By the Grace of G-d 20th of Sivan, 5718 Brooklyn, N. Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

I duly received your letter, and I trust that your Bar Mitzvah was celebrated in the best possible way. The important thing, of course, is that you should live up to, and fulfill, in the utmost measure, the duties and obligations which rest upon every adult Jew. And, as one of the basic Mitzvoth is the Mitzvah of loving one’s fellow-Jew, I trust that you are not only serving as a good example to your friends, but are actually doing everything you can to influence them in the right direction. Nothing stands in the way of determined will, and you will certainly succeed if you try hard.

With best wishes for success, and

With blessing

By Nissan Mindel