Ullim LeTroofah – Letter 409 | Wednesday Parshas Bo 5603 — To His Wife Dushil and All His Children — He Arrived Today From Medvedivka — He Intends After Shabbas to Travel to Tirahowitz for Shabbas Shirah and From There to Uman and Home — He Received Their Letter From Sunday Va'eira — Great Comfort — May Hashem Help Further — Us and All Israel — To Go Out From All the Troubles — May There No Longer Be Heard Such Bitter Cries — Hoshi'einu Elohim Ki Va'u Mayim Ad Nafesh — We Have Nothing With Which to Give Ourselves Life — Except With This — That We Know From Such a True Rebbe — His Merit Shall Protect Us — On His Power We Lean

Ullim LeTroofah

עלים לתרופה

Leaves for Healing

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

LETTER FOUR HUNDRED AND TEN

Blessed be Hashem · Wednesday, Parshas Bo — Year 5603 (1843)

ToPeace — to his modest wife Maras Dushil — may she live — with all his descendants — may they live. And to his son the rabbinical scholar our Teacher the Rabbi Dovid Tzvi — may he live — with his household. And to his son Yosef Yonah — may he live. And to his son-in-law his dear friend the rabbinical scholar our Teacher the Rabbi Boruch — may he live.

This letter is written in Yiddish — a tender family letter. The Hebrew translation follows each Yiddish passage in brackets.

Know that today he arrived from the holy congregation of Medvedivka. He intends — if Hashem wills — to travel after the holy Shabbas to the holy congregation of Tirahowitz — for Shabbas Shirah coming upon them for good — and from there to Uman — and from there to his home — if Hashem wills. He received their letter from Sunday Parshas Va'eira — and it was a very great comfort.

May Hashem Yisborach help further — them and all of Israel — to go out from all the troubles — and may there no longer be heard such bitter cries — wherever one travels and wherever one goes. "Hoshi'einu Elohim ki va'u mayim ad nafesh" — "save us O G-d for waters have come to the soul." Only we have nothing with which to give ourselves life — except with this — that we know from such a true Rebbe.

His merit shall protect us — and on his power we lean — for we shall never be shamed.

Nussun of Breslov.

Overview: Wednesday, Parshas Bo — 5603. To his wife Dushil and to all his children. Written in Yiddish. Know that today he arrived from the holy congregation of Medvedivka. He intends — if Hashem wills — to travel after the holy Shabbas to Tirahowitz for Shabbas Shirah — and from there to Uman — and from there to his home. He received their letter from Sunday Parshas Va'eira — and it was a very great comfort. May Hashem help further — them and all of Israel — to go out from all the troubles — and may there no longer be heard such bitter cries — wherever one travels and wherever one goes. "Hoshi'einu Elohim ki va'u mayim ad nafesh." Only we have nothing with which to give ourselves life — except with this — that we know from such a true Rebbe. His merit shall protect us — and on his power we lean — for we shall never be shamed.

Key Themes

He Arrived Today From Medvedivka — He Intends After Shabbas to Travel to Tirahowitz for Shabbas Shirah and From There to Uman and Home — He Received Their Letter — Very Great Comfort — May Hashem Help — Us and All Israel — To Go Out From All the Troubles — May There No Longer Be Heard Such Bitter CriesHe arrived today from Medvedivka — he intends after Shabbas to travel to Tirahowitz for Shabbas Shirah — and from there to Uman — and from there home. He received their letter from Sunday Parshas Va'eira — a very great comfort. May Hashem help — them and all of Israel — to go out from all the troubles — and may there no longer be heard such bitter cries — wherever one travels and wherever one goes.

Hoshi'einu Elohim Ki Va'u Mayim Ad Nafesh — We Have Nothing With Which to Give Ourselves Life — Except With This — That We Know From Such a True Rebbe — His Merit Shall Protect Us — On His Power We Lean — For We Shall Never Be Shamed"Hoshi'einu Elohim ki va'u mayim ad nafesh" — save us O G-d for waters have come to the soul. Only we have nothing with which to give ourselves life — except with this — that we know from such a true Rebbe. His merit shall protect us — and on his power we lean — for we shall never be shamed.