Ullim LeTroofah – Letter 468 | Thursday Rosh Chodesh Elul 5604 Tshehrin — To His Son Dovid Tzvi — He Received His Letter Yesterday and It Was a Comfort — But His Pain Is Great at What He Wrote That He Is Not in Good Health — May the Master of Mercy Support You Quickly — And Your Feet Will Stand in a Level Place — Both Materially and Spiritually — And You Will Merit to Go to the Beis Midrash and Pray There With Intention — Accept Upon Yourself to Pray With Alacrity in the Morning and Not to Multiply Conversation Before Prayer — Strengthen Yourself Every Morning to Pray With Alacrity With the Community — And Not to Converse Even in Tefillin Even the Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam — Only After Prayer and Study — In the Middle of the Day You Can Converse — And Accustom Yourself to Speak Every Day With Members of Our Anshei Sh'lomaynu — And Presumably You Will Converse and Speak About the Eternal Purpose and the Greatness of Our Master Our Teacher and Our Rebbe — He Already Wrote Him a Letter at Some Length — If Only He Would Fulfil His Words — To Speak to His Grandson Yosef Yonah in Yiddish — For Hashem's Sake Be a Man — Know That You Are Not a Small Child — Strengthen Yourself and Plunge the Mind Into Learning — Pray Earnestly — Say Every Word With a Full Mouth — And Think About the Eternal Purpose — I Think About You Greatly — But You Need to Have Mercy on Yourself — In Particular in the Days of Elul and Rosh Hashana

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-NINE

With the help of Hashem Yisborach · Thursday, Rosh Chodesh Elul — Tshehrin · Year 5604 (1844)

ToPeace and life — to my beloved son — my dear one — the rabbinical scholar — and so forth — our Teacher the Rabbi Dovid Tzvi — may he live.

He received his letter yesterday — and it was a comfort to him — seeing his letter. But his pain is great — at what he wrote — that he is not in good health. May the Master of Mercies support you quickly — and may your feet stand in a level place — both materially and spiritually. And may you merit to go to the Beis Midrash and to pray there with intention. And accept upon yourself — to pray with alacrity in the morning — and not to multiply conversation before prayer. Only strengthen yourself every morning to pray with alacrity — with the community. And also not to converse during tefillin — even during the tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam. Only after prayer and study — in the middle of the day — you may converse and speak as you wish — to enlighten your mind. And accustom yourself to speak every day — with members of our anshei sh'lomaynu. And presumably you will converse and speak about the eternal purpose — and the greatness of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — the memory of the righteous for a blessing — and the greatness of his Torah and his stories and his awesome conversations. And all this is the greatness of the Creator Yisborach. And he has already written him a letter at some length — and if only he would fulfil his words — flowing from his words — of blessed memory — and walk in them all the days of his life — to make his end good.

And just now there is no leisure to extend at all — for he is very busy to travel on the road for the coming holy Shabbas — coming upon them for good — to the congregation of Medvedivka. And after the holy Shabbas he intends to travel to Uman — and his will is strong to come there for the holy Shabbas of Parshas Ki Teitzei. And may Hashem guide him in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Regarding the coat — he will write to his son Rabbi Yitzchok — that he buy him one. And if it is not available there — he will buy him one in Uman before Rosh Hashana — in a way that he can have it sewn as befitting before Yom Kippur — coming upon them for good. Regarding the fur coat — there is no need to buy just now — as he will speak with him face to face — if Hashem wills — and he will agree to his words. And small things — like a shirt and the like — certainly he will have — with Hashem's help. And also the fur coat — certainly he will make him — with Hashem's help — at its proper time. And he hopes to Hashem that he will give him as befitting. And what is necessary — even though his livelihood is pressed — even so — what is necessary — Hashem Yisborach will arrange for him in His chesed as befitting. And let him not worry about this at all — hope to Hashem and He will save you and all of us.

The words of your father — who intercedes for you — and who awaits your salvation.

Nussun of Breslov.

He wonders that he forgot to write him a specific greeting from his son Yosef Yonah — may he live. If possible — let him write himself at least two lines — that they guide him to write. In particular his teacher in writing — Rabbi Moshe — may his light shine — how good. In any case — write to him to Uman immediately — a greeting from him.

