50. “And may G-d grant that my trust in the ultimate victory of good and truth will be vindicated — even with regard to political parties.”

From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

49. “This [mood] itself will increase the good tidings.”

51. “Despairing, & seeking miracles for one’s battles with the [Evil] Inclination — are simply the incitement initiated by the [Evil] Inclination.”

By the Grace of G‑d
24 Iyar, 5715 [1955]
Brooklyn

Greetings and Blessings!

Further1 to our conversation concerning a united religious front [...]:2

One of the directives given by my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe [Rayatz], concerns what the world calls optimism,3 and what Chassidus34calls trust — trust that ultimately the true good will prevail, and not only in the distant future and for the community at large, but also for the individual and for the immediate future. [...]

The Sages teach that “a man is not be judged harshly when he is pained.”4 Accordingly, you will no doubt not be disturbed by a few of the above expressions that are perhaps a little sharp, and let me thank you in advance if you will give me good news on the central issue.

And may G‑d grant that my trust in the ultimate victory of good and truth will be vindicated — even with regard to political parties.

With respectful greetings,

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49. “This [mood] itself will increase the good tidings.”

51. “Despairing, & seeking miracles for one’s battles with the [Evil] Inclination — are simply the incitement initiated by the [Evil] Inclination.”

Footnotes

Igros Kodesh, Vol. 11, p. 118, Letter 3503.

This is a brief extract from a long and unusually pungent letter, one of many similar ones written at the time. It urges and encourages a prominent unnamed religious political figure to exert strenuous last-ditch endeavors to persuade the four warring and [hence] ineffectual religious parties to join their scant forces in a united religious front, that would make its presence felt in the imminent elections to the Knesset. Only the paragraphs that directly speak of bitachon are quoted here.

The Rebbe here uses the English word.

Bava Basra 16b.

From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson