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To: Peace to my beloved son, my dear one — may his light shine — peace to you and to your household and to those who go forth from you — may they live.

[Yitzchok] Your letter I received on the past Friday — and also in Uman I received your letter on Friday — Erev Shabbos Kodesh of Parshas Sh'lach. Now I will make known to you the salvation of Hashem and His might and His wonders that He performed with us — For praise be to G-d —

we completed much of the holy building — and already the ceiling has been completed — and in short it will be covered with shingles — and they are also engaged in the plastering of the walls — and already I have placed money for nine windows — and already a beautiful door has been purchased — and already they have filled in earth to level the pits — and all of this was through the salvation of Hashem and His great wonders. And in the kindnesses of Hashem — if Hashem wills — we will pray there on the coming Rosh Hashana — may our eyes see and our hearts rejoice [יִרְאוּ עֵינֵינוּ וְיִשְׂמַח לִבֵּנוּ — the phrase from the blessing over the new moon and various liturgical contexts: the prayer that we will see and rejoice in divine salvation. Here applied concretely: may our eyes see the completed Kloyz and pray in it on Rosh Hashana] and so forth. And to explain to you in detail the great acts of Hashem that He did wondrously in His kindness in this — there is no time now. Until now His mercies, Yisborach, have helped us — so may He complete for us also all the construction of the house belonging to this — soon, speedily. And the essential thing — may Hashem complete for us the holy building in the spiritual dimension — which is built through the gathering of the souls of Israel who desire to draw truly near to Him — that the houses multiply without number — through the addition of many holy neighbours — and may we all merit to enter from the outside inward — and to gather home all the souls who are scattered — poured out at the head of every street [לִכְנֹס מִחוּץ לִפְנִים וְלֶאֱסֹף הַבַּיְתָה כָּל הַנְּפָשׁוֹת הַנִּדָּחִים הַנִּשְׁפָּכִים בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל חוּצוֹת — drawing on Eichah 2:19: sh'fichi kamayim libech... shif'chi al rosh kol chutzos — "pour out your heart like water before the face of Hashem — pour it out at the head of every street." The verse of Yerushalayim's utter devastation, children poured out at every street-corner. Reb Nussun takes these scattered, poured-out souls and transforms the image: from the devastation of Eichah into the vision of gathering them home into the Rebbe's holy chambers] . May the Master of Compassion have pity and compassion upon us and upon them — to gather our scattered ones and assemble our dispersed — and bring us into His holy chambers — and we shall be satisfied from the goodness of His house [וְנִשְׂבְּעָה מִטּוּב בֵּיתוֹ — Tehillim 65:5: ashrei tivchar ut'karev yishkon chatzerecha, nisbe'ah b'tuv beisecha kodesh heichalecha — "happy is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts — we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your Temple." The Psalm of divine election and closeness — of the one brought near to dwell in Hashem's courts. Reb Nussun closes the entire spiritual vision with this verse: may all the gathered souls be chosen and brought near, to dwell in the courts and be satisfied with the goodness of the house. The courts — the Rebbe's holy chambers — and the satisfaction — the ultimate fulfilment of the gathering project. The Psalm's image of *ashrei* — happy, blessed — frames the entire effort: the happiness of the one who is brought near] [Tehillim 65:5] and so forth. And because of urgent necessity it is impossible to extend further. The words of your father — who awaits salvation. Nussun of Breslov. [Translator's Note: Overview: Parshas Balak — from Uman. The Kloyz report: ceiling complete, shingles coming, walls plastered, nine windows, beautiful door, pits levelled. Prayer on Rosh Hashana confidently expected. Then the spiritual dimension: the true Kloyz built soul by soul from the gathering of the scattered. *Nidachim nishpachim b'rosh kol chutzos* — the devastation of Eichah 2:19 transformed into the vision of gathering home. *Ba'al ha'chemla*. And the closing vision now identified: *v'nisbah mittuv beiso* is Tehillim 65:5 — the Psalm of divine election, of the one chosen and brought near to dwell in Hashem's courts: *ashrei tivchar ut'karev yishkon chatzerecha, nisbe'ah b'tuv beisecha*. Key Themes The Physical Kloyz — Nine Windows, Beautiful Door The construction reported with loving precision: ceiling done, shingles coming, walls plastered, nine windows, a beautiful door, pits levelled.

Each element a miracle. Prayer there on Rosh Hashana now expected.]

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]