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With the help of G-d, may He be blessed

My beloved son-in-law, the distinguished scholar and communal leader, our Teacher the Rabbi Yoshua — may his light shine and radiate — together with the welfare of his wife, she being my modest and wise daughter, Marat Adil, may she live. Amen.

Your honored letter reached me on Sunday of Parshas Emor, and likewise the hundred rubl (roubles) came to hand. I hereby inform you that I am currently residing in the holy community of Zaslav, and that your mother-in-law has undergone a great improvement. I also inform you that I will not be coming to your holy camp for Shavuos, for I shall remain here in the holy community of Zaslav. Nothing further for now — only life and peace. From me, your father-in-law, who loves your soul and always seeks your welfare.

Nachman, son of our Teacher the Rabbi Simcha — may his Rock protect him and give him life.

Postscript — On the Matter of Healing

[Hebrew: נַחְמָן הַנַּ"ל...]

I hereby inform you that I am no longer engaged in healing — for Hashem has helped me, and has not withheld His kindness and His truth from me.

[Hebrew: נַחְמָן הַנַּ"ל...]

Nachman, as above.

[Hebrew: נַחְמָן הַנַּ"ל...]

Postscript — Greetings and a Question of Healing

Extend greetings of peace to my dear friend our Teacher the Rabbi Mosheh son of the Rabbi, and to their neighbor my dear friend our Teacher the Rabbi Yisroel, and to my partner my dear friend our Teacher the Rabbi Mosheh son of Henyeh. Regarding what he wrote to me — to advise him whether he should engage in healing — my mind is not clear on this at present, and I do not know what to answer.

[Hebrew: נַחְמָן הַנַּ"ל...]

Nachman, as above. Postscript — General Greetings Extend greetings of peace to all our anshay shlomaynu (our fellowship of followers). Nachman, as above. Postscript — Mailing Address When you send me a letter, send it to the holy community of Zaslav, to the house of the Rabbi of the tailors — as recorded in the list that is enclosed within this letter. Postscript — From the Rebbetzin and Daughter; Charge to Son-in-Law My wife Marat Sasye, and likewise my daughter Marat Miriam, may she live, extend to you their warm greetings of peace. My request of my beloved son-in-law is that he study each day a shiur (set daily lesson) in Gemara and in Posek (halachic ruling) — so that he should not, G-d forbid, make the secondary into the primary — but rather: Fear G-d, and so forth — for this is the entire purpose of man [Koheles 12:13]. Nachman, as above.