The name of the person to whom this letter was sent was not released.

B”H, 13 Nissan, 5711,
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greetings and blessings,

I duly received your letter. Nevertheless, I was not able to answer until now because of my many preoccupations. Actually, you do not need my answer, because you already received an answer from my father-in-law, my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, when you were here.

Nonetheless, I will repeat what I said several times:

Once and for all, you must know that faith is not something that remains merely on the level of thought. Instead, it must permeate the totality of a person’s life.

Unquestionably, you are a believer. The first principle of faith is that G‑d controls the world. [Certainly,] if He can deal with a billion and a half people, you can rest assured that with regard to your matters, you will see the fulfillment of the promise stated in the verse:1 “I made [you], and I will carry you. I will sustain you and I will deliver you.”

Now think about it: G‑d promises, “I will sustain you and I will deliver you.” Consider, is it possible for a gentile from this or that country to hinder G‑d from fulfilling His promise, Heaven forbid? And as a logical consequence, think: Does G‑d need you to worry how He will deal with your concern for worldly matters and how He will solve your problems? Even without your worries, G‑d will certainly find a way to reach a good solution [of the issues].

Ultimately, you must remember that the Rebbe, my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, זצוקללה"ה, נבג"ם, זי"ע,2 blessed you and the blessing of a tzaddik will certainly be fulfilled. Therefore the blessing given you will also be fulfilled. But what? You have been given two choices: Until you see the fulfillment of the blessing, you will go about worry-ridden, anxious that perhaps, Heaven forbid, the blessing will not be fulfilled. And afterwards, when the blessing is fulfilled, you will have another worry: Why did you have to waste so much of your life worrying for nothing?

Alternatively, you can [carry on], strong in trust and faith in G‑d, [confident] that He will lead you on the proper path and fulfill all the blessings with which you have been blessed. Afterwards, when you see that they have actually been fulfilled, you can tell yourself: See how well I conducted myself! I didn’t worry about matters over which there was no need to be concerned.

This is one of the meanings of my father-in-law’s blessings to you; it wasn’t only a blessing, it was a charge: You must be happy. For with G‑d’s help, the problems which appear to you as so difficult will be resolved. There is no reason for you to worry. You can be happy, fulfilling the command:3 “Serve G‑d with happiness.”

I wish you a kosher and happy Pesach, and health and happiness at all times. I await hearing good news from you in the near future.

Enclosed is the sichah from Pesach, 5703, which will certainly interest you.