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Overview: Wednesday, Parshas Emor — Uman — 5604. To his beloved son. Yesterday he arrived here in peace. Be strong and bold my son — and gladden your soul in all that is possible — do not fear and do not be afraid — for Hashem is with us — for m'lo chol ha'aretz k'vodo. And this was said also about you explicitly and about all of us. Even though all know this — even so — one must repeat this many times every day. And the essential — through the power of the tzaddik who revealed this. For only he — in his great compassion — introduced into us — that even I and you can give life to ourselves with this — in the attainment of the student — which is the aspect of "n'veilasi y'kumun — ha'keitzu v'rannenu — shoch'nei afar" — the like of which was never heard. G'dolim ma'asei Hashem — sama d'milsa mishtoka — for a fence to wisdom is silence — and every single word burns like coals of fire. It is a very wondrous and awesome innovation — to give life to the lowly in spirit and to the crushed of heart. It did not enter his mind just now to write to him anything of this — but it was from Hashem — Who arranged for him a remembrance of these holy and very awesome matters. And they give life to him very greatly just now. Since he already said these words before us — and they were written in a book by him — and you merit to hear them in writing and orally many times — certainly there is hope for our future — for me and for you and for all of us.

Know — my brothers and companions — that he arrived here in Uman last week on Tuesday — and immediately began to engage in the repair of our Beis Midrash. And first they were compelled to strive to receive permission from the officials here. And after much effort — Hashem Yisborach helped — that today the Gradnitse himself — together with two other officials — came to our Beis Midrash — and gave permission to build the roof. Only that they still need to receive a permit for this. And with Hashem's help — tomorrow they will receive a good permit — and we must give thanks to Hashem for this. And now they need to begin the construction of the roof.

And at first it entered his mind to build only the upper roof that fell by itself. But many told him — that it is essential to tear down the entire roof and build it anew. And so he understood himself — that there is no possibility any other way. But the expense is great — and it is impossible to wait until he is with them — for in the meanwhile the summer days would pass. And in particular since in a mitzvah matter such as this — one must expedite in all that is possible. And also so that the woodwork and the beams not spoil — G-d forbid. Therefore it is essential to begin immediately. And for this reason he came to inform them all this.

