184 —גביית התחייבויות להוצאת ספר והשפעת הדפוס הנמשכת

B"H, Sunday, 7th of Shevat, 5705.

Hanichbad v'hanala Haraha"g vavac"h iy"a chov"b etc. Maharam Hecht

Shalom u'Vrachah!

Your two letters have been received, and enclosed is a receipt—thank you very much.

Regarding the other participants: apparently, since they were told that the payment date is the 9th of Adar, they are waiting for that day. It is not at all worthwhile to let this matter become outdated—who knows what could happen (and the left line in the letter hei—which hints at action—is interrupted from the two lines that hint at thought and speech, as explained in Torah Or, discourse "Chayav Inish Levesumei," and see also Bava Basra 130b and Rashbam s.v. ad). In my humble opinion, when you come here for your brother's wedding, you should collect in person from all those who pledged for this purpose; just make sure that the date written on the receipts is still the 9th of Adar. For those whom you will not see at the wedding, it would be best to remind them immediately by letter and then by telephone (of course at Kehot's expense).

My revered father-in-law, the Rebbe shlita writes in a letter: The tzt"z said: A word spoken is among many people; written—before the world; printed—for generations. Fortunate is he whose efforts establish words of Torah in print—for this is for generations. Especially regarding the inner dimension of Torah about which it is explained in Iggeres HaKodesh at the end of section 26 that in the days of Mashiach (the main) occupation with Torah will be with this subject; but etc.—see further in Biur HaZohar's introduction.

With blessings for immediate teshuvah and immediate redemption.

Menachem Schneerson

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that timely action ensures communal commitments are fulfilled and highlights how printing Torah secures its influence for generations—each generation reflecting a spiritual world—making every effort to publish Torah especially meaningful and enduring.