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When the Tzadik becomes publicized in the world — through this new melodies are renewed in the world My dearest, Mr.

Z.

Shazar, possessor of a keen eye, to perceive and to grasp who is the true King over Israel, who has a wondrous instrument — when it is placed upon any type of creature or animal in the world, at once it begins to play the most wondrous and exquisitely pleasant melody, a pleasure so wonderful and immense to hear, that all the pleasures of the entire world are as nothing, uncounted and utterly nullified, compared to the wondrous pleasure of this melody. May Hashem give him life and guide him along the good path upon which he should walk. My dearest and most beloved, as my soul — be strong and courageous! Do not panic, do not become confused, do not fall in spirit from anything in the world whatsoever, whatever may be — for blessed be Hashem, we have broad shoulders upon which to lean. Because specifically now, in this darkened world of right now, in the strength of the very depth of our fall and our descent — we have fallen wondrously low (in this orphaned generation, this impoverished generation) — Hashem has caused a new light to shine in the world, a novelty of novelties (awesome and exalted beyond measure), a pure and lustrous light, the light of all lights, supernal above all that is supernal, the like of which has never existed from the days of the world, which has the power to repair everything. And therefore it is proper for us to roll about in mud and mire, and to crawl upon the ground, even among serpents and scorpions, until we merit to draw and to suckle from his holy light — for as long as a person strives and seeks and searches to draw close to the true Tzadik, he has hope, always.

My dearest, Mr. Z. Shazar, possessor of a keen eye, to perceive and to grasp who is the true King over Israel, who has a wondrous instrument — when it is placed upon any type of creature or animal in the world, at once it begins to play the most wondrous and exquisitely pleasant melody, a pleasure so wonderful and immense to hear, that all the pleasures of the entire world are as nothing, uncounted and utterly nullified, compared to the wondrous pleasure of this melody. May Hashem give him life and guide him along the good path upon which he should walk. Even if he has fallen to the very depths of the lowest abyss, and below it, to the point where he barely knows how to distinguish between the holiness of Israel and the filth of the nations (for the Tzadik who is the aspect of Moshe elevates) — because through the Tzadik who is the aspect of Moshe, all are able to ascend from actual apostasy to the holiness of Israel. My dearest and most beloved, as my soul — be strong and courageous! Do not panic, do not become confused, do not fall in spirit from anything in the world whatsoever, whatever may be — for blessed be Hashem, we have broad shoulders upon which to lean. Because specifically now, in this darkened world of right now, in the strength of the very depth of our fall and our descent — we have fallen wondrously low (in this orphaned generation, this impoverished generation) — Hashem has caused a new light to shine in the world, a novelty of novelties (awesome and exalted beyond measure), a pure and lustrous light, the light of all lights, supernal above all that is supernal, the like of which has never existed from the days of the world, which has the power to repair everything. And therefore it is proper for us to roll about in mud and mire, and to crawl upon the ground, even among serpents and scorpions, until we merit to draw and to suckle from his holy light — for as long as a person strives and seeks and searches to draw close to the true Tzadik, he has hope, always. Even if he has fallen to the very depths of the lowest abyss, and below it, to the point where he barely knows how to distinguish between the holiness of Israel and the filth of the nations (for the Tzadik who is the aspect of Moshe elevates) — because through the Tzadik who is the aspect of Moshe, all are able to ascend from actual apostasy to the holiness of Israel.

Israel Dov Odesser