The name of the recipient of this letter was not released.

B”H, 11 Teves, 5711,
Brooklyn

Greetings and blessings,

In response to your letter of the 26th of Kislev:

a) in which you inform [me] that you are a teacher of a class in one of the higher grades in a Talmud Torah and that you wish to leave this work and enter the holy yeshivah Oholei Yosef Yitzchak-Lubavitch as a student, and the director, the revered scholar and faithful communal servant R. Michael does not allow this.

You acted appropriately in continuing your work in the field of education to teach G‑d’s Torah. According to your letter, you visit the holy yeshivah several times a week and listen to the teachings of Chassidus. Behold, based on our Sages’ statement (Temurah 16a),1 your instruction of others as a teacher will bring about a positive effect for you, [enabling] greater and better understanding and quicker comprehension in your own studies. This is in addition to the fact that as a teacher you have merited a ray of light, to draw close the hearts of the children of Israel to their Father in heaven. What can resemble and what can equal the great pleasure that you generate through this Above!

b) You also write that for three years, you feel pain at times and you say that the doctors that you visited have not found a cure for this.

In my opinion, you should consult both a specialist in the field of internal medicine and a neurologist, have them confer about the issue, and instruct you what to do. And you should adhere to the three study routines established by my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, הכ"מ ,זצוקללה"ה, נבג"ם, זי"ע, which include: a) reciting Tehillim each day as divided according to the monthly schedule; b) [studying] Chumash together with Rashi’s commentary (on Sunday, one should study the weekly portion until the second aliyah;on Monday, until the third aliyah, etc.); c) studying Tanya as divided according to the yearly cycle. These are the broad vessels that will draw down blessing for a speedy recovery.

c) You also ask whether you should think about a shidduch with your brother’s daughter. In general, you should look into other suggestions and, afterwards, compare them to the suggestion regarding your brother’s daughter. May G‑d lead you in a straight path, [enabling] you to choose your marriage partner in a good and auspicious hour. You should recite kapitl 71 of Tehillim2every day,carrying out this practice until the coming 12 Tammuz.

I would be interested in knowing the curriculum you teach in the Talmud Torah, how many students there are in your class, and if you teach them laws and subjects leading to the fear of Heaven.

With blessings for a speedy recovery and establishing yourself properly,

Menachem Schneerson