Letter 28

Who has merited to exert himself to come to help with a generous spirit — and to give a faithful hand in the building of a new and beautiful building for the great house of study of Rabbainu, may the memory of the righteous one be for a blessing!

Chanukah is the aspect of the drawing down of the light of truth — to subdue the filth of falsehood, which is the aspect of the kingship of the slave. And to strengthen the truth — which is the aspect of the holy kingship of the true King's Son.

Through the power of the miracle of Chanukah we merit to draw down the illumination of truth even into the darkness of the night — to nullify the exchange of the slave who was exchanged for the King's Son. So that we merit to clarify the true name — to know who is truly worthy of being called by the name of the slave's son, and who is truly worthy of being called by the name of the King's Son.

The essential prolonging of the exile is through dispute and baseless hatred — for this has been our downfall more than all sins. For even though there are many sins — especially now in these our days — may Hashem save us in the future — even so everything could have been repaired through the true Tzadik. Who illuminates in Israel entirely new holy paths — to return them from their evil ways and to repair them all. But the adversary spreads out in length and in breadth to greatly distance from the true Tzadik who possesses this power.

Remember well, well — all the good things and the miracles and the wonders that Hashem Yisburach performed with us in this generation — in the very extremity of our lowliness — that we have merited to hold ourselves in bonds of love to the true Tzadik. Whose Torah and daas — which he reveals with flashes of fire, in the aspect of "are not my words like fire?" [Jeremiah 23:29] — burns and blazes and consumes all the thorns and the thistles that surround the supernal rose. Which are the aspect of the false faiths of the false prophets — and all the heresies and the difficulties and the confusions that the unbelievers introduce against Hashem Yisburach and against His Torah and His true Tzadikim. From which comes the essential prolonging of the exile.

The adversary strengthens himself and labors through his stratagems to prevent… and to draw close to the true Tzadik, upon whom depends the essential wholeness of the repair of one's soul and all the hope of Israel. And the greater the stature of a person and the higher the level and the aspect within him — the more the adversary strengthens against him to prevent him from drawing close to this Tzadik. For if he were to draw close — who knows what good and repair would sprout from this for all of Israel!

Even though there are many sins especially now — as is found in these our days — very much and greatly — may Hashem save us in the future — even so everything could have been repaired through the true Tzadik. Who illuminates in Israel entirely new holy paths — to return them from their evil ways and to repair them all. But the adversary spreads out in length and in breadth to greatly distance from the true Tzadik who possesses this power.

Chanukah is the aspect of the drawing down of the light of truth — to subdue the filth of falsehood, which is the aspect of the kingly rule of the slave. And to strengthen the truth — which is the aspect of the holy kingship of the true King's Son, who strives and digs to find the waters from which the faith grows.