Today I sent you my letter through a man from Tultshin. Please inform me whether you received my letter. May Hashem Yisborach broaden things for me and for all of us — so that livelihood does not disturb us, G-d forbid, from His service. And be strong and resolute, my dear son — and trust in Hashem — and everything will be turned to good with the help of Hashem.
Please make every effort to reply to me at once. And if possible — send immediately whatever sum you can from your own pocket — on the assurance that you will receive it from Rabbi Shimshon — if Hashem wills, how good. For from yourself you will understand that I need to prepare for Shavuos coming upon us for good — and I need to think about what is needed for the holy Shavuos on behalf of such a holy gathering that comes to hear the word of Hashem [קִבּוּץ קָדוֹשׁ כָּזֶה הַבָּאִים לִשְׁמֹעַ דְּבַר ה' — a holy gathering such as this that comes to hear the word of Hashem: a formulation drawing on the prophetic language of assembly before Hashem — as at Sinai itself, where Israel gathered specifically to hear the divine word. The Shavuos gathering of the Breslov community around Reb Nussun is placed in this framework of sacred hearing]. And certainly it is fitting that I should have no distraction at all from physical preparations. And to Hashem belongs the salvation — that everything be properly in order from Him, Yisborach.
The words of your father — who seeks your peace always with love.
Nussun of Breslov.
Overview: The briefest letter in the collection — yet its theological register is precise. Reb Nussun is preparing for Shavuos and needs funds to host the gathering. The phrase used to describe the community's arrival — *kibbutz kadosh kazeh haba'im lishmo'a d'var Hashem* — is drawn from the prophetic language of assembly at Sinai: they come to hear the word of Hashem. The Shavuos gathering is implicitly modelled on Matan Torah itself. The practical request — send whatever you can — is framed by this sacred purpose: no physical distraction should interfere with the teacher's readiness to transmit.