By the Grace of G-d21st of Adar, 5731 Brooklyn, N. Y.

Blessing and Greeting:

I am in receipt of your letter of March 15th, in which you write about your background, as well as medical treatment. May G-d grant that you should have good news to report in all the matters about which you write, particularly about the effectiveness of the treatment.

I trust that it is unnecessary to emphasize to you at length the need to strengthen adherence to the Will of G-d in the daily life, as He revealed it in His Torah, called Toras Chaim (the Law of Life), because it is the true guide in life to a life worth living. And while this is essential for its own sake, it is also the channel to receive G-d's blessings in all one's needs materially and spiritually.

Jewish daughters and women have a particularly important role in Jewish life, as is emphasized by the festival of Purim, which we have just celebrated, as well as by the next festival, Pesach, which we will soon celebrate. For, insofar as Purim is concerned, it is well known that a Jewish woman –Esther – was instrumental in bringing about the miracle of Purim, as is also emphasized by the fact that the book in the Holy Scriptures recording the events of Purim, is named not after Mordecai, nor after Mordecai and Esther jointly, but solely after Esther – Megillas Esther. As for Pesach, our Sages of blessed memory state that it was in the merit of the righteous Jewish women in those days that the deliverance from Egyptian bondage was brought about,¹ which is very instructive and meaningful.

No doubt you are cooperating fully in the matter of the treatment. While it is necessary to follow the instruc-tions of the doctor, it is at the same time essential to have complete faith in the "Healer of all Flesh Who works wondrously," Who is the Source of all healing and cure.

With prayerful wishes for good health, and hoping to hear good news from you,

With blessing,

By Nissan Mindel