3860 —תשרי כחודש הכללי והרחבת הכלים

B"H, 5 MarCheshvan, 5716.

Brooklyn.

The distinguished Rav, the Rabbi and Chassid, a G‑d-fearing man, distinguished and honored, engaged in communal affairs, Reb Aleksandr Sender [Yudasin]

Greetings and blessing!

It is surprising that since your letter of the 19th of Elul there has been no word from you. Yet the month "from which we go forth" (and, as is known, Chassidus explains that [through it] one becomes a "mehalech," one who advances) is the general month of the whole year, and is "satiated with all good," as stated explicitly in the Midrash. Only, a person must fulfill what is said, "הרחב פיך" ("Open wide your mouth [and I will fill it]" — Tehillim 81:11): to make broad vessels; and Chassidus explains that this means not only broadening in quantity but also broadening in quality, that is, vessels of an entirely different kind. May it be G‑d's will that what is lacking here is only the writing, and not the deed, in the days of favor and spiritual arousal of Tishrei, and that these be drawn into the entire year, with true peace of mind.

With blessing,

In the name of the Rebbe shlita

Publisher's notes

Printed in Likkutei Sichos, vol. 24, p. 541, and completed from the secretariat's copy.

Reb Aleksandr Sender (מו"ה אלכסנדר סענדר): Yudasin, Tel Aviv. A further letter to him: above, vol. 11, 3755; below, 4011, 4158, 4238.

The explanation in Chassidus (הפירוש בדא"ח): see also below, letters 4187, 4219.