By the Grace of G-d 17th of Shevat, 5719 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessings

I received your two recent letters.

In connection with your change of address, I send you my prayerful wishes that the change of place be a change for the good and blessing, both materially and spiritually.

With regard to the good news that your wife is pregnant, may G-d grant that she should have a normal pregnancy and a normal delivery at the proper time and in an auspicious hour. I hope you know of the advice of my father-in-law of saintly memory,¹ that such cases should not be publicized until entering the fifth month of pregnancy, except, of course, to the closest relatives.

I hope you participated in a Farbrengen in connection with the Yahrzeit of my father-in-law, on the 10th of Shevat. The important thing, of course, is that, in accordance with the purpose of all Farbrengens, the inspiration and Influence should be lasting and fruitful of good deeds in all matters of Torah and Mitzvoth, in a growing measure.

Hoping to hear good news from you always,

With Blessing

M. Schneerson

You ask my advice how you should cope with your Tzedoko obligations, which you find difficult at this time to meet. I suggest that you should carefully note down in writing all such obligations, and you should be confident that G-d will, in due course, help you fulfill them all. It would be good that every time you make a pledge for Tzedoko, you should give some nominal amount at least on account.