By the Grace of G-d 14th Tammuz, 5741 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

I am in receipt of your letter in which you ask whether you ought to continue in your present occupation, or return to live in Eretz Yisroel, and if so, where.

Needless to say, such questions can be answered only after knowing all the pertinent details which are impossible to convey in a letter. Indeed, apart from the names of the members of your family and your occupation, there is no other information on the basis of which to make a judgment.

In general, to make a change of this nature, there must be compelling reasons. If there are no compelling reasons, there would be no need to make a change. And if there are reasons, then they would have to be weighed carefully and in detail. Therefore, and especially since a human being cannot be fully objective where he is personally involved, the thing to do is to consult with knowledgeable friends, with whom everything can be discussed frankly and in detail and who could give you their objective opinion. Thus it is written, “Help comes with the abundance of counsel.”

Though you do not mention it explicitly, I assume that you and all your family are Jews and are desirous of living Jewishly. In this connection, there is one general directive for every Jew, namely to live in a place where one can practice Yiddishkeit in the everyday life without problems and bring up children this way.

May G-d, whose benevolent Providence extends to each and everyone individually, lead you in the way that is truly good for you, both materially and spiritually.

With blessing,

For the Lubavitcher Rebbe

by (secretary)