And he is greatly astonished — that until now not even a single penny has arrived to him from them for this building. And they already promised — according to the pledge note — and said — that certainly they will send immediately — before Pesach or after Pesach in any case. And there is no voice and no money. Therefore he is sending them the pledge note of the obligated ones — and let them see to settle everything immediately — at once — without any delay at all — G-d forbid. And let them send the money to the congregation of Tultchin — to the hand of his son — may he live — so that the building not be halted — G-d forbid. And know this — that even when they settle according to the pledge note — much will still be lacking — for the expense is great. And certainly you will be compelled to add more — as he will speak — if Hashem wills — with Rabbi Avraham Ber — may he live — when he will be with them for the festival of Shavuos coming upon them for good. For certainly it is impossible to halt the building — G-d forbid — because of the great expense. But just now — see to it that all send according to the pledge note — and then they will know how much more needs to be added. Just now — see not to delay any further the money they have already pledged in the pledge note. For it is not an empty thing — our holy building — for it is the merit of the many for generations — forever. And it is impossible to imagine at all — until where the merit of this great communal mitzvah reaches — without end and without limit. Blessed is one who assists in this — with assistance that has substance — according to the blessing of Hashem and according to his good heart — according to what one imagines in his heart the greatness of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — the holy and awesome — the memory of the righteous and holy one for a blessing. And let them remember well — well — all that they heard already from his holy mouth — and what they saw with their own eyes in his holy and very awesome books — and what was spoken among us. For very very deep — very deep — is the holy work that he — of blessed memory — is still engaging in with us — to rectify us forever — b'gin d'lo neibol b'kissufa kamei — so that we not enter in shame before him. He Who knows thoughts knows — that he writes all this with great wholesomeness — and he knows that he is not worthy to engage in such an awesome work. But very deep are His thoughts. And he is poor and destitute — and his livelihood is pressed — and he must marry off his sons — may they live — and also his son Dovid Tzvi — who is hunchbacked — has become a widower — and he must marry him off. And he has no strength — except through the mouth and in writing — to awaken them and rouse them and urge them — in such a great merit of the many. And he trusts in their good hearts — who merited in His great chesed — to be counted with us — to be included in his holy name — which is the name of Hashem — for his name is shared with the name of Hashem and the name of the tzaddik — that certainly they will fulfil these words of his with alacrity immediately — with superior strength and superiority. And all who add — may they add to him from Heaven wealth and honor and life — good life and long life forever — until they merit to see how great is the goodness stored up for those who fear You — and for all who cleave to them — with their body and their soul and their very much — this is their money. And "v'shavtem u'r'isem" — between one who is called by his name — the memory of the righteous for a blessing — and one who disputes — the mocker who despises the point of truth — and between one who serves G-d and one who has not served Him — as our Sages interpreted: between one who reviews his chapter a hundred times and one who reviews his chapter a hundred and one times. And likewise regarding charity — which surpasses all — in particular charity such as this — which is the merit of the many and endures forever. And between one who gives a hundred new rubles and one who gives a hundred and one — and so forth. The words of one who loves them in truth forever. Who is sighing and very crushed from the many troubles of his soul — and from the troubles of the souls of Israel — who cry out before him from their trouble — whose pains he knows. But already he knows well and clearly — that the whole world is full of troubles and sorrows and pains. And in His wondrous chesed — he merits to remember all the chesed and goodness that He did for his soul — that He set him apart from those who err and dispute — and granted him merit to be called by his name — of blessed memory — and to engage in his holy work. This is his portion from all his toil — this is his hope forever. And His chesed prevailed over him — that he merited also to recount and converse in His awesome wonders. "Ad hena azaruni rachamecha — gam ad ziknah v'seivah Elokim al ta'azveinu — ad agid rachamecha l'dor" — and so forth. Nagila v'nismecha bishu'aso. Nussun of Breslov. Overview: Monday, Parshas B'chukosai — the 32nd of the Omer — Uman — 5604. To Rabbi Dov Ber, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh, Rabbi Avraham Ber, Rabbi Abeli, and all the anshei sh'lomaynu. Know my brothers and companions — he arrived in Uman last Tuesday — and immediately began to engage in the repair of the Beis Midrash. First they had to strive to receive permission from the officials. After much effort Hashem helped — today the Gradnitse himself with two officials came to the Beis Midrash — and gave permission to build the roof. Tomorrow they will receive a good permit — and now must begin the construction. At first he thought to build only the upper roof — but many said it is essential to tear down the entire roof and build anew — and so he understood himself. The expense is great — it is impossible to wait for them to come — the summer days pass — also this is a mitzvah work and must be expedited — also lest the woodwork spoil. Therefore must begin immediately. He is greatly astonished that until now not even a single penny has arrived for this building — they already promised according to the pledge note — no voice and no money. He sends them the pledge note — they must settle everything immediately without any delay — and send the money to Tultchin to his son. Even when they send all that was pledged — much will still be lacking — the expense is great — certainly they will be compelled to add more. It is not an empty thing — our holy building — the merit of the many for generations forever. Blessed is one who assists in this with substance — according to what one imagines in his heart the greatness of our Master. Remember well all that was heard from his holy mouth and seen in his holy and awesome books. Very very deep is the holy work that he of blessed memory is still engaging in with us to rectify us forever — b'gin d'lo neibol b'kissufa kamei. Between one who reviews his chapter a hundred times and one who reviews it a hundred and one times — and likewise regarding charity which surpasses all — in particular charity such as this which is the merit of the many and endures forever.

[Hebrew: נָתָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב...]