Spiritual Decline and Atzvus
A yeshivah student experiencing spiritual decline; avoid falling into sadness; Tanya prescription
By the Grace of G-d
17th of Cheshvan, 5716
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr....
c/o Rabbi...
Sholom Ubrocho,
In reply to your letter of Erev-Shabbos-Kodesh Noah, in which you write that you feel a deterioration in your spiritual life, and ask how you can better yourself.
My first advice to you is not to allow yourself to fall into a mood of sadness ("Atzvus"), G-d forbid. You should ask Rabbi... to learn with you, or explain to you what is written in Tanya chapters 26, 27, etc., which will give you additional encouragement and inducement to concentrate on your studies, so that the saying of our Sages “Yoguato-umotzoso” will be fulfilled in you.
With Blessing,
By Nisan Mindel
