# קכג
קכג
Source: https://ajew.org/reader/alim-litrufa/2/123
## Segment 1
קכג
Nussun of Breslov.
## Segment 2
יוֹם ב' וַיִּשְׁלַח תקצ"ד לפ"ק.
Overview: Parshas Vayetzei. *Ein hakadosh baruch hu ba b'truniya im briyosav* (Avodah Zarah 3a) — G-d does not deal harshly or demand beyond one's capacity. *Chasday Hashem lo samnu* (Eichah 3:22). Practical counsel: keep yourself so busy with prayer, learning, *hisbodidus*, commerce, eating, sleep — that there is no time left for melancholy. The choice to distract one's mind is always available. Then the great disclosure: this Shabbos they discussed the *sipurey ma'asiyos shel shanim kadmoniyos* — the Rebbe's holy stories — through which one is awakened from the sleep of exile. *Mi shama kazos, mi ra'ah ka'ayleh* (Yeshayahu 66:8). *Nagilah v'nismecha bishuaso*.
## Segment 3
שָׁלוֹם לַאֲהוּבִי בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי שֶׁיִּחְיֶה.
To: Peace to my beloved son, my dear one — may he live.
## Segment 4
מִכְתָּבְךָ קִבַּלְתִּי בְּיוֹם ה', וּבְיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל עִם סַךְ שְׁלֹשָׁה גְּדוֹלִים עַל פִּדְיוֹן, יְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁיֻּמְתְּקוּ הַדִּינִים מֵעֲלֵיהֶם עַל יְדֵי פֶּלֶא עֶלְיוֹן וְכוּ'. וְיִרְאֶה לְהוֹדִיעֵנִי מֵעִנְיַן יְשׁוּעָתוֹ שֶׁכָּתַב, הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ יִגְמֹר בַּעֲדוֹ לְטוֹבָה בְּכָל הָאֳפָנִים בְּגוּף וָנֶפֶשׁ וּמָמוֹן, וְלֹא יִגַּע לָרִיק חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, רַק יִזְכֶּה עַל יְדֵי כָּל מַה שֶּׁהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ מְסַבֵּב עִמּוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם וּבְכָל עֵת לְהִתְקָרֵב עַל יְדֵי זֶה לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בֶּאֱמֶת. וְהִנֵּה כָּעֵת אֵין לִי פְּנַאי כְּלָל לִכְתֹּב, כִּי אֲנִי עוֹמֵד עַתָּה בֵּין תְּפִלִּין דְּרַשִׁ"י וְרַבֵּנוּ תָּם, וְאִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם בְּקָרוֹב נִתְוַעֵד יַחַד בִּימֵי הַחֲנֻכָּה הַקְּדוֹשִׁים הַבָּאִים עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה. וְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ יְשַׂמְּחֵנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ, שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְקַבֵּל יְמֵי הַחֲנֻכָּה הַבָּאִים עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבִקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה כָּרָאוּי. וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהַאֲרִיךְ עַתָּה, וּמֵהַסְּתָם תִּשְׁמַע מִמּוֹסֵר כְּתָב זֶה אֵיזֶה דִּבּוּרִים וְשִׂיחוֹת מִמֶּנִּי, שֶׁיְּחַיּוּ נַפְשְׁךָ, וִיחַזְּקוּ וִיאַמְּצוּ לְבָבְךָ לִבְטֹחַ בַּה' בְּכָל עֵת, וּלְהַתְחִיל בְּכָל פַּעַם מֵחָדָשׁ כְּמוֹ תִּינוֹק בְּבֵית הַסֵּפֶר מַמָּשׁ, וְכַאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי עִם מוֹסֵר כְּתָב זֶה. בְּיוֹם ו' עֶרֶב שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ. וְיַזְכִּירֵהוּ לְדַבֵּר מִזֶּה, אוּלַי יוּכַל לְקַבֵּל מִמֶּנּוּ אֵיזֶה דִּבּוּרִים בְּעִנְיָן זֶה, וַה' הַטּוֹב יַנְחֵהוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ הָאֱמֶת בְּכָל הָאֳפָנִים, וְיַצְלִיחוֹ בָּזֶה וּבַבָּא לָנֶצַח.
[Yitzchok]
Your letter I received on Thursday — and yesterday I also received it along
## Segment 5
דִּבְרֵי אָבִיךָ.
[Hebrew: דִּבְרֵי אָבִיךָ....]
