of the mind over the heart. Such harmony and coordination is particularly important, for without it inner conflict and confusion are inevitable.³ The principle of the inherent preponderance of the mind over the heart is basic in Jewish life, as our Sages express it,^* "The wicked are under the control of their heart, while the righteous are in control of their heart." In Chabad, the mastery of the intellect over the emotions is one of the basic doctrines.⁴

Should there be need to elaborate any or all the points above to your students, I am sure that you will find the suitable words and methods to explain the above at greater length.

With prayerful wishes for Hatzlocho in your sacred work, and

With blessing,

M. Schneerson