קמז

I am greatly astonished at you, my friends — and I do not know what to think. For I sent you a letter with the mother-in-law of Reb Dovid Tzvi, may his candle shine — who is also the mother-in-law of our friend Reb Avraham Hirsh, may his candle shine — through her from Jerusalem, may it be established — and I have no news from you. And because of this I did not send you the letter for Reb Aizik, may his candle shine — to send to Reb Pinchas Yosef, may his candle shine. And there I asked of you to reply to me immediately. And also I asked of you to write to me whether there was any letter from your co-parent-in-law, may his candle shine — or from Reb Yosef, may his candle shine — or from Reb Dov, may his candle shine — of Uman. For when I was in Tzfas, may it be established — I sent letters to Uman — and I asked of my son and my son-in-law that immediately after Rosh Hashana they should reply to me with some response to the letters. And also to your co-parent-in-law too I wrote. And in the end — it has been seven weeks since Rosh Hashana — and I have no reply at all. And this is my consolation — at least — when I have some letter from you. For every single one of the Anash is precious in my eyes as a brother — and the young men of youth are precious in my eyes as truly my very own sons — because we are from one root — from the Tzaddik who awakens and illuminates in the roots of the souls — through the Torah. In sum — it is worth it for us to bear all the humiliations — so that we should be included in the form of the letter aleph. [תמונת אל"ף — the form of the letter aleph — Rabbainu ז"ל's Kabbalistic teaching: bearing humiliation completes the spiritual form of the aleph — the letter of divine unity and the human being who sits upon the throne; one who accepts humiliation is spiritually molded into the shape of this letter] Words of one who loves you — watching with expectant eyes for your reply, Nussun from Breslov Written Tuesday, Parshas Chayei Sarah, 5643 (November 1882), from Teverya. Seven weeks after Rosh Hashana — no reply from anyone. Every one of the Anash is as dear as a brother; the young men as his very own sons. It is worth all the humiliations to be included in the form of the letter aleph. נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן