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

B”H, 29 Adar I, 5711,
Brooklyn

Greetings and blessings,

I have been informed that your daughter... has already met with her fiancé. I am blessing them with the blessing of Mazel Tov — that their bond be established in a good and auspicious hour and that you and your wife will derive much satisfaction and pleasure — Jewish satisfaction and chassidishe satisfaction — from them and from your other children.

On the other hand, I was told that there is a suspicion that your daughter’s resolution to wear a sheitel has weakened. I do not know what influence caused this resolution to weaken, but you are certainly trying in an appropriate and pleasant manner to see that her promise concerning this will be fulfilled. As I said when you visited here, this is not merely a question of wearing a sheitel; it concerns the entire way one establishes his life. [Therefore,] I am writing to her about this separately.

Even though it is superfluous to do so, I would like to repeat again [the counsel] that through closeness and pleasantness, it is possible to achieve much.

Your son told me that your daughter spoke to you about several aspects of the wedding — its date and the manner in which it will be held. I do not know how strong-willed she is regarding these matters, but there is a general principle: If one makes concessions regarding minor matters, one can [ultimately] be successful in receiving concessions regarding major matters. To a person such as yourself, it is superfluous to elaborate on this matter.

To conclude with concepts relevant to the present time, enclosed is an account of a portion of the concepts spoken about in the farbrengen of this past Shabbos,1 albeit written as a summary.

With blessings for your — and especially your wife’s — proper health, and with blessings of Mazel Tov to both of you.