6205 —לחוות חירות בכל יום דרך תורה וחסידות

B"H, 1st of Iyar, 5718.

Brooklyn.

Havavac"h iy"a nu"n melachto melachet shamayim Harav Yehoshua Nachum Goodman and his wife the Rebbetzin Mrs. Nechama Tzipah.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I was pleased to receive your letter from the 28th of Nissan along with the enclosed photograph of your children, may they live and be well. May it be G‑d's will that you and your wife raise them to Torah, marriage, and good deeds with broad-mindedness and health both physically and spiritually—and of course, with joy and gladness of heart.

I was especially pleased to read in your letter about your study in your new home of the laws of Pesach in the Shulchan Aruch of our master the Baal HaTanya—the halachic authority in the mystical dimension of Torah—and the Shulchan Aruch—the halachic authority in the revealed dimension of Torah. He explained that Pesach represents freedom from all forms of Egypt (Mitzrayim) and boundaries—even those boundaries that exist within holiness.

He further elaborated in Sefer HaTanya Kadisha that the obligation to leave Egypt and limitations is not just a once-per-generation event but something required every single day, as it says there: 'to see oneself as if today he left Egypt.' The mitzvah of remembering this is not merely lip service but must be truly lived. And before this is demanded from a Jewish man or woman, they are given the powers to fulfill it in actuality; moreover, the Holy One blessed be He helps them—and so the practical result is certainly understood.

Blessings for good news in all mentioned above.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that true spiritual freedom is a daily experience empowered by Torah and Chassidus. Every Jew has both the ability and Divine assistance to transcend personal limitations each day with joy.