6518 —פרוזבול, חובות בע"פ, ושלשת השיעורים היומיים

B"H, 11 Tishrei, 5719. Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your letter from the 15th of Elul, the month of mercy, in which you write about what you read in a talk regarding Prozbul—whose purpose is transferring one's promissory notes to a Beis Din—and you mention the dispute between Rashi and Tosafos on this matter.

Please see Hilchos Halva'ah of the Alter Rebbe — author of the Tanya (a posek in the hidden dimension of Torah) and of the Shulchan Aruch (a posek in the revealed dimension of Torah) — section 34. This serves as a foundation for what was stated in the talk: that even if one only acts "as if he transferred his note to Beis Din," and even if he has no written note at all but only an oral debt, Prozbul is effective.

On this occasion I would like to encourage you regarding maintaining the three known daily study portions—Chumash, Tehillim, and Tanya—which we have heard many times from my father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe, of blessed memory—that these are a segulah for many matters.

With blessings for good news and a joyous festival.

In the talk: Shabbos Parshas Re'eh 5712 (Likkutei Sichos vol. 2 p. 628).

Summary

The Rebbe clarifies that Prozbul applies even to oral debts according to halachah and urges consistent study of Chumash, Tehillim, and Tanya as a source of blessing in all areas.