6963 —פריצת גבולות והתגברות על הגבלות בעבודת ה'

B"H, 6 Menachem Av, 5719. Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I acknowledge receipt of your letter from Erev Shabbos Kodesh as well as the previous one, and you surely know that letters were sent to all those you suggested writing to.

Regarding what you wrote about feeling small: it is surprising that you seek rationalizations for disregarding what has already been discussed many times and is based on the holy words of our Rebbeim—namely, that everything depends on how one positions oneself, etc.

It is also surprising that from letter to letter you keep reestablishing Egypt and limitations, and once again it is necessary to repeat the ruling that a king (who are our Rebbeim, their matters, and their institutions) breaks through boundaries.

As was discussed at the farbrengen regarding the explanation of Admor HaTzt"z (who rules in our matters and in a place where there is a Rav we follow the Rav), that from "bein ha-metzarim" (the narrow straits) one comes to one's own broadness—to an inheritance without boundaries. See Reshimas Eichah I-III; and for praise it can be said, etc.

With blessing that soon we will merit the fulfillment of the prophecy that these days will be transformed into joy and gladness.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches not to accept self-imposed limitations but to break through them by following the guidance of our Rebbeim. Even in times of constriction, one can reach true expansiveness and joy in Avodas Hashem.