Ullim LeTroofah
עלים לתרופה
Leaves for Healing
LETTER TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY
Blessed be Hashem  ·  Monday, 9th of Sivan — Nemirov  ·  Year 5597 (1837)
To My beloved son — may he live.

Remember — do not forget all that was done and heard on the holy and awesome past Shavuos. [זְכֹר אַל תִּשְׁכַּח — "remember — do not forget" — a phrase of the gravest urgency in Reb Nussun's vocabulary. The *Shavuos* of 5597 was clearly a *Shavuos* of extraordinary spiritual events — wondrous teachings and experiences that he wants to make sure Yitzchok imprints in his memory with permanence] And apply your heart well to the hints — through our words that flow from the flowing stream — in writing and by mouth. [הַיָּדַיִם שֶׁהֵם הָרְמָזִים — "the hands — which are the hints" — a beautiful play on the word *yadayim* (hands) and *rmazim* (hints). Through the words Reb Nussun has written and spoken — the flowing stream of the Rebbe's Torah — hints are placed in the heart of each individual] And be strong and resolute very much. And *"cheivas Hashem yih'yeh ma'uzechem"* — the joy of Hashem will be your strength — at every time. [Nechemiah 8:10] Only be strong and resolute.

The words of your father. Nussun of Breslov.

Overview: Monday, 9th of Sivan — the second day after Shavuos. To Yitzchok. A brief but weighty letter. Remember — do not forget all that was done and heard on the holy and awesome past Shavuos. Apply your heart well to the hints — through our words that flow from the flowing stream — in writing and by mouth. Be strong and resolute very much. And "cheivas Hashem yih'yeh ma'uzechem" — the joy of Hashem will be your strength — at every time. Only be strong and resolute.

Key Themes

Remember Do Not Forget — The Holy and Awesome Past Shavuos Remember — do not forget all that was done and heard on the holy and awesome past Shavuos. Apply your heart well to the hints — through our words that flow from the flowing stream — in writing and by mouth. "Cheivas Hashem yih'yeh ma'uzechem" — the joy of Hashem will be your strength at every time. Only be strong and resolute.