# נה
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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/alim-litrufa/2/55
## Segment 1
בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, ה' עֵקֶב [י"ח אב] תקצ"א.
Peace — to my beloved son, our Teacher the Rabbi
Yitzchok — may he live. Yesterday I arrived home safely. And thanks be to G-d —
in the mercies of Hashem Yisborach we have helped to lay the
## Segment 2
אֲהוּבִי בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי, מִכְתָּבְךָ קִבַּלְתִּי בְּשָׁעָה זוֹ, וְהָיָה לִי לְנַחַת גָּדוֹל, וְהִנֵּה בְּדַעְתִּי לִנְסֹעַ הַיּוֹם בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, עַל כֵּן תִּרְאֶה לְזָרֵז עַצְמְךָ לִשְׁלֹחַ לְבֵיתִי הַסַּךְ אֶחָד רוּבָּל־חָדָשׁ וָחֵצִי, כִּי מֻכְרָח מְאֹד. וְגַם הַסַּךְ שֶׁתּוֹצִיא מִיָּדוֹ עַל הַבִּנְיָן תִּשְׁלַח לְפֹה. וְיִשְׁלַח לִי עַל יְדֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁיִּסְעוּ מִפֹּה עַל עֶרֶב רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה, כִּי הַמָּעוֹת שֶׁל הַבִּנְיָן מֻכְרָח לִי מְאֹד שָׁם בְּאוּמַאן, וְכָל קֶערְבִּיל הוּא עַתָּה בְּעֵינַי יוֹתֵר מֵאֶלֶף. כִּי נִתְחַזֵּק לְבָבִי עַל יְדֵי זֶה לְהַתְחִיל הַתְחָלָה כָּזֹאת שֶׁקָּשָׁה וּכְבֵדָה מְאֹד מְאֹד, כַּאֲשֶׁר תָּבִינוּ בְּעַצְמְכֶם, עַל כֵּן תְּבַקְּשׁוּ מְאֹד מִידִידִי רַבִּי שִׁמְשׁוֹן נֵרוֹ יָאִיר שֶׁיְּקַיֵּם הַבְטָחָתוֹ וְיִשְׁלַח לִי מִיָּד גַּם חֲמִשָּׁה רוּבָּל־חָדָשׁ עַל הַבִּנְיָן, לְמַעַן יִזְכֶּה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לוֹ חֵלֶק בְּהַהַתְחָלָה שֶׁיְּקָרָה מִן הַכֹּל, וְתֵחָשֵׁב לוֹ לִצְדָקָה מְיֻחֶדֶת כָּל שָׁעָה שֶׁיַּקְדִּים; וְיָתֵר מִזֶּה אֵין לְזָרְזוֹ, כִּי מֻבְטְחַנִי שֶׁיְּקַיֵּם דְּבָרַי מִיָּד, וִישַׁלֵּם ה' פָּעֳלוֹ וּתְהִי מַשְׂכֻּרְתּוֹ שְׁלֵמָה מֵאֵת ה', וְיִזְכֶּה לִרְאוֹת בָּנִים וּבְנֵי בָּנִים עוֹסְקִים בַּתּוֹרָה וּבַמִּצְווֹת וְכוּ'. וְהִנֵּה מַה מְּאֹד אֲנִי נוֹתֵן שִׂמְחָה בְּלִבִּי עַל מִכְתָּבְךָ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי רוֹאֶה עֹצֶם תְּשׁוּקָתְךָ אֶל הַתּוֹרָה וְהָעֲבוֹדָה, מִי יִתֵּן וְהָיָה לְבָבְךָ זֶה כָּל הַיָּמִים לְמַעַן יֵיטִיב לְךָ לָעַד; וְיָתֵר מִזֶּה אֵין לִי פְּנַאי לְהַאֲרִיךְ כְּלָל כִּי בְּשָׁעָה זֹאת שָׂכַרְתִּי עֲגָלָה לִנְסֹעַ הַיּוֹם לְשָׁלוֹם, וְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ יוֹלִיכֵנוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ הַיָּשָׁר וְהָאֱמֶת.
