By the Grace of G-d 16th of Iyar, 5743 Brooklyn, N. Y.

Blessing and Greeting:

I received your letter and enclosure of April 26th, as well as your previous correspondence. May G-d grant the fulfillment of your heart's desires for good.

There is surely no need to emphasize to you at length that since all blessings come from G-d, and the channel to receive them is through the everyday life and conduct in accordance with His Will, every additional effort in matters of Torah and Mitzvoth, though a must for their own sake, widens these channels.

Receipt is enclosed for your Tzedoko, and may it bring you additional Divine blessings in all needs.

With regard to your question whether you should go to Eretz Yisroel or continue here – in general, this is the kind of question that would be good to discuss with knowledgeable friends, and also with a doctor-friend, as it is written, "Help comes with the abundance of counsel."¹

It would seem, however, that from the viewpoint of medical treatment, there is reason to believe that it may be advisable to be near your physicians who have carried out the tests and have been treating you, until you feel that your situation has been completely brought under control. 

Inasmuch as we are approaching the Festival of our Receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai, I trust you know that Jewish women had a very special role at that time in that they were the first to be approached about receiving the Torah, as our Sages tell us. This emphasizes the special capacities that Jewish women have in helping preserve the Torah and Tradition, not only in their own home, where every Jewish housewife is the Akeret Habayit, but also in regard to the environment and all our Jewish people as a whole.

Wishing you and yours a joyous and inspiring festival,

With blessing, M.Schneersohn

P.S. Since writing the above, [I] received also your letter of May 6. It is customary to mention in prayer one's name with [one’s] mother's name. If you'll let me know the names, I will remember in prayer at the holy place. It would be well to check the Mezuzot – if not done within past 12 months. Receipt enclosed.