## Segment 6
נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב
[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]
## Segment 7
וְשָׁלוֹם לְכָל אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ בְּאַהֲבָה רַבָּה, וּבִפְרָט לִידִידִי הַוָּתִיק הַיָּקָר מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב נַחְמָן נֶכֶד אֲדוֹנֵנוּ מוֹרֵנוּ וְרַבֵּנוּ זַ"ל. יִרְאֶה לְזָרְזוֹ שֶׁיִּשְׁלַח לִי מִכְתָּבוֹ מִיָּד, וְיִרְאֶה לְדַבֵּר עִמּוֹ בְּכָל פַּעַם, וּלְעוֹרְרוֹ וּלְחַזְּקוֹ, כִּי הוּא טוֹבָה גְּדוֹלָה לוֹ וּלְךָ, כַּיָּדוּעַ לְךָ בְּכַמָּה הַזְהָרוֹת הִזְהִירָנוּ רַבֵּנוּ הַגָּדוֹל זֵכֶר צַדִּיק וְקָדוֹשׁ לִבְרָכָה שֶׁיְּדַבֵּר אֶחָד עִם חֲבֵרוֹ דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת וֶאֱמוּנָה, וִיקַבְּלוּ דֵּין מִן דֵּין וְכוּ'.
with three large coins for a
redemption
[פִּדְיוֹן — pidyon: a Breslov practice of giving coins
as a spiritual redemption-offering, which the Rebbe or his representative
would then use in prayer on behalf of the giver. The specific sum of three
large coins on behalf of others indicates a serious spiritual need requiring
intercession]
— may it be His will that the divine judgments be sweetened for them through
the supernal wonder and so forth. And he should inform me of the matter of his
salvation that he wrote about. May Hashem Yisborach complete for him for good
in all ways — in body and soul and money — and may he not toil in vain — G-d
forbid — but rather merit — through all that Hashem Yisborach arranges with
him each day and at every time — to draw near through this to Hashem Yisborach
in truth.
And behold — now I have no time at all to write — for I am now standing
between the
Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam tefillin
[בֵּין תְּפִלִּין דְּרַשִׁ\"י וְרַבֵּנוּ תָּם — the
two sets of tefillin worn by those who follow both the Rashi opinion and the
Rabbeinu Tam opinion on the order of the Torah passages within the tefillin
boxes. Those who are scrupulous in this practice wear the Rashi tefillin
first, then — after a pause — wear the Rabbeinu Tam tefillin. Reb Nussun is
in the interval between the two. Even in this interval of sacred preparation
he writes a letter for the sake of his son]
— and if Hashem wills — soon we will gather together during the coming holy
days of Chanukah. And may Hashem Yisborach gladden us in His salvation —
that we merit to receive the coming holy days of Chanukah with joy and holiness
and purity as befitting. And it is impossible to extend now. And by implication —
you will certainly hear from the bearer of this letter — who will tell you
on Friday Erev Shabbos Kodesh some words and conversations from me — which
will revive your soul and strengthen and embolden your heart to trust in
Hashem at every time — and
to begin each time fresh — like a child in school truly
[לְהַתְחִיל בְּכָל פַּעַם מֵחָדָשׁ כְּמוֹ תִּינוֹק
בְּבֵית הַסֵּפֶר מַמָּשׁ — one of the most precise and memorable expressions
of the Breslov teaching of the fresh start. The child in school on the very
first day: no history, no accumulated failures, no weight of yesterday. Just
the pure beginning. This is not a metaphor for starting over — it is the
instruction to be exactly like that child — literally, truly (mamash)
— at the start of each new attempt at service]
— as I spoke with the bearer of this letter. And remind him to speak about
this — perhaps he can receive from him some words on this matter.
And may
Hashem the Good guide him in the path of truth in all ways — and may He make
him succeed in this world and the next — forever.
The words of your father.
Nussun of Breslov.
[Translator's Note: Overview: Monday, Parshas Vayishlach — written between Rashi
and Rabbeinu Tam tefillin. Pidyon received. Looking forward to the Chanukah
gathering. The great instruction transmitted through the bearer: begin fresh
each time like a child in school — *k'mo tinok b'beis hasefer mamash*.
Greeting to the Rebbe's grandson with the charge to speak words of truth and
faith to each other and receive from each other — *yekablu dein min dein*.
Key Themes
Bein Tefillin D'Rashi V'Rabbeinu Tam
Written in the sacred interval between the two sets of tefillin — the Rashi
tefillin and the Rabbeinu Tam tefillin. Even in this interval of sacred
preparation, a letter is sent for the sake of the son.]
## Segment 8
נָתָן הַנַּ"ל
[Hebrew: נָתָן הַנַּ"ל...]