Letter 324

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…Who is the essential and root of our Jewish identity — our vitality and our hope — upon which all the redemption depends. All the days of my life would not suffice to praise and to exult and to sing day and night over the immensity of the awesomeness of His kindness and His wonders that He performed with me. That He gave true grace and true love and mercy in his warm and pleasant heart — to stand by me and to fight a strong and hard battle on my behalf — with the Knesset member M. Porush. Until he merited to subdue him — that I have a holy place to serve in it the holy service — Torah and prayer and hisbodidus and conversation between me and my Creator. And now — after all this goodness and this most awesome kindness that you have done with me — I will honor you and gladden you with good tidings and a blessing of good fortune — from the new salvation that was born for us in Tiberius on the night of Purim — in the year 5732. Before the reading of the Megillah. For the chief Rabbi of Tiberius — the Chacham Meir Uaknin — has fulfilled his request and his will in perfection with a whole heart. And it was for me a great satisfaction and great joy. And I hereby give expressions of gratitude — thanks upon thanks — many thanks — from the very depths of my heart — to his lofty high honor — for this kindness. And for all the good deeds and the many kindnesses that he bestows upon me with all his strength — every time — at every moment. Many thanks — thanks upon thanks for this!

May Hashem recompense his good deed — and draw down upon him and upon his household salvation and mercy — blessing and peace and life. And may He save him and make him successful in body and soul. May Hashem be with him — that he merit…

If you only knew how greatly and greatly you have given life to my soul — with the holy houses over which you labored and toiled so greatly for my sake — you would certainly always be joyful and strong — to take shelter in the greatness of the awesome power of the Nachal Noavaya — in whom we take shelter. His faithful servant. Who is bound in my heart in one bond and in unity — with love and with very great fondness — forever and for the eternities of eternities. Who always remembers him and mentions him before Hashem — for peace and for endless life — for blessing and peace and endless life.