I received all your letters — and there is nothing on my tongue to inform you just now — but since the bearer of this letter came to my house — I was compelled from love of you to send a letter by his hand. And praised be G-d — life and peace are with us. And just now I finished *Havdalah* —
— and the days of *Shavuos* are approaching and coming. A *Shavuos* the like of which has not passed over me in several years — that I will be compelled to be in Nemirov — and there will be fear of gathering together to say *Akdamus* together [אַקְדָּמוֹת — the beautiful Aramaic liturgical poem recited on *Shavuos* morning before the Torah reading — a centerpiece of the *Shavuos* celebration. The *machloket* was so intense that even this communal recitation of *Akdamus* was a matter of fear]. And if the obstacles prevented nothing but the saying of *Akdamus* of our holy gathering — even so it is fitting that whatever will come upon them should come. But even so — I hoped to Hashem that the holiness of *Shavuos* — the time of the giving of the Torah — should be drawn upon us in His great *chesed.* And you — my beloved son — as you wish — you may do — regarding your coming here — for I cannot advise you just now in this matter. And may Hashem in His mercies gladden us with the joy of the giving of the Torah. And may we merit at any rate from now to prepare ourselves fittingly for the festival of *Shavuos.* And through his great merit — may we merit that the holiness of the receiving of the Torah be drawn upon us. *Nagila v'nismecha bishu'aso.*
The words of your father — who gives himself life and gladdens himself at every time with the fact that he merited to draw close and to know — from our master our teacher and our rabbi — *zacher tzaddik v'kadosh livrachah* — from such a holy and awesome rabbi — from such a Torah and so forth — *ashreinu* and so forth.
Nussun of Breslov.
And peace to all our *anshei sh'lomaynu* with great love.
Overview: *Motzai Shabbas* Parshas *Bamidbar* — Nemirov. To Yitzchok. Received all his letters — nothing on his tongue just now — but since the bearer came to his house — was compelled from love of him to send a letter by his hand. Praised be G-d — life and peace are with us. Just finished *Havdalah* — and the days of *Shavuos* are approaching and coming. A *Shavuos* the like of which has not passed over him in several years — compelled to be in Nemirov — there will be fear of gathering together to say *Akdamus* together. And if the obstacles prevented nothing but the saying of *Akdamus* of the holy gathering — even so it is fitting that whatever comes upon them should come. But even so — hoped to Hashem that the holiness of *Shavuos* — the time of the giving of the Torah — should be drawn upon them in His great *chesed.* You my beloved son — as you wish — you may do regarding your coming here — cannot advise him just now. May Hashem gladden us with the joy of the giving of the Torah. May we merit to prepare ourselves fittingly. May the holiness of the receiving of the Torah be drawn upon us. *Nagila v'nismecha bishu'aso.* Closing: the words of your father who gives himself life and gladdens himself at every time with the fact that he merited to draw close and to know from such a holy and awesome rabbi — from such a Torah — *ashreinu.* Peace to all the *anshei sh'lomaynu* with great love.