This letter was addressed to R. Moshe HaKohen Shayevitch.

B”H, 25 Teves, 5711,
Brooklyn

Greetings and blessings,

I was happy to receive greetings from you. I hope that you will always be able to convey good news about your positive state of affairs and that of your wife with regard to material matters and also concerning your positive state of affairs in spiritual matters.

Enclosed is a publication printed for the 24th of Teves1 and a communal letter relevant to it.2 If you have any comments about them, I would be happy to hear [them].

As I once said: [(When its letters are rearranged) the word] gabbai3(גבאי) [serves as an acronym] for the phrase:אנא בכח גדולת ימינך, “We implore You by the power of Your right hand....”4 Implied is that one who, by Divine providence, was chosen to be the gabbai of a synagogue must have “power” [expressed] in kindness (i.e., “Your right hand”) and with a tone of asking (“We implore”), i.e., your influence should be powerful [“the power”], but it should be expressed with the quality of kindness. [You should] make the synagogue a chassidishe shul and illuminate and bring warmth to all your surroundings.

Awaiting good news,

With blessing,

Menachem Schneerson

Enclosed is a receipt from Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch for your donation. Certainly, you will make endeavors [in this regard] in the future as well, and participate in this holy task with increased strength, in a manner that would [enable] my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, הכ"מ, to derive satisfaction from you. This will also generate the vessels for you to receive his positive influence in material and spiritual matters.

Enclosed are the letters you sent me — after copies were made. Thank you very much for this.