foundation of the holy building in Uman in peace and quiet. How great are Your works, Hashem — how very deep are Your thoughts
[Tehillim 92:6] —
who has wrought and done awesome wonders such as these —
calling the generations from the beginning
[מִי פָּעַל וְעָשָׂה... קוֹרֵא הַדּוֹרוֹת מֵרֹאשׁ —
a direct quotation from Yeshayah 41:4: "Who has wrought and done this, calling
the generations from the beginning? I, Hashem, am first, and with the last I
am He." Reb Nussun reaches for Yeshayah's verse of awe before divine
providence as the only adequate response to witnessing what has been
accomplished]
and so forth. It is upon us to praise and give thanks to the Master of all for
the past — and to petition for the future — for we still need great salvations
and much mercy to merit to complete this awesome building. And now
the main obstacle is because of money — and to Hashem
belongs the salvation. And behold — through this too it is fitting for you to strengthen yourselves
greatly — for do you not see that Hashem is with us even
now? And certainly all of you have a portion in this building — for
without your strong good desires I could not have
raised hand or foot in a building of this kind — touching the place that it
touches.
Rejoice in Hashem — who hears the cry of the poor like me
today — in the footsteps of Mashiach, in the degradation of the exile
[בְּעוּקְבָא דִּמְשִׁיחָא בְּזִלּוּתָא דְּגָלוּתָא —
Zoharic Aramaic: in the footsteps of the Mashiach, in the degradation of the
exile — describing the final generation before redemption, where the divine
presence is maximally concealed yet redemption's footsteps are approaching]
— in body, soul, and money — where every day things stand against us
[רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלַן — Aramaic: may the Merciful One
spare us]. And especially that every day a person's
inclination overcomes him. But Hashem helped us with His wonders
immeasurably — what mouth cannot speak and heart cannot think. And every person
can understand a little how vast Hashem's mercies are — without limit.
Only be strong and resolute — and never fall in your
mind.
Stand firm and see the salvation of Hashem
[הִתְיַצְּבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת יְשׁוּעַת ה' — a direct
quotation of Moshe's words to Israel at the Red Sea [Sh'mos 14:13]: "Stand
firm and see the salvation of Hashem which He will show you today." Reb Nussun
consciously invokes the moment of the impossible rescue at the Sea — the
paradigmatic event of divine salvation against all odds — and applies it to
the Breslov community's situation now]
which He does with us each and every day — until we merit to fulfil the will
of our Master, our Teacher and Rebbe, of awesome and blessed memory —
not through our good deeds and our actions — but only
through his wondrous and awesome power which has no equal.
Happy is the person who has the strength to strengthen himself in these times
in the point of truth at every time.
And peace to you and to all our anshei sh'lomaynu
— do not fear and do not be dismayed — for Hashem is with
us — many are those who are with us compared to those who are with them.
And I have already heard in Ladizhin that the fool has
returned to his vomit
[כְּסִיל חָזַר עַל קֵיאוֹ — an echo of Mishlai 26:11:
"as a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly"]
— to pour out a spirit of foolishness, to curse himself. And already King
Shlomo, peace be upon him, said:
a causeless curse will not arrive
[Mishlai 26:2] and so forth. And Hashem will
turn the curse into a blessing
[cf. D'vorim 23:6] — and everything will be
turned to good — for all of this is in order to strengthen and encourage you.
For the obstacle comes because of the desire — and according
to the greatness of the desired object, so is the strength and the spread of
the obstacles — because of the great desire that is needed for something
so desired
[כַּמְבֹאָר בְּהַתּוֹרָה וַיְהִי נָא פִי שְׁנַיִם
בְּסִימָן ס\"ו — as explained in the Torah beginning "and let there be now a
double portion" [Siman 66 of Reb Nussun's Likutay Halachos]: the
greater the spiritual treasure sought, the more powerful the obstacles placed
before it. The very fierceness of the opposition is testimony to the greatness
of what is being attained]
— see there, and I do not wish to extend further on this.
## Segment 3
דִּבְרֵי אָבִיךָ הַמְצַפֶּה לִשְׂמֹחַ בְּךָ לָנֶצַח.
The words of your father and one who loves you in truth forever.
Nussun of Breslov.
## Segment 4
נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב
Nussun of Breslov.