6826 —ופרצת – נחלה בלי מצרים לישיבת אחי תמימים, בכמות ובאיכות

B"H, 27 Nissan, 5719
Brooklyn.

The Hanhalah of Yeshivas Achei Temimim Lubavitch
in Rishon LeZion,
may G‑d be upon them, that they may live^[1]

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I acknowledge receipt of your letter of Acharon shel Pesach^[2] – and of the minutes that preceded it^[3] – written by the Gaon and Chassid,^[4] "mighty in deeds,"^[5] etc., Reb Chaim Shaul Brook, may he live long.^[6]

At an auspicious time I will mention the holy institution, in all its details that you write, and also the other particulars, at the holy resting place of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, of sainted memory.^[7]

In view of the well-known self-sacrifice of our Rebbeim, the leaders of our generations, for these institutions, this will surely add to the arousal of abundant mercy,^[8] and there will be added blessings of G‑d, blessed be He, and success in all the above in the institution, down to "below ten handbreadths,"^[9] in visible and revealed good.

And in accordance with what has been spoken several times^[10] on "And you shall spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south"^[11] – up to "an inheritance without bounds"^[12] – which is particularly connected with the season of our freedom from which we have just come,^[13] whose theme is going out from constraints and limitations: may it be G‑d's will that in the institution too this come openly, before the eyes of flesh – an inheritance without bounds, in quantity and in quality, in all its affairs – and likewise in added blessings of G‑d in the personal affairs of each and every one of you,^[14] may you live long and good days; and the merit of the many assists you, in this too.

With blessings for good news in all the above.^[15]

Publisher's notes

And in accordance with what has been spoken (וע"פ המדובר): See also above, letter 6541, and the references in the notes there.

Notes

1. Yeshivas Achei Temimim Lubavitch in Rishon LeZion (ישיבת אחי תמימים ליובאוויטש אשר בראשון לציון): On 23 Sivan 5712 the Rebbe wrote to its Hanhalah (vol. 6, letter 1655), answering their letter "informing of the arrangements in the yeshivah, and that on the coming 13 Tammuz they intend to hold a celebration for the official opening of the yeshivah"; in 5715 the cornerstone of its building was laid (vol. 11, letter 3548), and in Menachem Av 5716 the building was dedicated (vol. 13, letter 4653). See also vol. 17, letter 6281 (28 Iyar 5718), to this Hanhalah. "May G‑d be upon them, that they may live" follows the verse Yeshayahu 38:16: אדני עליהם יחיו.

2. Acharon shel Pesach (אחרון של פסח): 22 Nissan, Thursday (30 April 1959); this letter was written on Tuesday, 27 Nissan.

3. The minutes that preceded it (ופ"כ הקודמו): פ"כ = פרטי-כל, "minutes" (protocol). Compare letter 6281, to this Hanhalah: "your letter of 16 Iyar was received, with the two sets of minutes enclosed with it."

4. The Gaon and Chassid (הרה"ג הרה"ח): ע"י = על ידי, "by"; הרה"ג = הרב הגאון, "the Gaon"; הרה"ח = הרב החסיד, "the Chassid".

5. "Mighty in deeds" (רב פעלים): The language of the verse on Benayahu ben Yehoyada, Shmuel II 23:20: ובניהו בן יהוידע בן איש חי רב פעלים מקבצאל, "And Benayahu the son of Yehoyada, the son of a valiant man, mighty in deeds, from Kavtze'el."

6. Reb Chaim Shaul Brook (מו"ה חיים שאול שי' ברוק): מו"ה = מורנו הרב ר'; שי' = שיחי'. R. Chaim Shaul Brook, founder and director of the yeshivah, in the Rebbe's words to him in vol. 19, letter 7291 (9 Iyar 5720): "the Achei Temimim yeshivah in Rishon LeZion, which Divine Providence granted him the merit and success to found and direct... and he merited to be among the students of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, and of his father, the Rebbe, leaders of Israel." Many letters to him concern the yeshivah, e.g. vol. 13, letter 4571 (27 Tammuz 5716), and the references in the notes there.

