Ullim LeTroofah – Letter 286 | Sunday Parshas Re'eh 5599 — Received His Letter — Pain Very Great From Illness of Your Son — We Have No One to Lean on Except Our Father in Heaven — No Word on His Tongue — Close to Departure of Shabbas — He Will Hear From Rabbi David — They Were Joyful on Past Shabbas — All of Us Are as One Person — Your Soul Bound to Our Soul — Begin to Prepare for the Holiness of Elul

Ullim LeTroofah

עלים לתרופה

Leaves for Healing

The Sacred Letters of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov and Reb Nussun of Breslov, of blessed memory

LETTER TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX

With the help of Hashem Yisborach · Sunday, Parshas Re'eh · Year 5599 (1839)

To My beloved son — my dear one.

He received his letter today. And his pain is very great from the illness of your son — may he live — but he already knows that we have no one to lean on except our Father in heaven. The Master of mercies will send him complete healing from heaven — healing of the soul and healing of the body — among the other sick of Israel. And just now there is no word on his tongue to reply to him — for it is close to the departure of Shabbas. And he will hear from Rabbi David — may his light shine — that praised be G-d they were joyful on the past Shabbas. And perhaps he will tell him a little of what they spoke about in the salvation of His chesed — and also you will rejoice in our salvation. For all of us are as one person — and your soul is bound to our soul — in particular on Shabbosim and Yamim Tovim. [כֻּלָּנוּ כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד וְנַפְשְׁךָ קְשׁוּרָה בְּנַפְשֵׁנוּ — all of us are as one person and your soul is bound to our soul. This is one of the beautiful recurring expressions of Breslov brotherhood — that even when physically absent — the bond of souls is such that the joy of the gathering on Shabbas belongs to those who are not there as much as to those who are] May Hashem Yisborach strengthen our hearts — that we begin to prepare ourselves to receive the holiness of Elul as fitting.

The words of your father who awaits to hear good from you always.

Nussun of Breslov.

And peace to all our anshei sh'lomaynu with great love — be strong and may your hearts be strengthened and so forth.

Overview: Sunday, Parshas Re'eh — 5599. To his beloved son. He received his letter today. And his pain is very great from the illness of your son — but he already knows that we have no one to lean on except our Father in heaven. The Master of mercies will send him complete healing from heaven — healing of the soul and healing of the body — among the other sick of Israel. And just now there is no word on his tongue to reply to him — for it is close to the departure of Shabbas. And he will hear from Rabbi David — may his light shine — that praised be G-d they were joyful on the past Shabbas. And perhaps he will tell him a little of what they spoke about in the salvation of His chesed — and also you will rejoice in our salvation. For all of us are as one person — and your soul is bound to our soul — in particular on Shabbosim and Yamim Tovim. May Hashem Yisborach strengthen our hearts — that we begin to prepare ourselves to receive the holiness of Elul as fitting.

Key Themes

We Have No One to Lean on Except Our Father in Heaven — No Word on His Tongue — Close to Departure of Shabbas His pain is very great from the illness of your son — but he already knows that we have no one to lean on except our Father in heaven. The Master of mercies will send complete healing — healing of the soul and healing of the body — among the other sick of Israel. And just now there is no word on his tongue to reply — for it is close to the departure of Shabbas.

All of Us Are as One Person — Your Soul Bound to Our Soul — Begin to Prepare for the Holiness of Elul He will hear from Rabbi David — praised be G-d they were joyful on the past Shabbas. Also you will rejoice in our salvation — for all of us are as one person — and your soul is bound to our soul — in particular on Shabbosim and Yamim Tovim. May Hashem Yisborach strengthen our hearts — that we begin to prepare ourselves to receive the holiness of Elul as fitting.