5772 —ברכת שנה חדשה והערות על מלומדות

B"H, Days of Selichos, 5717.

Brooklyn, NY.

Harav Hagaon Hagadol Hanoda Leshem Tehillah U'Tiferes Betochkei Geonei Yaakov, Haraha"ch iy"a Ish Eshkolos U'Madaim chv"n etc. Shlomo Yosef

Shalom u'Vrachah!

As the new year approaches, which is coming upon us and all of Israel for good and for blessing, I hereby express my blessing to you and all yours: a blessing for being inscribed and sealed for a good and sweet year in both material and spiritual matters.

With blessing, M. Schneersohn

P.S.: From the days of the 16th to the 22nd of Elul as well as the book Sippurei Chassidim vol. II have been received. Many thanks.

Incidentally: The version about the dispute of the Alter Rebbe regarding the Napoleonic War was from the tzaddik etc. Maharash of Karlin. This is also copied in the aforementioned book. However, according to what is brought in Seder HaDorot, he was killed al kiddush Hashem many years before this war. I think I saw long ago in some book that this was noted. Some say that his disputant was the Maggid of Kozhnitz.

In the book Erchei Kabbalah—it's surprising he did not include also the book Pe'at HaShulchan. It would be appropriate to complete it now at least.

Between us: The author has a strange "carefulness." For example, Av A"B is arranged after... Abba! Apparently because in most printings it appears as an abbreviation. Nekud (point), Nekudah (dot), Nekudot (dots) are arranged as three separate entries! And so on. Nevertheless, due to the scarcity of such books regarding Kabbalah—it would be worthwhile to publish it if means are easily found for this purpose, even if only as an additional mention on the subject of Pnimiyus HaTorah.

Summary

The Rebbe blesses for a good new year materially and spiritually while encouraging careful scholarship in chassidic texts and supporting efforts to expand access to works on Kabbalah and Pnimiyus HaTorah.