By the Grace of G-d 24th of Adar, 5739 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessing,

No doubt my letter, with the blessing of Mazel Tov addressed to the bride and bridegroom, was duly received.

For reasons beyond my control, this letter has been delayed, though I had in mind writing to you much sooner. But I have been thinking of you, and I trust you know it, and now I want to convey it in writing, to wish you and Mrs. Kalms to have true Yiddish Torah Nachas from the newlyweds, as well as from each and all of your children, in good health and happy circumstances.

Your good work to spread and strengthen Yiddishkeit, particularly in the Holy Land and also behind the Iron Curtain - two opposite extremes - will surely stand you and yours in good stead. And although you do it for its own sake, and the reward of a Mitzvo is the Mitzvo itself, there goes with it a generous measure of G-d's blessings materially and spiritually.

As we are about to bless Rosh Chodesh Nissan, highlighted by Pesach, the Festival of Our Liberation, I send you and yours prayerful wishes for a Kosher and inspiring Pesach and a growing measure of liberation from all distractions, so as to serve G-d wholeheartedly and with joy.

With blessing,

M. Schneerson