416 —בירורים על רשימות לתניא, מנהגי חב"ד, ותמיכה במוסדות

B"H, 23rd of Cheshvan, 5709.

Haraha"g vavach" iy"a nu"m etc. Harach"e

Shalom u'Vrachah!

Your letters from the 7th of Tishrei and the 7th of Marcheshvan were received, and in response:

a) Enclosed is the maamar from the 13th of Tishrei for the merit of the public and a general letter from the Melach. Separately, you will be sent Kuntres Heichaltzu 259.

b) Surely all our institutions have fulfilled the directive of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe shlita, in his telegram to turn to the Vaad HaYeshivot in Chicago requesting assistance. The Vaad wrote to rabbis in Eretz HaKodesh in connection with the help they are giving now. Certainly you will immediately speak with Rabbi Zevin about what needs to be done regarding this and why Yeshivat tzt"z was omitted.

c) The custom to bless during Seudah Shlishit and to lead prayers on Motzaei Shabbat before a yahrzeit is not our practice.

d) Certainly you will send here your manuscript in which there will be an appreciation article about Sefer HaKitzurim and notes on Tanya, Kuntres Heichaltzu, etc., once it is printed.

e) I am surprised that you do not mention anything about your father's notes z"l regarding Tanya. I repeat my request to send them to me so that I may return them if you wish.

f) To Rabbi Benyaminson they wrote. A complete set of the talks is no longer available here as several booklets are completely out of stock.

With regards to all who inquire after my welfare.

Rabbi Menachem Schneerson

Summary

The Rebbe addresses practical questions about distributing Torah materials, clarifies Chabad customs regarding certain practices before a yahrzeit, encourages institutional collaboration for support, and requests valuable Torah manuscripts for review or preservation.