רפא

And peace to all our anshei sh'lomaynu with great love — to all of them these words are said — be strong and may your hearts be strengthened. May Hashem grant us to conduct the Seder as fitting. And the wine of the four cups of salvation — may it gladden our hearts in truth — for this is the essential. And taki fort hop — "and in all this — only joyful."

What was omitted above: The Tabernacle that the tzaddik builds — all this is connected to Pesach. For on the first of Nissan the Tabernacle was erected. For Pesach is chesed — the wonders of His chasadim — that He looks only at the good points of every individual of Israel — and through this He took us out of Egypt — and so will He take us out from this long exile. And so in particular — He takes out each and every one from his exile — through this wondrous chesed. And through all this the Tabernacle is built in every year through the true tzaddikim. And therefore through this we enter Pesach — which is great chesed.

Peace — to my beloved son — my dear one — the rabbinical scholar — our Teacher the Rabbi Yitzchok — may he live — and to all his household — may they live and have length of many days.

Today I arrived here to the congregation of Uman at the time of the morning prayer — and I had not yet prayed — and I was very rushed to pray — in the midst of this the post brought me your letter — and I received it immediately and read it right away before the prayer — and it was a comfort to me — in seeing that his yearning was fulfilled — that his letter should reach him the very moment he arrived here in peace. And just now there is no leisure at all to reply. He understood from his letter the distress of his heart and the many expansions that Hashem Yisborach broadens for him at every time. And he has already anticipated that only through this one must give oneself life at every time — as our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe said on the verse *"batzar hirchaVTA li"* — "in distress You have broadened for me." [Tehillim 4:2] And praised be G-d — he was in Berdichev — and blessed is Hashem — all is well established. And just now his mind is strong to remain here for the Yom Tov of Shavuos coming upon us for good. May Hashem have mercy that it be for good for all of us. And your strong desire to be with us — may Hashem accept it as if you were with us. And strengthen yourself to be in joy always — in particular on the awesome Yom Tov of Shavuos coming upon us for good. And the post is very pressing — and it is impossible to extend at all.

The words of your father.

Nussun of Breslov.

Overview: Tuesday, the 38th day of the Sefirah — Uman. To Yitzchok and all his household. Today arrived here to the congregation of Uman at the time of the morning prayer — had not yet prayed — was very rushed to pray — in the midst of this the post brought his letter — received it immediately and read it right away before the prayer — and it was a comfort. His yearning was fulfilled — that his letter should reach him the very moment he arrived here in peace. Just now there is no leisure at all to reply. He understood from his letter the distress of his heart and the many expansions that Hashem broadens for him at every time. He has already anticipated that only through this one must give oneself life at every time — as our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe said on the verse "batzar hirchaVTA li." And praised be G-d — he was in Berdichev — and all is well established. And just now his mind is strong to remain here for the Yom Tov of Shavuos coming upon us for good. May Hashem have mercy that it be for good for all of us. And your strong desire to be with us — may Hashem accept it as if you were with us. And strengthen yourself to be in joy always — in particular on the awesome Yom Tov of Shavuos coming upon us for good. And the post is very pressing — and it is impossible to extend at all.

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]

The words of your father. Nussun of Breslov. And these and so many more — *"rabbot asita atah Hashem Elokai — nifleosecha v'machshevosecha eleinu"* — His wonders and thoughts toward us — to give us life this day — in this impoverished generation — to give life and restore the souls of such pursued ones from every side — from livelihood and desires and character traits and the many enemies for no reason. But this is our comfort in our poverty — that we feel at intervals the verses of Tehillim that were said about us — about each and every one in particular — and through this we can gladden our soul at every time. For Hashem Yisborach anticipated the remedy for our grievous wound — for our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe was already in the world — and tzaddikim in their death are called living — as our Sages taught (Brachos 18) — and still he stands and prays for us. And his words are living and enduring and give us life also now — forever. Only beware — lest they become old in your eyes — G-d forbid — for they flow from the mouth of the elder of elders — who boasted of himself that he is zaken v'yanik — old and young [זָקֵן וְיָנִיק — old and young. The Rebbe used this expression of himself — a paradox: he is simultaneously ancient — the oldest of the old — rooted in the most primordial sources of kedushah — and also young — perpetually fresh — flowing with new revelations at every moment. Therefore his Torah can never grow old] — *"mi shama k'zos"* — and how is it possible that they should become old? On the contrary — the desires and the foolishnesses and the preoccupation of livelihood — those are old things from the old and foolish king. But true words of Torah — in particular such awesome novellae and such wondrous and deep and wholesome conversations — they are truly new every day and every time — forever.