6303 —הפצת לימוד התורה וההכנה לקבלת התורה

B"H, 9th of Sivan, 5718. Brooklyn.

HaRav HaChassid Ish Yerei Elokim Nosein Ne'emanim Osek B'Tzarchai Tzibbur Moreinu HaRav Chaim Eliezer, sheyichyeh.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your letter from the days of preparation with the pidyon nefesh that you will read at an auspicious time at the holy resting place of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, of blessed memory.

It is surprising that you do not mention anything about your involvement in fulfilling your mission to spread the wellsprings outward. Surely, if before the giving of the Torah for the first time—that is, in the year 2448—the preparation was done in several ways, then after Matan Torah, the main preparation for receiving the Torah is through spreading Torah study. As it is written: "He gives wisdom to the wise," and in its inner meaning this is related to Sefiras HaOmer in the year 2448. As explained by the Ran at the end of tractate Pesachim in the name of Aggadot Chazal, that counting then was an instruction about yearning to receive the Torah; from that Mishnah it is proven that counting means yearning to receive the Torah—which now means actual Torah study. This should be understood well.

And since we are now coming from Shavuos—the time of our receiving of the Torah—about which it is said "engraved on tablets," do not read engraved but freedom: freedom from all disturbing matters—may you share good news that is visibly and openly good in all matters you wrote about in your letter and in your pidyon nefesh.

With blessings for health and for good news.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that spreading Torah learning is our primary preparation for receiving the Torah anew each year. He encourages continued dedication to this mission and blesses with health and revealed good in all areas mentioned.