6277 —בריאות, קבלת התורה, וכוח החסידות

B"H, 25 Iyar, 5718.

Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I was pleased to receive your letter from "the number of the children of Israel," in which you write that you feel improvement in your health and strength. May it be Hashem's will that you soon return to your full strength—both literally and as explained in the discourse Mashkil LeEitan by our Alter Rebbe (printed in Kuntres Limud HaChassidus). We are now approaching the days of receiving the Torah, which brings healing to the world in general and especially to Bnei Yisrael who receive the Torah. As told in Mechilta, at the time of receiving the Torah all Israel were healthy and whole.

It is well known that receiving the Torah—in particular these days—is something that happens every day, as expressed by "the Giver of the Torah" in present tense. It is understood that at all times a Jewish person must be healthy and whole. In the words of Rambam: being healthy and whole is part of Hashem's ways...

Certainly it is unnecessary to remind you to influence your aforementioned son to set fixed times for studying the inner dimension of Torah—which in our generation has been revealed through Chassidus. For with every addition in Torah and mitzvos—and how much more so with an increase in learning Chassidus, called in Zohar HaKadosh "the soul of the Torah"—there is a multiplied increase in Hashem's blessings for all needs both physical and spiritual.

With blessing for good news, and as my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe writes: to receive the Torah with joy and inwardness.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that true health is connected to receiving the Torah daily. By increasing our study of Chassidus—the soul of Torah—we draw down abundant blessings for both body and soul.