3053 —על חשיבות נשיאת שייטל ויסודות בית יהודי

B"H, 25 MarCheshvan, 5715.

Brooklyn.

Greetings and blessing!

In connection with the engagement of... you and your wife, may you live, will surely use your influence on... that she should found her home on the foundations of Torah and mitzvah as lit by the light in Torah, the teachings of Chassidus. Among the matters to be secured in advance is wearing a sheitel (wig). I strongly hope that the other side will not only not hinder this, but on the contrary will help and be well pleased...

The necessity of this surely needs no explanation, especially from what is seen tangibly: young women who fulfill their duty of covering the head with a kerchief and scarf, this lasts only a short time; besides that, even during this very time they breach it frequently, and well-known matters need no proof.

Since in the matter of... may she live, they saw G‑d's wonders even with eyes of flesh, they will surely also prepare the vessels to draw down blessing and success through the above, as is brought in the holy Zohar, part 3, 126a, and cited also in the later authorities. May G‑d grant them success, and it is an established rule that outreach does not return empty.

With blessing, awaiting good news.

Publisher's notes

Sheitel (שייטל): See above, letter 2970, and the references in the notes there.