905 —כיבוד ר' משה מארגענשטערן כנואם המרכזי והרחבת ההפצה

B"H, 1st of Adar, 5711.

Brooklyn.

Haraha"ch vavac"h iy"a nu"m oseik b-tzt"z etc. Aryeh Leib Kramer

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your letter from the 28th of Shevat, in which you inform me that you are considering honoring the activist Reb Moshe Morgenshteren by inviting him as a guest lecturer at the yeshiva's annual banquet and ask my advice on this. You also request a blessing for success in your outreach efforts, etc.

It is indeed appropriate to invite the aforementioned activist, and may it be G‑d's will that you succeed in your outreach both materially and in spreading the wellsprings of Chassidus outward.

I have already said several times that in my opinion, activities have become too confined within their own four cubits (in both senses of the word). When you expand into the city and go out into the open—even if only a little at first—this broadens your vessels and limbs. As a result, additional lights are drawn down, which when they descend all the way below also result in an increase in fundraising money—plainly more gelt. This is a mitzvah that no one else can fulfill on your behalf or take away your merit.

With blessing and regards to the entire group,

Menachem Schneerson

Summary

The Rebbe encourages inviting Reb Moshe Morgenshteren as keynote speaker and stresses that expanding outreach efforts brings greater spiritual and material blessings. He emphasizes that such work is a unique mitzvah whose merit belongs solely to those who carry it out.