1395 —בריאות, שמיעה להוראות הרופאים, ובנין ישיבה חסידית

B"H, 2nd of Shevat, 5712.

Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In your question regarding my opinion about your health situation: I have already conveyed through vavac"h iy"a nu"m one involved in tzt"z etc. Morecham"a Chodakov that overall you are a healthy person and only need to listen to the doctor—that is, to fulfill his instructions. One should not question why someone who is healthy still needs to follow the doctors' orders; generally, every such question comes from the side of kelipah (spiritual negativity). The insistence on understanding everything specifically through intellect and analysis is also a new approach among chassidim. Since the order from the beginning was: first they listened (they obeyed), and afterwards they tried to understand as much as possible; if they did not understand, they still slept peacefully (obviously unless it was a lack of understanding in Torah in general or in Chassidus in particular—which would cause distress both awake and sometimes even asleep).

I have already told him several times that he is the emissary of my revered father-in-law the Rebbe to make... into a chassidic city. And for now (meaning for over ten years!) this has only been preparation—removing certain obstacles so that at least there would be a yeshiva—a chassidic one. They established a small yeshiva as preparation for a proper yeshiva. Now is an opportune time to move from preparation to establishing a large yeshiva and making it a chassidic city as my revered father-in-law the Rebbe desires. This depends only on them—on the willpower of the Avrechim there—and more so than with other Avrechim, it depends on him, since from the day the yeshiva was founded he has led it in many respects with my revered father-in-law's agreement. There is no need to elaborate further since I have spoken with him about this many times.

My intention here is only to say once again: enough playing around—at least now let everyone work together, and he should be among the first so that there will be a healthy chassidic yeshiva and he will be a healthy Jew and also a healthy chassid.

May Hashem grant him success in his communal and personal matters so that with joy and without excessive calculations he will arrange things well. In his personal matters—together with his wife—may they raise their children for Torah, marriage, and good deeds with proper health and true abundance.

With blessings for success in his holy work.

P.S. Enclosed are guidelines for Yud Shevat—the upcoming day of hilulah—and surely he will publicize them appropriately. Perhaps it would be worthwhile for their publication to include an article related to Yud Shevat.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that one must follow doctors' advice even when feeling healthy and avoid unnecessary doubts rooted in negativity. He urges unified action toward building a vibrant chassidic yeshiva and city, emphasizing leadership through dedication and joy.