קכה

Your letter I received — and it was to me a great comfort upon seeing the greatness of the vitality you received from my previous letter. May Hashem Yisborach gladden your soul always in His salvation and His great kindness that is never interrupted. And today — close to now — Rabbi Mordechai — may his light shine — traveled from here. And I sent you through him two fascicles of the new book to copy — and they will certainly revive your soul with the help of Hashem Yisborach. Therefore there is no need now to extend.

[Hebrew: אֲהוּבִי בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי....]

To: My beloved son, my dear one. [Yitzchok] Your letter I received — and it was to me a great comfort upon seeing the greatness of the vitality you received from my previous letter.

May Hashem Yisborach gladden your soul always in His salvation and His great kindness

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]

that is never interrupted. And today — close to now — Rabbi Mordechai — may his light shine — traveled from here. And I sent you through him two fascicles of the new book to copy — and they will certainly revive your soul with the help of Hashem Yisborach. Therefore there is no need now to extend. And how greatly you have gladdened me through the good tidings — that a male child has been born to us from the holy root [שֶׁנּוֹלַד לָנוּ בֵּן זָכָר מִגֶּזַע קֹדֶשׁ — a male child born in the Rebbe's holy family lineage. GezeA kodesh — the holy root — is the language of sacred genealogy: a continuation of the Rebbe's line, a new branch on the tree of the holy root] — may it be His will that it be for them and for us and for all Israel a good sign and a good omen. And through him a tzaddik will sprout — his tender shoots will go forth — the tzaddik will flourish like the palm tree [עַל יָדוֹ יִצְמַח צַדִּיק יֵלְכוּ יוֹנְקוֹתָיו — two biblical images woven together. V'al yado yitzmach tzaddik — through him a tzaddik will sprout. Yeilchu yonkosav: the tender shoots or suckers — from Hoshea 14:7: yeilchu yonkosav viy'hi ch'zayit hodo — "his shoots will go forth and his beauty will be like the olive tree." The verse of the ultimate restoration of Yisrael in the Messianic era: the people flourish again from the root, sending forth fresh tender shoots. Applied to the newborn: through him the tender shoots of the Rebbe's holy lineage will go forth, carrying new growth from the sacred root. Then tzaddik ka'tamar yifrach — Tehillim 92:13 — the verse of Shabbos and the eternal flourishing of the righteous] [Hoshea 14:7 / Tehillim 92:13] and so forth. And say on my behalf congratulations to my friend Rabbi Nachman — may his light shine — with a full mouth — in joy and gladness. And may Hashem Yisborach cause us to hear good tidings always — until we merit that the herald of good tidings will come to all Israel — regarding our redemption and the redemption of our souls [מְבַשֵּׂר טוֹב לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל גְּאֻלּוֹתֵינוּ וְעַל פְּדוּת נַפְשֵׁנוּ — the *m'vaser* — the herald of good tidings — echoes Yeshayahu 52:7: mah na'vu al heharim raglei m'vaser — "how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good tidings — who proclaims peace — who brings tidings of good — who proclaims salvation — who says to Zion: your G-d reigns!" The Messianic herald whose feet are called beautiful because they carry the announcement of redemption. Reb Nussun sees in the birth in the holy lineage a chain of good tidings that points toward the ultimate *m'vaser*: the coming of the final herald for all Israel] [Yeshayahu 52:7] — speedily in our days. Omain. And may Hashem Yisborach send a complete healing to your wife — may she live — speedily. And may there be peace and tranquillity in your home always — and may you be able to serve Hashem from amidst great joy. The words of your father — who intercedes on your behalf. Nussun of Breslov. [Translator's Note: Overview: Wednesday, Parshas Vayeishev. Two fascicles of the new book sent via R' Mordechai. A male child born *mi'geza kodesh*. *Yonkosav*: now identified as Hoshea 14:7 — the verse of the ultimate Messianic restoration of Yisrael, the people flourishing again from the root and sending forth fresh tender shoots. The newborn's *yonkosav* will carry the Rebbe's holy lineage forward. *Tzaddik ka'tamar yifrach* (Tehillim 92:13). *M'vaser tov*: now identified as Yeshayahu 52:7 — the Messianic herald whose feet are called beautiful because they carry the announcement of redemption for all Israel. The birth in the holy lineage points toward the ultimate *m'vaser*. Key Themes Yonkosav — Hoshea 14:7 "His tender shoots will go forth" — the verse of the Messianic restoration of Yisrael: the people flourish from the root, sending forth fresh shoots. Applied to the newborn: through him the tender shoots of the Rebbe's holy lineage will go forth, carrying new growth from the sacred root.]