By the Grace of G-d9th of Adar, 5716Brooklyn, N.Y.

Blessing and Greeting:

Your grandfather, Mr. Moshe Zalmen Feiglin,¹ has informed me of your forthcoming marriage to Mr. Dov Oberman on the 25th of Adar. I send you and your chosen one my prayerful wishes that your marriage take place in a happy and auspicious hour and that you set up a truly Jewish home, based on the foundations of Torah and Mitzvoth, which is a happy home, both materially and spiritually.

A marriage, in Jewish life, is likened to an edifice, and the traditional blessing is that it be a "Binyan adei-ad" – an everlasting edifice.

To make a building durable and weather-proof, to withstand any kind of weather and storm, the essential thing is to make sure that the foundations are solid and that the material of the structure is of the best; external beauty, or the opinion of passers-by, are of no consideration where the durability and permanency of the entire structure are concerned.

The foundations and essential material of which a Jewish home is built – are the Torah and Mitzvoth; only this kind of Jewish home has proved an "everlasting edifice" and "weather-proof" throughout the generations. It is a truly happy and harmonious Jewish home. Knowing of your family and background, I am sure that this kind of home will also be yours.

Please convey my best wishes to your parents of Mazzal tov and real Yiddish Nachas,

With blessing,

M. Schneerson