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Abundant peace — to my beloved son — the delight of my eye — the rabbinical scholar — our Teacher the Rabbi Yitzchok — may his light shine — may he live. There is nothing to inform you — for all that happened in Breslov you know better than I — and what is happening here in Nemirov the bearer of this letter — Rabbi Nachman of Tulchin — will tell you. *V'yadata hayom vahasheivosa el l'vavecha ki Hashem hu ha'Elokim* — and you shall know this day and take it to heart that Hashem is the G-d [וְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבוֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ כִּי ה' הוּא הָאֱלֹקִים — Devarim 4:39: the great declaration of the unity of Hashem — "and you shall know this day and take it to heart that Hashem is the G-d — in the heavens above and on the earth below — there is no other." Written from Nemirov — after the expulsion — Reb Nussun reaches for the verse of absolute divine sovereignty: Hashem rules in Breslov and in Nemirov and in all the places of His dominion equally] [Devarim 4:39] — in Breslov and in Nemirov and in all the places of His dominion. And all that they did to me — everything is for good — praised be G-d — as I understand a little from afar — and the essential is that I believe that everything is for good in this world and the next forever. And behold — my brother Rabbi Yudl came at night from Breslov and told me reports of the extreme bitterness of the informers — who are busy giving themselves over to the depths of Gehinnom. And in the kindnesses of Hashem I was not frightened — on the contrary — praised be G-d — I am joyful and glad and exulting in our portion and our lot . Now — now — it is fitting for us to say *ashreinu ashreinu* — thousands and tens of thousands of times every single day — and at every time may it never depart from our mouth [אַשְׁרֵינוּ אַשְׁרֵינוּ אֶלֶף וְרִבְבוֹת פְּעָמִים — the doubled *ashreinu* — the word of ultimate fortune and blessedness — said thousands of thousands of times — a cascading praise of thankfulness and wonder from Nemirov itself, from the place of exile and expulsion] — that we are fortunate to know of this true *tzaddik* who brought us in to feel a little of the sweetness of the praise of *ashreinu* — which all of Israel — and we among them — say every day. But few are those who pay attention to this — and who feel the sweetness and pleasantness of the words they say with their mouths [זְעִירִין אִנּוּן שֶׁיָּשִׂימוּ לֵב לָזֶה — Aramaic: "few are they who pay attention to this." A phrase from the sacred literature applied here: of all those who recite *ashreinu* daily — how few truly feel what they are saying] . And praised be G-d — Who had mercy on us — Hashem Yisborach — in His great and wondrous kindness — not to be an opponent — and to draw close somewhat to the point of truth that brings us in to strengthen ourselves — and to be joyful in the eternal purpose — and the essential — in the holy faith in Hashem Yisborach and in the true *tzaddikim*. How fortunate are we — how good is our portion — that we merited to be saved from the opponents of such truth — and to be in his portion and his lot forever. This is our portion — this is our consolation in the time of trouble — this is our salvation and our hope — in this world and the next forever. And certainly we need now to multiply in prayer and supplication and in much speech between myself and my Maker — regarding the greatness of our distresses and the dangers that pass over us. But even more than this we need to be strong and trust in Hashem — and hope for salvation — and be joyful in the strength of our hope — for praised be G-d we have One to rely on . And certainly Hashem will not forsake us for the sake of His great Name — and also: ad aggid zero'acha l'dor* — even to old age and grey hair — O G-d — do not forsake us — until I proclaim Your arm to the generation [Tehillim 71:18] and so forth. The words of your father who awaits salvation at all times. Nussun of Breslov.