This letter was addressed to the scholar R. Nissan Telushkin.

B”H, 26 Teves, 5711,
Brooklyn

Greetings and blessings,

I received both your letters. Thank you for the halachic dissertation in the first concerning a spring of water [whose connection with its source] was interrupted.1 With regard to the statement in the second that the great [sage] of Minsk instructed that Kaddish be recited for him for a full twelve months,2 note should be taken of the statement of Mishmeres Shalom, that in such a situation, the instructions of the deceased should be heeded. From this, it appears that there is no disgrace to the mourner that his father is considered wicked ([see] Sanhedrin 46b). Some analysis is still required, because we see in fact this is not the case.3 See also [the commentaries to] I Shmuel 20:30.4

Enclosed is a publication for the 24th of Teves5 and a copy of my letter pertaining to it.6 I hope they will interest you.

Enclosed is [also] a receipt for your donation to Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch. May it be G‑d’s will that you receive the blessing of the Alter Rebbe ([found at] the beginning of Torah Or)7 that through the mitzvah of tzedakah, one’s mind and heart become 1000 times more refined. See the note to this maamar in Likkutei Torah LeGimmel Parshiyos8[that explains the use of the terms] זה, כה and ככה.

As you desired, I mentioned you, [requesting a blessing] for all your needs, at the gravesite of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, זצוקללה"ה, נבג"ם, זי"ע, הכ"מ. And the tzaddik who has departed, who is found in this world more than during his lifetime,9 will certainly grant his blessing, and G‑d will fulfill it, in both material and spiritual matters.

With blessings for you and your Torah study,

Menachem Schneerson