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Nussun of Breslov.

And peace to all our anshei sh'lomaynu with great love and precious affection — apply your hearts well and well to all these my words — for it is not a vain thing from you — for it is your life forever. [cf. Devarim 32:47]

This letter was prepared on Sunday before noon — to send it via Rabbi Ze'ev from here — and he was delayed and did not travel then — afterwards he traveled without his knowledge. And after he wrote this letter — a letter reached him via the post — and he saw the wonders of Hashem.

For at the time of his writing — it did not come to his mind to greet his dear friend Rabbi Nachman and to mention to him to gather with him — only from Hashem it came that at the end of his writing he remembered this. And he always believes in such a matter — that it is not a vain thing — for certainly he had an arousal and a longing for this — which caused to arouse him to this. Afterwards — when his letter reached him — with greetings of peace from him — with love and yearning — and that he longs to be here on the Shabbas Chol HaMoed coming upon us for good — it was very precious in his eyes — and he saw wonders of the "temim dei'os" — how great is the power of the holy yearning and longing — that can arouse from a distance of many parsaos also in this world — all the more so what is made from this above — above — for "b'is'arusa d'l'sata is'ar l'eila" — through the awakening from below there is an awakening above. [בְּאִתְעָרוּתָא דִּלְתַתָּא אִתְּעַר לְעֵלָּא — Aramaic: from the Zohar — through the awakening from below — through the human initiative — there is a corresponding awakening above — the divine response. The holy yearning of Rabbi Nachman — even from a distance of many parsaos — had aroused Reb Nussun to remember to invite him — before Rabbi Nachman's letter had even arrived. This is the wonder that Reb Nussun sees] And there is much to speak about this — and tell him all this — and Hashem Yisborach will strengthen his heart — to bring out from potential to actual his good longing. And if Hashem wills — when he is here — he will speak with him face to face — what Hashem will place in their mouths — for their eternal benefit.

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]

The words of your father. Nussun of Breslov. And now my son — be strong and resolute — to rejoice in the joy of the holy festival coming upon us for good — and you will merit to be among all those who increase in telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt. For praised be G-d — we have much to tell and to thank — for all the miracles and wonders that He does with us at every time. For in every generation and generation — a person is obligated to see himself as if he... — and so in every year and year. Especially such pursued ones — pursued relentlessly — like us — were it not that Hashem who was for us. [Tehillim 124:1] And on His great *chesed* we lean in truth — that He not abandon us and not forsake us forever — both for livelihood — and to be saved from our enemies and those who pursue us for no reason — and especially in the essential purpose — to merit to draw close to Him Yisborach in truth — so that we never be ashamed. And there is much to tell — but the time does not suffice. And the essential — that you rejoice in what you merited to be on Rosh Hashanah — several times — and in what we hope to be on Rosh Hashanah all the days of our lives. For now this is all my comfort and all my aspiration — to merit all those who hear my words — that they all be on Rosh Hashanah — namely in the place of the holy burial of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — all their days forever [בִּמְקוֹם גְּנִיזָתוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ שֶׁל אֲדוֹנֵנוּ מוֹרֵנוּ וְרַבֵּנוּ זַ"ל — in the holy place of the burial of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — Uman. This is Reb Nussun's great lifework — to bring every Breslov chassid to Uman for Rosh Hashanah — for the Rebbe himself said that he will work greatly to help every person who comes to his grave for Rosh Hashanah ] — certainly they will acknowledge my good forever. And in this we will always exult and rejoice — especially on Shabbas and Yom Tov — and the joy of Hashem will be our stronghold. [Nechemiah 8:10]