And peace to his modest wife Maras Dushil — may she live — and to all the members of his household — may they live. And to his son Nachman — may he live — he received his letter — and it was a comfort to him. And see to write to him also to Uman. And peace and life and all good. And for Hashem's sake — to be diligent in his studies. And in particular — to pray with intention. And in particular just now in the days of Elul and the awesome holy days. Who would not fear in those days. And just now it is impossible to extend. "Z'chor b'ni es bor'echa bimei b'churosecha l'ma'an yitav l'cha b'acharisecha."

To His Grandson Yosef Yonah — In His Own Words

For Hashem's sake — be a man. Know that you are not a small child. Strengthen yourself and plunge the mind into learning — and pray earnestly. Say every word with a full mouth — and think about the eternal purpose. I think about you greatly — but you need to have mercy on yourself. In particular in the days of Elul and Rosh Hashana.

The words of your grandfather — who awaits to see all good in you and all of you in this world and in the World to Come forever.

Nussun as above.

And peace to his son Yosef Yonah — may he live.

Overview: Thursday, Rosh Chodesh Elul — Tshehrin — 5604. To his son Dovid Tzvi. He received his letter yesterday and it was a comfort — but his pain is great at what he wrote — that he is not in good health. May the Master of Mercies support you quickly — and may your feet stand in a level place materially and spiritually. May you merit to go to the Beis Midrash and pray there with intention. Accept upon yourself to pray with alacrity in the morning and not to multiply conversation before prayer. Strengthen yourself every morning to pray with alacrity with the community. Also not to converse during tefillin — even the tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam. Only after prayer and study — in the middle of the day you may converse. Accustom yourself to speak every day with members of our anshei sh'lomaynu — and presumably you will speak about the eternal purpose and the greatness of our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe and the greatness of his Torah and his awesome conversations — which is all the greatness of the Creator Yisborach. He has already written him a letter at some length — if only he would fulfil his words. He is busy to travel for Shabbas to Medvedivka and from there to Uman for Shabbas Parshas Ki Teitzei. Regarding the coat — he will write to his son Rabbi Yitzchok to buy one — or he will buy one in Uman before Rosh Hashana. Let him not worry about these things — hope to Hashem. And a loving postscript to his grandson Yosef Yonah in Yiddish: For Hashem's sake — be a man. Know you are not a small child. Strengthen yourself and plunge the mind into learning — pray earnestly — say every word with a full mouth — think about the eternal purpose. I think about you greatly — but you need to have mercy on yourself. In particular in the days of Elul and Rosh Hashana.

Key Themes

He Received His Letter and It Was a Comfort — But His Pain Is Great — He Is Not in Good Health — May the Master of Mercies Support You Quickly — Accept Upon Yourself to Pray With Alacrity in the Morning — Not to Multiply Conversation Before Prayer — Not to Converse During Tefillin Even the Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam — Only After Prayer and Study — Accustom Yourself to Speak Every Day With Our Anshei Sh'lomaynu About the Eternal PurposeHe received his letter — a comfort — but his pain is great — he is not in good health. May the Master of Mercies support you quickly — may your feet stand in a level place. Accept upon yourself to pray with alacrity in the morning — not to multiply conversation before prayer — not to converse during tefillin even the tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam — only after prayer and study may you converse. Accustom yourself to speak every day with our anshei sh'lomaynu — and presumably you will speak about the eternal purpose and the greatness of our Master.

To His Grandson Yosef Yonah in Yiddish — For Hashem's Sake Be a Man — Know That You Are Not a Small Child — Strengthen Yourself and Plunge the Mind Into Learning — Pray Earnestly — Say Every Word With a Full Mouth — Think About the Eternal Purpose — I Think About You Greatly — But You Need to Have Mercy on Yourself — In Particular in the Days of Elul and Rosh HashanaTo his grandson Yosef Yonah in Yiddish: For Hashem's sake — be a man. Know you are not a small child. Strengthen yourself and plunge the mind into learning — pray earnestly — say every word with a full mouth — think about the eternal purpose. I think about you greatly — but you need to have mercy on yourself. In particular in the days of Elul and Rosh Hashana.