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

ב"ה,
25 Iyar, 5711,
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Blessings and greetings,1

I received your letter in which you write about your health, the health of your mother, the health of your children… and … and his family and your son….

When, on Lag BaOmer, I visited the gravesite of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe זצוקללה"ה, נבג"ם, זי"ע, I mentioned all of you. He will certainly arouse mercy that G‑d will help each one of you in everything that you need. I hope that you will convey to me good news.

Nevertheless, in order to receive G‑d’s blessings, it is necessary to prepare mediums, i.e., that your house be a warm and well-lit Jewish home.

Make sure your mezuzos are kosher. Before lighting candles on Friday and on the eve of festivals, give charity. Tell your children to put on tefillin daily — aside from Shabbos and festivals. If it is impossible for them to put on tefillin in the morning, they should do so during the remainder of the day until sunset. When they do so, I hope the [above] blessing will reach them.

Please tell Mrs. … that I mentioned her son at the gravesite of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe זצוקללה"ה, נבג"ם, זי"ע. She should immediately write to her son that he should begin putting on tefillin daily — aside from Shabbos and festivals — whenever he has a few free minutes between the morning and the evening. He may wear the tefillin for only a few minutes every day. Nevertheless, what is fundamentally important is that he put on tefillin every day. If he does this, G‑d will protect him and he will return home healthy. I am enclosing a [printed] message [for soldiers].2 She should send this to her son.

With blessing,