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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/alim-litrufa/2/70
## Segment 1
בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם, יוֹם ד' שְׁמִינִי תקצ"ב.
My beloved son, my dear one. [Yitzchok] Your letter I received twice — and there is no time to reply now close to
## Segment 2
שָׁלוֹם לַאֲהוּבִי בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב יִצְחָק נֵרוֹ יָאִיר.
Shabbos Kodesh — especially since you will soon be here, with the help of Hashem
Yisborach. And may Hashem Yisborach gladden your souls speedily — and may your
## Segment 3
מִכְתָּבְךָ קִבַּלְתִּי, וְהִנֵּה מוֹסֵר כְּתָב זֶה בָּא מִמֶּרְחָק, וְהֵבִיא אִגֶּרֶת וִידִיעָה בְּרוּרָה מֵאָחִיו שֶׁל רַבִּי מָרְדְּכַי נֵרוֹ יָאִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּרְאוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶם. לְכוּ חֲזוּ מִפְעֲלוֹת ה'. וּכְבָר מָסַרְתִּי לוֹ מִכְתָּבִי בְּלִי חֲתִימָה מִטַּעַם הַכָּמוּס, גַּם סְפָרִים. הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ יְזַכֵּנִי שֶׁיָּפוּצוּ מַעְיְנוֹתָיו חוּצָה לְהֵיטִיב מִטּוּבוֹ לְכָל הָעוֹלָם. שֶׁכֻּלָּם צְרִיכִין לֵהָנוֹת מִתּוֹרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת בִּפְרָט זֶה הָעוֹלָם תָּלוּי בּוֹ וְכוּ'. וְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ יְרַחֵם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וִיקֻיַּם תִּתֵּן אֱמֶת לְיַעֲקֹב שֶׁיִּתְגַּלֶּה הָאֱמֶת בָּעוֹלָם. כִּי לֹא דָּבָר רֵיק הוּא כָּל הַמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשָׂה תַּחַת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַתָּה בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּה בְּעִנְיַן סְפָרָיו הַקְּדוֹשִׁים, וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְשַׁעֵר וּלְבָאֵר אֲפִלּוּ מַה שֶּׁבְּלִבִּי בָּזֶה, מִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן מַה שֶּׁנֶּעְלָם מִמֶּנִּי גַּם כֵּן, כִּי מְאֹד עָמֹק עָמֹק הָעֵסֶק הַזֶּה, וְכָל עִנְיַן הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָיְתָה כָּמוֹהוּ מֵעוֹלָם, וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נֵדַע מַה נַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי עָלֶיךָ עֵינֵינוּ. וְכָתַבְתִּי זֹאת לְמַעַן תָּבִין מִזֶּה כַּמָּה אַתֶּם .צְרִיכִים לְהִתְחַזֵּק וּלְהִתְעוֹרֵר בְּכָל יוֹם מֵחָדָשׁ, אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר זָכִינוּ לֵידַע מְעַט מֵאֲמִתַּת הָאֱמֶת וְכוּ'. בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹקֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר עֲזָרָנוּ עַד כֹּה לְהָאִיר עֵינֵינוּ בְּאוֹר הָאוֹרוֹת כָּזֶה, וְאִם לֹא הִגְדַּלְתָּ הַשִּׂמְחָה בְּפוּרִים הֶעָבַר כַּאֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתָּ, אַף עַל פִּי כֵן תְּשַׂמַּח נַפְשְׁךָ מֵעַתָּה בְּכָל יוֹם בִּפְרָט בַּיָּמִים הַלָּלוּ יְמֵי אֲדָר וְנִיסָן שֶׁהֵם יְשׁוּעַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעוֹסְקִים בַּמִּצְווֹת הַרְבֵּה לְהָכִין עַל פֶּסַח הַקָּדוֹשׁ. חֲזַק וְחַזֵּק לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל הַהֲכָנוֹת לְפֶסַח בְּשִׂמְחָה רַבָּה וַעֲצוּמָה אֲשֶׁר זָכִינוּ לְהָכִין עַצְמֵנוּ לֶאֱכֹל מַצָּה בְּפֶסַח לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ. כִּי הוּא חַיֵּינוּ וְכוּ', וּתְזָרֵז עַצְמְךָ לִשְׁלֹחַ לִי צָרְכֵי הַטַּלִּית בִּזְרִיזוּת כִּי הַזְּמַן קָצָר עַד הַפֶּסַח.
