Until now he had no leisure to write to him — from several preoccupations. And also no traveler happened by for him to send via him. And when he was with him it was close to prayer time and the like. And today his good longing compelled him to prepare this letter on the chance — perhaps Hashem Yisborach will arrange a passerby — that this letter reach him on the holy Purim coming upon them for good — in order to gladden his very sighing soul — as he knows his pain from afar. But even so — however it is — however it is — there is very great power in the words of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — the flowing stream — the source of wisdom — the memory of the righteous and holy one for a blessing — to awaken and to give life and to gladden even him — and those thousands and tens of thousands of times worse than him — G-d protect us. For the greatness of the power of the holy Elder — the Elder of Elders — in whom we shelter — is beyond reckoning — and you cannot measure it at all. And in particular because even in the midst of the flight of the troubles and the distresses — in body and soul and money — G-d protect us — even now — we see wondrous and awesome expansions and salvations greatly. And even in the troubles of our soul — in which we ourselves are guilty — which is more bitter than all — even so — even so — we see also in this salvations and expansions and miracles and wonders greatly every single day. For this is why we say three times every day: "nodeh l'cha" — and so forth — "v'al nisecha she'b'chol yom imanu — v'al nifle'osecha v'tovosecha she'b'chol eis — erev va'voker v'tzaharayim" — and so forth. For our Sages of blessed memory already informed us at the end of tractate Sukkah — that every day a person's evil inclination renews itself against him — and were it not that the Holy One Blessed be He helps him — he would fall in its hand. And every single person must take very very greatly to heart these words every day — for there are in this many wonders and great changes between one person and another. And in a single person — between each day and the next — for not all times are equal and not all people are equal. And whoever takes this more to heart — to await the salvation of Hashem — all the more so when he goes even a little or greatly in the ways of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — of blessed memory — to express his conversation every day before Hashem Yisborach — he is saved more — and he sees more of the salvation of Hashem and His wonders.

But however it is — whoever relies more upon the power of the tzaddik who has true power — according to his reliance in truth — so the tzaddik supports him more. For certainly there are many differences between people in the matter of the help from above as above — in what Hashem Yisborach saves him every day from his evil inclination that renews itself against him. For if Hashem Yisborach saved all equally — then all would be righteous or intermediate. And it is impossible to speak of this greatly — for the weakness of the mind would return and strengthen itself again — G-d forbid — as you will understand yourself. But the little that he speaks of this — it is because in the compassion of Hashem — His chesed prevailed over them — that they shelter in such a true and strong and powerful force — without end and without reckoning. Therefore he hinted to him above — that the more one strengthens oneself to shelter in him and to strengthen oneself through this — however it will be — through this itself the help from above reaches him more and more. Even though sometimes the opposite seems so — for all who are greater than their fellow — and so forth. And in particular whoever wishes to flee to such a true stronghold — the Adversary attacks him — G-d forbid — more and more — as he knows greatly in his own soul about this. But even so — whoever is not a fool — and strengthens himself in the truth — and in particular according to all the true words that they greatly spoke in His chesed — flowing from the wellsprings of His salvation — the novellae of His holy Torah — through all this he can always strengthen himself to shelter in his power — and to gladden his soul at every time — through all the ways of his holy counsels — for the essential is joy.

And just now there is no leisure to extend further. And in particular because he trusted in Hashem — that now certainly you will rejoice there and they here — in the joy of Purim coming upon them for good. Nagila v'nismecha bishu'aso. And praised be G-d — today they fulfilled the mitzvah of circumcision properly with Hashem's help. Ashreinu — ashreinu — that we are of the seed of the house of Israel — all of us sealed with the seal of Avraham Avinu — of blessed memory — which is the sustaining of this entire world and all the worlds that depend on it. For through this all of us are called by the name of righteous ones — as he heard from his holy mouth. And this sweetens all the types of bitterness of the world — which it would have been impossible to bear without the salt — as is explained in Likutai Moharan part 1 ch. 23. And the essential is through the power of the tzaddik — who is the covenant of eternal salt truly in all its aspects.

Un taki fort hop — and in particular — Purim geyt — Purim geyt! — Purim is coming — Purim is coming!

And he almost forgot the essential — that you should rejoice and strengthen yourself greatly in what you yourself wrote — in what you merited to receive the letter that we need for our work — and you gave him very very great life in this. And in particular in what you wrote that you yourself also changed for the better through this — thus it is fitting for you — for it is not an empty thing. And if Hashem wills — after Purim coming upon them for good — they will engage in this to reply as befitting. And may Hashem Yisborach complete for them — to complete his holy works as his will — of blessed memory. And also the letter from Rabbi Abeli — may his light shine — if you have read it — it is fitting for you to give yourself life from this as well. Great are the deeds of Hashem and the wonders of His chasadim in every generation. And also the money — two new rubles — and the flour — he received. And if you knew how the above-mentioned letters — with the money and the flour — came in His wonders — in their appointed time and season — and how they gave his soul life then — certainly you would have been joyful and strong in the awesome chasadim of Him Whose mercies are never complete forever.

And behold — the time of Minchah has arrived. And they must prepare themselves for the reading of the holy Megillah — and to make in the evening the festive meal of the circumcision celebration. May Hashem Yisborach in His mercies save them — that all will be as it should — as His good will — that they merit to feel the strength of the miracle of Purim also among them — now — in this generation — for each and every one — and to rejoice in the joy of Purim. And in particular in the joy of the holy mitzvah of circumcision — that it be fulfilled: "la'yehudim hay'sah orah" — "for the Jews there was light" — this is Torah — "v'simchah" — "and joy" — this is the festival — "v'sasson" — "and gladness" — this is circumcision — "vikar" — "and honor" — these are tefillin [Tractate Megillah 16b]. And in His chesed he explained this Talmudic saying [see Likutai Halachos, Laws of Tefillin ch. 7]. Mah ashiv laHashem — "What shall I return to Hashem" — and so forth. Chasdo gavar aleinu v'emes Hashem l'olam.