By the Grace of G-d Rosh Chodesh Elul, 5742 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

I am in receipt of your letter of the 22nd of Av, with enclosure. As requested, I will remember you in prayer for the fulfillment of your heart's desires for good with regard to yourself and all the members of your family.

There is surely no need to remind you - except in the sense of “encourage the energetic” - that there is always room for advancement in all matters of Yiddishkeit, Torah and Mitzvos, especially as you have the great Zechus of living in the Holy Land, “The Land on which G-d's Eyes are continuously, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.”

Receipt is enclosed for your Tzedoko, and may the Zechus of it additionally stand you all in good stead.

It would be advisable to have the Tefillin and Mezuzos checked to make sure they are Kosher, if this has not been done within the past twelve months.

Wishing you and all yours a Kesivo vaChasimo Tovo, for a good and sweet year.

With blessing,

M. Schneerson