Ullim LeTroofah
עלים לתרופה
Leaves for Healing
LETTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX
With the help of Hashem Yisborach  ·  Sunday, Parshas Naso  ·  Year 5594 (1834)
To My beloved son, my dear one — the eminent scholarly one — our Teacher the Rabbi Yitzchok — may his light shine. [Yitzchok]

Behold — today there came to my home the bearer of this letter — the distinguished scholarly leader — our Teacher the Rabbi Chayyim — may his light shine — from Lvov. And he is a close relative of yours — for his late father was the brother of my late mother-in-law — of blessed memory — who is your grandmother on your mother's side. And he ate with me today — and he is a man of distinction. And he came to us in order to see me face to face — and to see all of you — for you are indeed his own flesh and bone. And as he passes through to Kamenets — he will stop at your home — and receive him properly — with a pleasant and welcoming countenance — and those who honor me — honor them.

And also see to speak with him well — how to send a letter to him in Lvov — through Radivil [רָאדִיוִויל — Radzivilov: a town on the border of Volhynia and Galicia, a major postal crossing point between the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. Letters to and from Lvov (Lemberg, in Austrian Galicia) would pass through this crossing] — and in whose name it would be sent to Radivil and from there to him. And similarly on the return — how letters would be sent from him to you. And register your address with him — so that we can easily reach letters from each other. For it is very needed by us — for great salvation can sprout from this regarding the printing of our books [יְשׁוּעָה גְּדוֹלָה בְּעִנְיַן הַדְפָּסַת סְפָרֵינוּ — the printing of the Rebbe's books in Lvov (Lemberg) — a major printing center in Galicia under Austrian rule — is a long-standing Breslov goal. A connection in Lvov could open this possibility significantly. The word *yitzmach* — will sprout — echoes the *tzmichas keren yeshuah* of the Amidah and many previous letters: the sprouting of salvation] — for according to his words we can print there — through His great salvation, Yisborach. And he also purchased from me a copy of the Likutay Tefillas [לִקּוּטֵי תְּפִלּוֹת — the Likutay Tefillas compiled by Reb Nussun himself: prayers corresponding to each of the Rebbe's Torahs in Likutay Moharan, drawing out the practical prayer dimension of each teaching. One of Reb Nussun's major literary achievements — now being distributed and sold] — praised be G-d. And from yourself you will understand the wonders of Hashem — each day and at every time. Hashem will fight for us — and we shall be still — and we will see His great salvation that He will perform with us in His kindness — until the truth is revealed to the eyes of all [ה' יִלָּחֵם לָנוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ נַחֲרִישׁ — Shemos 14:14: Moshe's words to Israel at the sea, moments before the splitting: "Hashem will fight for you — and you shall be silent." The verse of radical trust at the moment of utter impossibility. Applied to the battle for the spreading of the Rebbe's books and truth: Reb Nussun must not fight with human means — Hashem will fight — and the human role is silence and trust. Until the truth is revealed to the eyes of all — *ad yitgaleh ha'emes l'ein kol* — the ultimate divine vindication that Reb Nussun anticipates] [Shemos 14:14]. Beyond this there is no time to extend.

The words of your father — who awaits seeing you soon.

Nussun of Breslov.

Overview: Sunday, Parshas Naso. Rabbi Chayyim of Lvov — a close relative — ate at Reb Nussun's table and is passing through to Kamenets. Yitzchok to receive him with honor. Practical instructions for establishing a postal connection through Radivil to Lvov. A great salvation can sprout from this for the printing of the books in Lvov. He purchased a copy of *Likutay Tefillas*. *Hashem yilachem lanu va'anachnu nacharish* (Shemos 14:14) — Moshe's words at the sea applied to the battle for the spreading of the Rebbe's truth: Hashem will fight, the human role is silence and trust. Until the truth is revealed to the eyes of all.

Key Themes

Yitzmach Yeshuah — Printing in Lvov Great salvation can sprout from the connection with Rabbi Chayyim of Lvov — a *tzmichas keren yeshuah* — for the printing of the Rebbe's books in the major Galician printing center. The word *yitzmach* — will sprout — echoes the Amidah's imagery throughout these letters.
Hashem Yilachem Lanu Va'anachnu Nacharish — Shemos 14:14 "Hashem will fight for us and we shall be still." Moshe's words at the sea applied to the battle for the truth of the Rebbe's teachings. Not human effort but divine action; not noise but silence and trust. Until the truth is revealed to the eyes of all.
Likutay Tefillas — Sold and Spreading Rabbi Chayyim of Lvov purchased a copy of *Likutay Tefillas* — Reb Nussun's compilation of prayers corresponding to the Rebbe's Torahs. The Rebbe's words finding their way to Galicia through an unexpected connection.
Et M'khabday Akhabed — Those Who Honor Me, Honor Them Reb Nussun directs Yitzchok to receive the distinguished visitor with a pleasant and welcoming countenance — and frames this as an extension of honoring Reb Nussun himself. The honoring of one's teacher's relationships is itself a form of honoring the teacher.