Ullim LeTroofah – Letter 460 | Monday Parshas Mas'ei 5604 Uman — To Rabbi Ephraim — Praised Be G-d He Made the Wedding for His Son a Good Mazal — And Praised Be G-d Everything Was Properly Arranged From Hashem — He Arrived Here on the Eve of Shabbas Parshas Korach — The Great Suffering and Divided Counsel About the Building of the Roof It Is Impossible to Explain in Writing — The Counsel of Hashem Stood — That It Was Agreed to Tear Down the Entire First Roof — And So They Did — And He Has Begun to Build an Entirely New Roof — The Great Toil and Sufferings in This Are Beyond Measure — And in Particular the Very Great Expense — For There Are No Workers to Hire — They Must Pay More Than Two Gold Coins a Day — And the Lumber Too Is Very Expensive — And Just Now He Does Not Know at All What to Do — Praised Be G-d Close to Finishing the Laying of the Main Beams — But the Small Laths Are Not Available to Buy at All — Not Even at Great Expense — And the Roof Tiles Too Are Not Available — And the Roof Over the Home of Your Father He Has Not Yet Begun to Engage in at All — Tomorrow He Intends to Begin the Roof Over the Home of Your Father — And He Has No Proper Lumber — All the More So Small Laths and Roof Tiles and Workers — If Found Through Great Effort Great Expense Is Required — I Lift My Eyes to the Mountains — From Where Will My Help Come — Also He Has No Leisure at All — For Hashem's Sake See to Strive With All Your Strength to Collect Money — When He First Arrived Before He Demolished the First Roof They Told Him in Your Name That You Promised to Help From Krumintchag in the Sum of Twenty New Rubles — And Also Rabbi Avraham Ber Promised to Give Properly From There — On This He Relied to Demolish the First Roof — Just Now Let Him See Not to Change His Word and Send in Any Case the Above-Mentioned Sum — If There Is Not Time to Send Immediately — In Any Case Bring the Money Purse With You to Tshehrin for Shabbas Nachamu — And Come With the Above-Mentioned Sum — For Without This He Does Not Know How to Finish the Building — G-d Forbid It Should Remain in the Middle — The Great One Who Enables Is Greater Than the Doer

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 SIXTY-ONE

Blessed be Hashem · Monday, Parshas Mas'ei — Uman · Year 5604 (1844)

ToGreat peace — to the honor of his beloved dear friend — as his own soul and heart — the veteran rabbinical scholar — and so forth — our Teacher the Rabbi Ephraim — may his light shine.

Know his dear friend — that praised be G-d — he made the wedding for his son — may he live — a good mazal. And praised be G-d — everything was properly arranged from Hashem. And he arrived here on the eve of the holy Shabbas of Parshas Korach. And the great sufferings and divided counsel that he had about the building of the roof — it is impossible to explain in writing. And the counsel of Hashem stood — that it was agreed to tear down the entire first roof — and so they did. And he has begun — with Hashem's help — to build an entirely new roof. And the greatness of the toil and the sufferings that he has in this — is beyond imagining. And in particular the very great expense — for there are no workers available to hire — and they must pay more than two gold coins a day. And also the lumber is very expensive. And just now he does not know at all what to do. And praised be G-d — he is close to finishing the placing of the main beams over the Beis Midrash itself. But the small laths are not yet fixed — and they are not available to buy at all — not even at great expense. And also roof tiles are not available to buy. And regarding the roof over the home of your father — may his light shine — he has still not begun to engage in it at all. And if Hashem wills — tomorrow he intends to begin the building of the roof over the home of your father — may his light shine. And he has no proper lumber — all the more so laths and roof tiles and workers. And if they are found through great effort — great expense is required — for everything is at very great price. And he does not know at all what to do.

Essa einai el he'harim mei'ayin yavo ezri — I lift my eyes to the mountains — from where will my help come. And also he has no leisure at all. For the sake of Hashem Yisborach — see to strive with all your strength to collect money — in all that is possible. And when he first arrived here — before he demolished the first roof — they told him in your name — that you promised to help from Krumintchag in the sum of twenty new rubles. And also Rabbi Avraham Ber — may he live — promised to give properly from there. And on this basis he relied — to demolish the first roof — and to take upon himself such a great expense. Just now — let him see not to change his word — and send in any case the above-mentioned sum. And if there is not time to send immediately — in any case see to bring the money purse with him — in the vicinity of the above-mentioned sum — to the congregation of Tshehrin — for Shabbas Nachamu — coming upon them for good. For he intends to come there then — with Hashem's help. And you see to come there with the above-mentioned sum. For without this — he does not know how to finish the building — and G-d forbid — it should not remain in the middle — far be it. And the diligent need no further urging — in particular in such a matter.

