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Overview: Wednesday, Parshas Tetzaveh — Nemirov. To his son-in-law Rabbi Baruch. Yesterday received his letter — great comfort. Today Hashem provided an unknown bearer — impossible to extend in words of truth. From strong love — wrote these few words. Life and peace are here. Then: Rabbi Avraham Beer traveled yesterday to Uman with his mother Maras Adel and others from the *anshei sh'lomaynu* — to meet the *nagid* Rabbi Beer of Tshehrin who will come with his daughter — and there the bond between them will be concluded for good fortune — the *chuppah* soon. Rabbi Beer of Tshehrin himself had been in Breslov personally — prostrated himself in mighty supplications — disbursing more than two thousand *kerblech* for the dowry. *Baruch Hashem Who helped us until now.* The wicked ones gnash their teeth and melt as swords pierce their belly — may Hashem continue to cast them down until they recognize the truth. Also Moshe the Overturned — words hurled against him for being lost forever from such a good. The holy days of Purim are approaching — that we merit to be saved from all our enemies and pursuers. Please inform me always of their good welfare. Special closing greeting to his father-in-law Rabbi Shlomo: *chazak v'ematz — ha'Elokim haro'eh eschem mei'odchem — gam ad ziknah v'seivah al ya'azvechem — arise — call out to Him — for we have no strength except in the mouth.*

I received your letter on *Ta'anis Esther* [תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר — the Fast

Abundant peace — to my beloved son-in-law — my dear one — the distinguished rabbinical scholar — the veteran — our Teacher the Rabbi Baruch — may his light shine.

Yesterday I received your letter via someone from here — and it was a great comfort to me and to all of us. And today Hashem provided me with the bearer of this letter — and I do not know who he is — therefore it is impossible to extend in words of truth at all — as is known to you. From my strong love for you I wrote you these few words. And praised be G-d — life and peace are with us here.

And know that our distinguished dear friend — our Teacher the Rabbi Avraham Beer — may he live — traveled yesterday to Uman — together with his modest mother — Maras Adel — may she live — and with others from our *anshei sh'lomaynu.* And there they will meet together with the *nagid* Rabbi Beer of Tshehrin [טְשֶׁעהרִין — Shchehrin / Tshehrin — a town in the region — a wealthy and prominent man from the Breslov circle] — who will come there with his daughter — may she live — and there the bond between them will be concluded for good fortune — and the *chuppah* will take place for good fortune soon. And the above-mentioned Rabbi Beer himself had been in Breslov personally for this — and he prostrated himself with mighty supplications before them that they should make the *shidduch* with him — and he is disbursing more than two thousand *kerblech* [קֶערְבְּלִיךְ — Russian *rublei* — rubles — a substantial sum as a dowry] for the dowry. Blessed is Hashem Who helped us until now. And the wicked expelled one [הַמִּרְשַׁעַת הַמְגֹרֶשֶׁת — "the wicked expelled one" — a reference to a woman whose efforts to oppose this match or Reb Nussun's affairs have come to nothing. The language is bitter and triumphant] — and her father and her mother — the two wicked ones — their teeth gnash and they melt — and it is as if swords pierce their belly [cf. Tehillim 37:12; 112:10] . So may Hashem in His mercies continue to cast them down — fall after fall — until they recognize the truth and tear out the hair on their heads and tear their faces over all the evil they did to themselves — that they lost with their own hands such precious wealth. And also Moshe the Overturned [מֹשֶׁה הַמְהֻפָּךְ — "Moshe the Overturned" — a specific individual known to Reb Nussun's correspondents who had opposed the *shidduch* or taken the side of the opponents — and is now the object of the scorn of those who opposed it] — against him too they hurl words — over the fact that he is lost forever from such a good. And it is impossible to extend in this further.

May Hashem Yisborach have mercy and save us quickly — through the strength and merit of the holy days of Purim that are approaching and coming to greet us in peace — that we merit to be saved from all our enemies and pursuers without cause — and they should be ashamed and greatly terrified — all our enemies and so forth. Please inform me every time of their good welfare.

And peace to your father — my dear friend — as my own soul — the distinguished veteran rabbinical scholar — our Teacher the Rabbi Shlomo — may his light shine — together with all his household. Be strong and resolute — my dear friend — and trust in Hashem — for He will not abandon you. The G-d Who has tended you from your beginning — even to old age and grey hair — may He not forsake you. [Bereishis 48:15; Tehillim 71:18] Arise — call out to Him — He will hasten to strengthen you. For He — Yisborach — hears the prayer of every mouth — for we have no strength except in the mouth. [כִּי אֵין כֹּחֵנוּ אֶלָּא בַּפֶּה — "for we have no strength except in the mouth" — the Talmudic teaching (Yoma 20b) applied here as the ultimate ground of hope. Speech is the one power that remains to every Jew — prayer and crying out — in any circumstance whatsoever. This is the essential message to his father-in-law Rabbi Shlomo in the time of difficulty] .

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]

The words of your father-in-law and your father — who seeks the peace of your Torah with fierce love. Nussun of Breslov. His letter reached me yesterday with toil and effort. Just now there is nothing new to inform him. And regarding your crying about your sufferings — I was astonished at you — my beloved son. Did you not already know and hear much — that inevitably what will pass over a person must pass over him? And it is already explained in the holy books — that every person needs to have suffering every day — and whoever's mind is greater — his suffering is greater — may the Merciful One save us — and so forth — see there.