6558 —לימוד נגלה וחסידות, תפלה, ואמירת תהלים בזמן שירות צבאי

B"H, 17th of Marcheshvan, 5719

Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In reply to your letter with a pidyon nefesh (a note requesting a blessing), of the 14th of Cheshvan.

Surely you will study Nigleh and Chassidus abundantly, and increase in the service of prayer [including the recitation of the monthly portion of Tehillim, as Tehillim is divided for the days of the month (and also the weekly portion, as it is divided for the days of the week), until after the upcoming festival of redemption, may it come upon us for good, which is Yud-Tes Kislev (Hayom Yom, 19 Kislev)], although, understandably, this should be without a vow. And in the study mentioned, how good it would be to include study by heart as well, at least one chapter of Mishnayos or one chapter of Tanya (see Igros Kodesh vol. 1, letter 132).

And may it be G‑d's will that you bring good news of your success in the study of our holy Torah, תורה תמימה "the perfect Torah" (Tehillim 19:8), Nigleh and Chassidus, with the fear of Heaven, and in the observance of its mitzvos in the finest manner.

With blessing for good news in all your matters,

In the name of the Rebbe, shlita,

Secretary

Publisher's notes

To your letter (למכתבו): In it he writes that he was drafted into the army and asks for a blessing to be released from the army and to return to the walls of the yeshivah.

Summary

This letter encourages a drafted yeshivah student to keep up his study of Nigleh and Chassidus, to add the monthly and weekly portions of Tehillim until after Yud-Tes Kislev without taking it on as a vow, and to learn Mishnayos or Tanya by heart, blessing him with success in Torah and mitzvos.