He trusts — that certainly he will fulfil his words immediately. And to Hashem the salvation. And regarding the matter of the awesome great merit of the building of our holy Beis Midrash — he has — praised be G-d — much to speak — in speech and in writing. And to Hashem the hope — that you will see and hear his words in this — your eyes will see and your heart will rejoice. Only be strong and bold — that you have a great portion in this — to assist with assistance that has genuine substance. For the great one who enables — is greater than the doer. And may Hashem repay your work — and help you and save you in all that you need to be saved — for He Yisborach is mighty to save.

The words of one who loves him in truth forever — very preoccupied — and who awaits to see him soon with joy — and that he merit to fulfil all the above. And may Hashem complete for him for good.

Nussun of Breslov.

Overview: Monday, Parshas Mas'ei — Uman — 5604. To Rabbi Ephraim. Praised be G-d — he made the wedding for his son a good mazal — and everything was properly arranged from Hashem. He arrived here on the eve of Shabbas Parshas Korach. The great sufferings and divided counsel about the building of the roof it is impossible to explain in writing. The counsel of Hashem stood — that it was agreed to tear down the entire first roof — and so they did. He has begun to build an entirely new roof. The great toil and sufferings in this are beyond imagining — and in particular the very great expense — for there are no workers to hire — they must pay more than two gold coins a day — and the lumber too is very expensive. He does not know what to do. Praised be G-d — close to finishing the placing of the main beams. But the small laths are not yet fixed — and not available to buy at all — not even at great expense. Also roof tiles are not available. And regarding the roof over the home of your father — he has still not begun to engage in it at all — if Hashem wills — tomorrow he intends to begin. And he has no proper lumber — all the more so laths and tiles and workers — if found through great effort great expense is required — everything is at very great price. He does not know at all what to do. Essa einai el he'harim. Also he has no leisure at all. For Hashem's sake — see to strive with all your strength to collect money. When he first arrived — before he demolished the first roof — they told him in your name that you promised to help from Krumintchag in the sum of twenty new rubles — and also Rabbi Avraham Ber promised to give properly from there — on this basis he relied to demolish the first roof. Just now — let him see not to change his word and send in any case the above-mentioned sum. If there is not time to send immediately — in any case bring the money purse with him to Tshehrin for Shabbas Nachamu — for he intends to come there then. Come there with the above-mentioned sum — for without this he does not know how to finish the building. G-d forbid it should remain in the middle. The great one who enables is greater than the doer. And may Hashem repay your work and help you and save you in all that you need — for He Yisborach is mighty to save.

Key Themes

He Made the Wedding a Good Mazal — He Arrived on the Eve of Shabbas Parshas Korach — The Great Sufferings and Divided Counsel About the Roof — The Counsel of Hashem Stood — They Tore Down the Entire First Roof — Building an Entirely New Roof — No Workers to Hire — More Than Two Gold Coins a Day — Lumber Very Expensive — Close to Finishing the Main Beams — But Laths and Tiles Not Available — The Roof Over Your Father's Home Not Yet BegunPraised be G-d — he made the wedding a good mazal — everything was properly arranged from Hashem. The great sufferings and divided counsel about the roof — it is impossible to explain. The counsel of Hashem stood — they tore down the entire first roof and are building anew. Great toil and sufferings — no workers to hire — more than two gold coins a day — lumber very expensive. Close to finishing the main beams — but laths and tiles not available to buy at all. The roof over your father's home has not yet begun.

You Promised Twenty New Rubles From Krumintchag — Rabbi Avraham Ber Also Promised to Give — On This Basis He Relied to Demolish the First Roof — Send in Any Case the Above-Mentioned Sum — Or Bring It to Tshehrin for Shabbas Nachamu — For Without This He Does Not Know How to Finish the Building — G-d Forbid It Remain in the Middle — The Great One Who Enables Is Greater Than the Doer — Hashem Is Mighty to SaveWhen he first arrived — they told him in your name that you promised to help from Krumintchag in the sum of twenty new rubles — and Rabbi Avraham Ber also promised — on this basis he relied. Send the above-mentioned sum — or bring it with you to Tshehrin for Shabbas Nachamu. For without this — he does not know how to finish the building — G-d forbid it should remain in the middle. The great one who enables is greater than the doer. May Hashem repay your work — for He Yisborach is mighty to save.