7. My father-in-law, the Rebbe… (כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר זצוקללה"ה נבג"מ זי"ע): כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר = כבוד קדושת מורי וחמי אדונינו מורנו ורבנו, the Previous Rebbe, R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn; זצוקללה"ה = זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה לחיי העולם הבא, "may the memory of the righteous and holy one be for a blessing, for the life of the World to Come"; נבג"מ = נשמתו בגנזי מרומים, "his soul is in the hidden treasuries on High"; זי"ע = זכותו יגן עלינו, "may his merit protect us".

8. Abundant mercy (ר"ר): ר"ר = רחמים רבים, "abundant mercy"; השי"ת = השם יתברך, "G‑d, blessed be He".

9. "Below ten handbreadths" (למטה מעשרה טפחים): After Sukkah 5a: ותניא ר' יוסי אומר: מעולם לא ירדה שכינה למטה... וירד ה' על הר סיני – למעלה מעשרה טפחים, "It was taught: Rabbi Yosi says, the Divine Presence never descended below... 'And G‑d descended upon Mount Sinai' – above ten handbreadths." The Rebbe's meaning: the blessing and success should be drawn down even "below ten handbreadths," into the affairs of this world in actual fact, "in visible and revealed good."

10. Spoken several times (המדובר כ"פ): כ"פ = כמה פעמים, "several times": at farbrengens, as the publisher's note to letter 6541 says: "as was spoken at the farbrengens: 12 Tammuz; 20 Menachem Av; Shabbos Parshas Eikev 5718, and elsewhere." "Ufaratzta" was the watchword of the year 5719, as the Rebbe writes in letter 6768: "and as the watchword of this year, 'Ufaratzta' westward, eastward, northward and southward, up to an inheritance without bounds."

11. "And you shall spread out..." (ופרצת ימה וקדמה וצפונה ונגבה): Bereishis 28:14: והיה זרעך כעפר הארץ ופרצת ימה וקדמה וצפנה ונגבה ונברכו בך כל משפחת האדמה ובזרעך, "And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed." Rashi: "ufaratzta – and you shall grow strong."

12. "An inheritance without bounds" (נחלה בלי מצרים): After Shabbos 118a-b: א"ר יוחנן משום רבי יוסי: כל המענג את השבת, נותנין לו נחלה בלי מצרים... אלא כיעקב, שכתוב בו: ופרצת ימה וקדמה וצפונה ונגבה, "Rabbi Yochanan said in the name of Rabbi Yosi: whoever delights in the Shabbos is given an inheritance without bounds... like Yaakov, of whom it is written: 'and you shall spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south.'" Rashi: "without bounds – that is, it has no end." "An inheritance without bounds" is thus the blessing of "Ufaratzta."

13. The season of our freedom from which we have just come (זמן חירותנו דאזלינן מני'): "The season of our freedom" is Pesach; דאזלינן מני' = "from which we are going," that is, which has just ended. Its theme, the Exodus, is a going out from every constraint and limitation, and so it is bound up with "an inheritance without bounds."

14. Each and every one of you (כאו"א): כאו"א = כל אחד ואחד, "each and every one".

15. Good news in all the above (לבשו"ט בכהנ"ל): לבשו"ט = לבשורות טובות, "for good news"; בכהנ"ל = בכל הנ"ל, "in all the above".

Summary

Acknowledging the yeshivah's letter, written by its founder and director, the Rebbe promises to mention the institution at the resting place of the Previous Rebbe; the self-sacrifice of the Rebbeim for these institutions will bring blessing down to the plainest material level. In the spirit of this year's watchword, "Ufaratzta," bound up with the Pesach just past, he blesses the yeshivah with "an inheritance without bounds" in quantity and quality, and its staff with blessing in their personal affairs.