6567 —חיזוק בית הספר החב"די שלא להתרשם מהמתנגדים, ותיקון ע"י הוספה בהפצת המעינות מגיל רך

B"H, 26 Marcheshvan, 5719

Brooklyn.

The Committee of Anash of the Chabad school of ... in the Holy Land, may it be rebuilt and established through our righteous Moshiach soon, may G‑d be upon them, may they live

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 22 Cheshvan, [informing me] that you have been elected as representatives of Anash in ...

May it be G‑d's will that you succeed in your holy work of strengthening and developing the Chabad school in ...

Surely you will not be impressed by all those who oppose our Rebbeim, our Nesi'im, for this is nothing new in the land; it has been so ever since the revelation of the inner dimension of the Torah, and especially [its revelation] in a manner understandable to the human intellect as well, so as to make it too a vessel fit to become united with the inner dimension of the Torah, a union in all its details, as is explained in the holy Tanya, chapter 5 (Tanya, ch. 5).

All the more so since the ruling of the Heavenly Court is well known: because of the self-sacrifice (of the Alter Rebbe) for the teachings of Chassidus, the Heavenly Court ruled that in every matter of Torah, fear of Heaven and good character traits, the hand of those bound to him and following in his footsteps will prevail.

May it be G‑d's will that G‑d, blessed be He, have mercy on העם ההולכים בחשך "the people who walk in darkness" (Yeshayahu 9:1) and who fight against the light of the Torah – that is, the inner dimension of the Torah, which in our generation has been revealed in the teachings of Chassidus – and may He grant them to see את האור כי טוב "that the light is good" (Bereishis 1:4).

And even those of whom, in the words of the Alter Rebbe in his introduction to Tanya, "his intellect and knowledge are confused, and they walk in darkness in the service of G‑d," (and therefore) "he can see only with difficulty that the light is good" (Tanya, Compiler's Introduction) – היפלא מה' דבר "is anything too wondrous for G‑d" (Bereishis 18:14, the words here reordered) to remove this difficulty? And with kindness and mercy they will set right what they have made crooked and what they have left lacking (cf. Koheles 1:15) until now, in the manner explained in Tanya, Igeres HaTeshuvah, end of chapter 9 (Igeres HaTeshuvah, ch. 9), (citing what is stated in Tanna d'Vei Eliyahu): "If a person committed a sin and became liable, etc., if he was accustomed to read one page, let him read two pages, etc." How much more so in a matter that affects the public, the spreading of the wellsprings of Chassidus, the "words of the living G‑d" (cf. Mishlei 5:16), work which begins at a tender age. As is plainly evident, even in the teaching of the alef-beis and the like, it is apparent whether the teacher is permeated with Chassidic light and warmth or, etc.

With blessing for outstanding success in all the above, and for good news, in an ever-increasing manner, especially as we approach the month of Kislev, the month of miracles and redemption, and of the open victory of the teachings of Chassidus and its affairs.

With blessing in all matters.

Publisher's notes

Printed in Likkutei Sichos vol. 10, p. 250, and completed according to the copy in the Secretariat.

Summary

This letter encourages a Chabad school committee not to be swayed by opponents of the Rebbeim, whose opposition goes back to the very revelation of Chassidus, for Above it was ruled that those who follow the Alter Rebbe will prevail. It prays that the opponents too will see the light and make amends by adding in spreading Chassidus, which begins with the Chassidic warmth of the teacher of young children.