By the Grace of G-dErev Pesach, 5722Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

Your letter reached me with some delay. As requested, I will remember the person in prayer in accordance with the contents of your letter.

I would be remiss in my duty if I were not to point out that the way for a Jew to receive G-d’s blessings is to live the daily life in accordance with the Torah and Mitzvoth. Therefore those concerned to help another person must find ways and means to help that person improve the observance of the Torah and Mitzvoth. A friendly approach, and one that is suitable and likely to call forth the best response, is bound to have good results, and words coming from the heart enter the heart. Needless to say, the most effective way to influence other people is by showing a good example personally.

We are at present in a very auspicious time, in the month of Nissan, and on the eve of Pesach. It reminds us forcefully of the wonderful liberation of our ancestors from Egyptian bondage, not only physically but also spiritually. But this liberation could not have come without a real effort on the part of the Jews themselves. We are told to remember the Liberation from Egypt every day, in order to apply the lesson of Pesach in our daily lives. In this way does the Jew achieve true liberation from all anxieties and problems, materially and spiritually, which go hand in hand together.

Wishing you and yours a Kosher and happy Pesach

With Blessing,

By Nissan Mindel