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Nussun of Breslov.

[Hebrew: בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי....]

The honor of my beloved son — my dear one — the rabbinical scholar — and so forth — our Teacher the Rabbi Yitzchok — may his light shine — and to all his pleasant children who go forth from his loins — may they live.

Today after the morning prayer I arrived here in peace. Praised be G-d — how great are the chasadim of Hashem — that I merited also this year to come here — to prepare myself for the holy Rosh HaShanah coming upon us for good. *"Mah ashiv laHashem kol tagmulohi alai."* And it is impossible to extend about this now — for all our days would not suffice to thank and to praise and to glorify — Him Who did all these wonders for us. And when I came here I found his letter — and it was a great comfort to me. And just now at the time of the afternoon prayer I received his letter yet again. May Hashem complete His chesed with his son — may he live — to support him and sustain him — to complete his healing in completeness quickly — Amen. And also about the leeches that he sold — it was a comfort to him.

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]

[Hebrew: בְּנִי חֲבִיבִי....]

The words of your father who awaits salvation. Nussun of Breslov. But he has in his heart against him — my beloved son — that he thinks a great deal and is frightened a great deal by every light thing that passes over him. Do you not see with your own eyes that Hashem Yisborach does His chasadim with you at every time — not according to our sins did He deal with us — and you are frightened and panicked more than ever. Trust in Hashem — for He will never abandon you — be strong and strong — and gladden your soul at every time in what you desire to be counted among us on Rosh HaShanah coming upon us for good — the dread and the very awesome one. All the more so that we hoped to Hashem that you bring it from potential to actuality — and come here in peace in joy. [שֶׁתּוֹצִיא מִכֹּחַ אֶל הַפֹּעַל — from Aristotle's philosophical concept via the Rambam — koach (potential) and po'al (actuality). Reb Nussun says: the desire to come to Uman for Rosh HaShanah is already present — it is in potential. Now — bring it into actuality. Make it real. Come.] And the Master of compassion will have compassion on us and show us the path to teshuvah — that is opened in the month of Elul. For certainly Hashem Yisborach and the tzaddikim always do their part and engage in this in completeness — to draw this holy path anew in every year and year with wondrous and very awesome novellae — for His thoughts are very deep. But would that we also merit to believe in this in completeness — in a way that we merit to draw upon ourselves also now the holiness of this path anew — that there be fulfilled in us "chadesh aleinu shanah tovah" — renew upon us a good year — Amen. And the day has passed — impossible to extend further. And peace to all our anshei sh'lomaynu with great love. The honor of Rabbi Naftali — may his light shine — extends peace with great love. About the renovation of the floor of our beit midrash here — praised be G-d they are engaged in it now. And we hoped to Hashem that it will be for them a comfort and a joy of heart with Hashem's help. *"Puk chazei gevurta d'maracha"* — go and see the greatness of your Master. [פּוּק חָזֵי גְּבוּרְתָּא דְּמָרָךְ — Aramaic — from the Talmud — "go out and see the greatness of your Master." Reb Nussun applies it here as a call to behold the wonders of Hashem's Providence — that even the renovation of the floor of the beit midrash in Uman is a sign of His strength and care] And still they need salvation and much mercy. Overview: Monday, Parshas Teitzei — Uman. Opening blessing: "Rav chesed yigmol chesed v'yeitiv lachem v'lanu — hakesivah v'hachasimah l'chayyim tovim l'chayyim amitiyim arukim u'l'shalom." To Yitzchok and his pleasant children. Today after the morning prayer arrived here in peace. Praised be G-d — how great are the chasadim of Hashem — that he merited also this year to come here — to prepare himself for the holy Rosh HaShanah. "Mah ashiv laHashem kol tagmulohi alai." All our days would not suffice to thank and to praise and to glorify — Him Who did all these wonders for us. When he came here he found his letter — great comfort. And at the time of Minchah received his letter yet again. May Hashem complete His chesed with his son — support him and sustain him — to complete his healing quickly. Also about the leeches he sold — comfort. But he has in his heart against him — that he thinks a great deal and is frightened by every light thing. Do you not see with your own eyes that Hashem does His chasadim with you at every time — not according to our sins did He deal with us — and you are frightened and panicked more than ever. Trust in Hashem — be strong and strong — and gladden your soul at every time in what you desire to be counted among us on Rosh HaShanah — the dread and very awesome one. All the more so that we hoped you bring it from potential to actuality — and come here in peace in joy. The Master of compassion will show us the path to teshuvah opened in the month of Elul. For certainly Hashem Yisborach and the tzaddikim always do their part in completeness — to draw this holy path anew in every year with wondrous and very awesome novellae. Would that we also merit to believe in this in completeness — that there be fulfilled in us "chadesh aleinu shanah tovah" — Amen. Then: the honor of Rabbi Naftali extends peace — renovation of the floor of the beit midrash here — praised be G-d they are engaged now. "Puk chazei gevurta d'maracha." And still they need salvation and much mercy. Editorial note: Letters of the year 5600.

[Hebrew: דִּבְרֵי אָבִיךָ...]

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב....]