enemies see and be ashamed. And I hoped in Hashem that there would be a great
downfall speedily for all your enemies and pursuers — for Hashem Yisborach will
not be silent regarding humiliations and pursuits such as these that they pursued
you without cause — especially since they laid hands on his holy books with such
humiliations. And although the ways of goodness of our Master, our Teacher and Rebbe, the
awesome and exalted one, of blessed and holy memory, are without end — and his
patience without measure — and because of this for the most part one does not
see vengeance immediately falling upon those who pursue him and so forth —
even so in a place where there is desecration of the Name
and humiliation such as this that strikes to the very soul
[נוֹגֵעַ עַד הַנֶּפֶשׁ — echoing the language of
Iyov 2:6 where Hashem permits the adversary to afflict Iyov: "only spare his
life (nafsho)." The violation of the Rebbe's holy books has struck
to the level of soul — the deepest level of life and being — and it is
precisely this category that cannot be borne in silence]
— it is not His way to be silent. And I am confident
in His kindness, Yisborach, that there will soon be fulfilled:
from the plunder of the poor, from the groaning of
the destitute — now I will arise, says Hashem
[מִשֹּׁד עֲנִיִּים מֵאֶנְקַת אֶבְיוֹנִים עַתָּה אָקוּם
יֹאמַר ה' — Tehillim 12:6: the divine promise of intervention triggered
specifically by the plundering and groaning of the destitute. It is precisely
this state that makes Hashem rise]
and so forth —
may they be ashamed and confounded together — all our
enemies — may they fall and not rise. And may the merit of their forefathers stand for them —
that they suffer a great downfall immediately
[וּזְכוּת אֲבוֹתָם יַעֲמֹד לָהֶם שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָהֶם
מַפָּלָה גְּדוֹלָה מִיָּד — a profound and deliberate paradox. Normally
z'chus avos — the merit of the forefathers — is invoked as a shield
of protection for the living. Here Reb Nussun inverts the formula with a kind
of mercy: he invokes the merit of the opponents' own ancestors on their behalf
— but for their downfall, not their rescue. The logic is merciful:
a swift and limited punishment now — however painful — saves them from the
far worse fate described next. The z'chus avos is their lifeline
even in their defeat]
— for otherwise, G-d forbid,
they will be lost and uprooted entirely from both worlds
[נֶאֱבָדִין וְנֶעֱקָרִין לְגַמְרֵי מִשְּׁנֵי
הָעוֹלָמוֹת — the formulaic rabbinic description of the ultimate punishment
for those who destroy Israel's spiritual foundations, as in Sanhedrin and
Avos. Ne'evadin v'ne'akarin mi'sh'nei ha'olamot — lost and uprooted
from both worlds — is the most absolute legal-theological consequence in
rabbinic literature. Reb Nussun does not say this lightly: it is the
category-verdict for those who attack what is most sacred, and it applies
here because the opponents have attacked the Rebbe's holy books — the
foundations of Israel's spiritual future]
— for it is not an empty thing what they did:
they set their mouth against the heavens
[שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם — Tehillim 73:9:
blasphemy extended all the way to Heaven itself]
and so forth.
Hashem will plead your cause
[ה' יָרִיב רִיבוֹ — the formula of divine advocacy
appearing in Mishlai 22:23 and elsewhere: when a person's cause is Hashem's
own cause, Hashem becomes the plaintiff]
—
Hashem will fight for you and you shall be silent
[ה' יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם וְאַתֶּם תַּחֲרִישׁוּן — Sh'mos
14:14: Moshe's words at the Red Sea — the paradigmatic verse of divine combat
on behalf of the persecuted. At the moment of greatest danger, Hashem takes
over the battle and the people need only stand still].
And if Hashem wills — at the holy Shavuos coming upon us for good — Hashem
Yisborach will send down correct counsel on how to conduct oneself in this.
Rejoice in Hashem who has helped us to be in His holy
portion — happy are we, how good is our portion and so forth. The words of your father — who awaits salvation speedily in all aspects and
## Segment 4
דִּבְרֵי אָבִיךָ הַמְצַפֶּה לִשְׁמֹעַ כָּל טוֹב מֵאִתְּכֶם וּמַעְתִּיר בַּעַדְכֶם.
in all matters — in the physical and in the spiritual. And abundant peace to
all our anshei sh'lomaynu — with great love.
Nussun of Breslov.
## Segment 5
נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב
Nussun of Breslov.