קסה

Your letter from Wednesday — this present one [dana — Aramaic: "this present one"] — I received properly. And also the Meizhide [A coin — the Meizhide; money sent as a charitable donation or contribution] — I received properly. And in the merit of the charity — from Reb Abba ז"ל — may his soul ascend to the light of the face. And I will recite Kaddish for him the entire month.

And regarding what I wrote to him about the matter of the distribution [החלוקה — chalukah — the distribution; the system of distributing funds collected in the diaspora for the support of Jews living in Eretz Yisroel; specifically here the distribution funds allocated to Reb Abba ז"ל who has passed away] — I met with the administrator [הממנה — "the appointed one, the administrator" — the person appointed to oversee and distribute the chalukah funds in Teverya] — and he told me how Reb Altir — who was the son-in-law of Reb Shmuel the collector of Akel [ר' שמואל העליר עקל — "Reb Shmuel the collector of Akel" — ha'alir appears to be from Yiddish allyr — an agent or collector who gathers charitable funds on behalf of an institution; Akel or Ekl — possibly the name of a town or institution he represented; the exact identification is uncertain but the role is clear: a fund-collector] — here — received the distribution money of Reb Abba ז"ל. And since his wife, may she live, was traveling to Jerusalem — she transferred the power of the distribution — that Reb Abba ז"ל should receive it on her behalf. Therefore — if Reb Altir will write — with the signature of a rabbinical court — that he received from Reb Abba the distribution — from the period of time from which he will now travel — then they will transfer to him their distribution — whatever is on their portion. And I will do as per your letter — half I will receive into my hand — and half I will receive for the woman Chava, may she live — as per your letter.

And for sending me the honorable sum of thirteen groshen — may Hashem Yisbarach bless you — with a remembrance of salvation and mercy. And may it be a comprehensive redemption — to sweeten through the power of Rabbainu ז"ל and his holy disciple — all the harsh judgments — in general and in particular and in the particulars of particulars. [בכלל ובפרט ובפרטי פרטיות — "in general and in particular and in the particulars of particulars" — the Kabbalistic tripartite structure of reality: the comprehensive whole, each individual particular, and each sub-particular within each particular; the redemption sweetens all harsh judgments at every level of reality] And may you merit — together with the Anash — to receive the holy Passover festival in fitness and in holiness and purity and joy and gladness — and in prayer with intention and outcry — as is explained in Likutay Moharan — on Passover — that one cries out in prayer. And may we all merit — to receive through the festival of Passover — such knowledge — to break the lust for money. [לשבר תאות ממון — "to break the lust for money" — a specific teaching of Rabbainu ז"ל connected to Passover: the Exodus from Egypt is an Exodus from the material lust that enslaves; Passover specifically has the power to break the grip of the money-lust] And may we all merit to prepare ourselves — through the Omer count with intention — for the receiving of the Torah — with ardor and with a fresh beginning. And may Hashem Yisbarach merit us — to taste the taste of the pleasant words from the sayings of Rabbainu ז"ל and his holy disciple — and to truly settle ourselves — as to what is the ultimate purpose of this world. For we have nothing in this world — except to long and to watch with expectant eyes for the World to Come — as is explained in Likutay Tinyana, sign 10. [Likutay Moharan Tinyana — the Second Collection — sign 10; a Torah discourse of Rabbainu ז"ל that explains the soul's true purpose in this world: to long and watch for the World to Come; this world is only the antechamber — the longing itself is the purpose]

Peace to you and to my friend Reb Aizik, may his candle shine, Nussun from Breslov

Written Friday, the 13th of Nissan, 5643 (April 1883) — one day before Passover eve. News of Reb Abba's passing — the writer will say Kaddish for him all month. Distribution fund matters. A Passover teaching: cry out in prayer; break the lust for money; long for the World to Come.

נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן Today I was at the administrator — and he told me that he will give me all the monthly money due to Reb Abba ז"ל — and to his wife, may she live. Therefore write to me immediately — as you wrote before the Passover festival — that half I should receive into my hand — and half I should send to the woman Chava, may she live. Only I have not yet received it — because I have not returned the distributor. [שלא השבתי המחלק — "because I have not returned the distributor" — some financial document or allocating instrument that needs to be returned before the funds can be disbursed] Therefore immediately write to me — to know — so that immediately with the previous wagon. And when I send the money to her hand — I will then send to Reb Chaim, may his candle shine — his money — 2510 groshen of our money. And to Reb Yaakov Dov — the sum of six groshen. And to Reb Dov, may his candle shine — 310 groshen. For this money — Reb Moshe the shochet and examiner sent — one ruble — a payment. And wrote to me to give to Reb Yaakov Dov — with G-d's help — half a ruble. And to the shochet and examiner — 20 and five kopeks. And to me — 20 and five kopeks. And Reb Moshe Yadid received six groshen. And I do not reckon the money of Reb Moshe Yadid — only upon me and upon Reb Chaim — and for them I do not reckon. And I asked that immediately and at once — to reply to me — with alacrity — without delay.