86 —גיוס כספים, אתגרי הוצאה לאור, ושיעורים רוחניים עבור האברך גרינגלאס

B"H, Thursday, 19th of Tammuz, 5715.

Brooklyn, NY.

To our esteemed friend, the outstanding Avrech vavac"a iy"a etc. HaRav HaTamim Menachem Zev Greenglass.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your letter from the 5th of this month and previous correspondence:

a) I have written to R. Y. Weinberg and it has surely been received already; I urged him regarding the continuation of the memoir list that was interrupted at its beginning—forgetfulness is common, etc.

b) We have already received $22.75 from the Tamim Yaakov Lehman in his letter from Thursday—the amount is twenty-five shekels. I wish to suggest: since your debt continues to grow and lack of income from printing matters prevents us from publishing many necessary things, it is appropriate to try: a) to find a donor who will pay off the old debt or at least most of it; b) to find donors who will take upon themselves the cost of printing a booklet, sichah, or talks—one or two new ones (of course, the donor's name will be printed there as we did in the second booklet "Chanoch L'Na'ar," etc.). Surely together with your fellow Temimim you will find a way to bring this into action.

c) The package with letters for Klatzkin was returned to us for some reason but we have already sent it again; we are surprised he has not yet received it. When distributing them please do not forget to erase from the envelope the words "To R. Klatzkin."

d) Regarding copying and distributing the article from Koveitz "Farvos Moshiach Kumt Nit," when I know my father-in-law's opinion on this question I will write you.

e) Thank you for negotiating with the newspaper agent regarding distribution of our publications; we hope to hear good results in practice.

f) Enclosed is a Mishnayos Ba'al Peh membership card for HaRav Chaim Shlomo Greenhut (it would be good if he always lets us know whether to write "Rabbi" as a title); I do not know why he did not accept it upon himself.

g) I received Dr. D.'s report; enclosed is his report from Yud Tes Kislev 5715—not edited—for return as usual.

h) From the list of booklets you sent via Tamim Glushtein you were already informed that they are unavailable. If they are received you will be notified.

i) Of Riaz Margaliot's books I only have "Amudei Arazim"—see there p. 3a about Kafita DeChamra mentioned in the above sichah of Yom Kippur and p. 43a about tzt"z; I have not seen his other books. Do you have copies?

j) My father-in-law apparently will go to rest in the same place as last year.

k) The new Tammuz talks were sent before your letter reached us; therefore they were sent as written in your first letter...from each one. Please inform us immediately how many to send again for Menachem Av.

l) Only today did we receive a small quantity of "Chachmei Yisrael Baal Shem Tov," price five cents; without inscription and letter—four cents.

m) We sent you one sample tallis katan and one hat; Tamim R.Z. Shachter began dealing with this based on a letter he received from you—I am pleased with this because for several reasons it is proper that negotiations about this matter and all tallis katan business should be without our participation.

n) Has anything new developed regarding Baranholtz's request?

o) Matters concerning Koveitz were handed over to the editorial board.

p) On this occasion I again remind that there are also among your acquaintances—and especially among baalei batim and Anash in your community—those who still have not participated in writing the Sefer Torah.

q) What is happening with Shabbos gatherings, Beis Rivkah, and work at camp during summer days?

r) The bentchers will be sent G‑d willing this week.

s) Our books volume one and five have been published; samples will be sent together with the bentchers—enclosed is an overview about them which should be publicized in your country's press. If appropriate you may allocate a modest sum from Melach funds for an ad at a suitable time according to local conditions (now or before start of school).

t) A sample of "Shema Yisrael" was sent—the price is fifteen cents—and it's surprising you haven't confirmed receipt; we are also sending a sample of "Chanoch L'Na'ar," price thirty cents. We await your response on all these matters.

u) To conclude with something related to this week's parsha: Our Sages said (Berachos 12b), "They wanted to establish Parshas Balak in Shema because it contains 'He crouched, he lay down like a lion...' In another version: 'Behold! A people rises like a lioness...' And as stated in Midrash Tanchuma: They rise from their sleep like lions, snatch Shema and proclaim G‑d King... To understand why specifically a lion is used as an analogy and its connection to Shema—see Tosefta Shevi'is end ch. 6 that snatching is characteristic of a wolf (and so too Bereishis Rabbah ch. 99), but Shema expresses unity of G‑d—the opposite of duality heaven forbid. When one contemplates true unity (as explained elsewhere)—that there is nothing besides Him—one comes thereby to use everything for serving his Creator; thus immediately follows 'And you shall love...' with both inclinations (Berachos 54a), even with one's evil inclination (Likkutei Torah on Shema Yisrael). See Rambam Hilchos Deos ch.3 halacha 3: One who follows this path serves G‑d always—even when engaged physically... Even though our Sages said (Yoma 69b): Without evil inclination there would be no passion (see Torah Or on Mordechai went out). In subtler terms see Baal Shem Tov's teaching on 'If you see your donkey...' help him together—that's why it's compared to a lion: Our Sages said (Bava Kama 16b): Its way is only to eat living things—not after death—which means even one's evil inclination fulfills 'And you shall love...' And so too Bava Metzia 84a: That very strength used for sin can be redirected toward Torah study. Therefore reward for 'A people rises like a lioness...' is measure-for-measure: since even one's evil inclination fulfills love of G‑d there is peace within oneself—and thus peace in the world. See Taz Orach Chaim end siman 585 on acronym shofar; also Ohr HaTorah on 'And enmity I will place,' vol.63—it seems that's an even higher level while above relates more directly to teachings on Parah Adumah regarding both inclinations—hence Ohr HaTorah does not cite those discourses here; see also Likkutei Torah end discourse on 'And you shall love.'

Summary

The Rebbe guides Avrech Greenglass through practical steps for communal fundraising and publishing efforts while emphasizing spiritual growth through unity in serving G‑d—even channeling one's inclinations positively—and highlights lessons from Parshas Balak about rising spiritually like a lion each day.