# י
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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/alim-litrufa/2/10
## Segment 1
בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, יוֹם ב' תְּרוּמָה [ג' אדר א'] תקפ"ד בְּרֶסְלֶב.
Blessed be Hashem
## Segment 2
יִשְּׂאוּ הָרִים שָׁלוֹם לִכְבוֹד אֲהוּבִי בְּנִי יְדִיד נַפְשִׁי הֲלוֹא הוּא הַוָּתִיק הַמֻּפְלָג מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב יִצְחָק נֵרוֹ יָאִיר.
Your letter I received, my beloved son, and it was a great comfort
and a reviving of the soul to me —
I exult over your utterance as one who finds
great spoil. But I had no free time to respond until now
— for immediately on Sunday of Parshas Vaayra I traveled to the
holy community of Uman for the eve of Rosh
Chodesh Shevat just past. And on account of the ruined state of
the road I did not return home until this past Sunday. And I found
the press idle and at a standstill — because
the printing ink had run out. And they need
shemen pishtan (linseed oil) to
purchase and to cook — and in these times it is not to be found
at all except at great expense, and here it is not available at
all. And also because the money has run out — and Rabbi Mendil
was compelled to travel home, and there he will purchase the
holy oil. And if G-d wills it, in the coming week we will return
to begin completing the printing of the Teffilos. And
thank G-d it is already completed up to the end of
Prayer 55. Blessed be Hashem who has helped us
until here — so may Hashem be with us to complete it for good.
May Hashem complete it for us — for the obstacles are many, and
in particular obstacles on account of money.
## Segment 3
כְּבָר כָּתַבְתִּי לְךָ בְּיוֹם ו' יִתְרוֹ אֲשֶׁר כְּבָר שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר עָבַר עָלֶיךָ, וְשֶׁתִּרְאֶה תֵּכֶף וּמִיָּד לָבוֹא לְפֹה. וּלְעֵת עַתָּה בִּקַּשְׁתִּי מִמְּךָ בְּנִי מַחְמַד עֵינַי יְדִיד נַפְשִׁי שֶׁלֹּא תָּשִׂים לִבְּךָ לָזֶה כְּלָל, וְתַעֲבִיר מִדַּעְתְּךָ כָּל הַדְּאָגוֹת וְהַמָּרָה שְׁחוֹרוֹת. רַק תְּחַזֵּק נַפְשְׁךָ בְּהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ. קַוֵּה לַה' וְיוֹשִׁיעַ לְךָ, כִּי אֵין לָנוּ עַל מִי לְהִשָּׁעֵן כִּי אִם עַל חֲסָדָיו הַמְרֻבִּים. וּכְבָר יָדַעְתָּ קְצָת שֶׁהָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה מָלֵא יִסּוּרִים וְכָל יָמָיו כַּעַס וּמַכְאוֹבוֹת. וְאֵין מָקוֹם לִבְרֹחַ מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי אִם אֶל הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ וְאֶל הַתּוֹרָה הַמְשַׂמַּחַת לֵב וּמְשִׁיבַת נֶפֶשׁ. וְיֶתֶר מִזֶּה אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהַאֲרִיךְ עַל פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה וְלַה' הַיְשׁוּעָה.
Now I have read your letter carefully, and I understand your words
from a distance. And I see that
vain thoughts of young people pass over you —
the way of the Adversary being to confuse them with black
melancholy and hollow, vain sadness — which black melancholy
damages them more than anything else. But I marvel at you,
my son, my beloved, the delight of my eyes — that you pay
attention to this at all. For you ought to understand from the
words you already heard in my home and from the books of our
Master, of blessed memory, that
you have no business paying attention to any
such melancholy whatsoever — for such black melancholy and
sadness and anxieties and confusions damage very greatly, and they
cause harm, G-d forbid, more than all the moral failings in
the world.
## Segment 4
וְדַע בְּנִי שֶׁתּוֹדָה לָאֵל אָנוּ עוֹסְקִים בַּדְּפוּס. וּבָרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם אֲשֶׁר כְּבָר נִגְמְרוּ שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם תְּפִלּוֹת בְּעֶזְרָתוֹ הַגְּדוֹלָה. ה' יִגְמֹר בַּעֲדֵנוּ לְטוֹבָה שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לִגְמֹר הַכֹּל כִּרְצוֹנוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ. וְכִרְצוֹן רַבֵּנוּ הַקָּדוֹשׁ זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה. וְיֶתֶר מִזֶּה אֵין פְּנַאי לְהַאֲרִיךְ.
Therefore, my beloved son, listen to my words — which are the
words of our holy and awesome Master, may the memory of the
righteous and holy one be for a blessing.
Be strong and strong again — and begin
each day fresh. And pay no attention to any
confusion or black melancholy at all. And do not give your heart
over to such confusions at all. Only strengthen yourself to be
in joy always — on account of our having merited to be of the
seed of Israel, a holy nation.
## Segment 5
הִנֵּה כֹּה דִּבְרֵי אָבִיךָ הַמְצַפֶּה לִרְאוֹתְךָ מְהֵרָה.
And to not be an opponent, G-d forbid, against
the light of lights, the purest of the pure
— the Sava d'Savin (Elder of Elders)
— he is our holy and awesome Master, may the memory of the
righteous and holy one be for a blessing —
the flowing stream, the source of wisdom. How fortunate
are we, how good is our portion, and so forth — that Hashem
Yisborach in His mercy has removed from us
the veil of blindness that blinds the eyes and prevents many
people from looking into the awesome books of our Master, of
blessed memory — and they oppose and contend against him
and against his people and against his holy and utterly awesome
books. Blessed be Hashem who has rescued us from this and
separated us from those who go astray — in so very many ways.
Surely we are worthy to rejoice in this all our days forever,
with a mighty joy that has no end.
## Segment 6
נְאוּם הַקָּטָן נָתָן בֶּן מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב נַפְתָּלִי הִירְץ נֵרוֹ יָאִיר
And there is no black melancholy or sadness that can ever disturb
this joy, G-d forbid — as I heard and understood from his holy
mouth, of blessed memory, explicitly. For
the essential strengthening is joy —
as it is written: for the joy of Hashem is your strength
[Nechemiah 8:10]. And beyond
this it is impossible to elaborate in writing — examine the
books of our Master, of blessed memory, and you will find there
to quench your thirst and to gladden your soul at all times
always — for this is the essential thing.
## Segment 7
מִכְתָּבִים דִּשְׁנַת ה' אֲלָפִים תקפ"ה
Peace and life and joy and all good — as your soul and the soul
of your father desires — who waits and hopes and longs and yearns
for your true salvation — that there be fulfilled in us:
My son is wise and gladdens my heart
[Mishlei 27:11].
The lowly Nussun, son of our Teacher the Rabbi
Naftali Hirtz — may his light shine and radiate.