Your desire to understand is commendable / Time and place for everything / discuss with your Rabbi in due course
By the Grace of G-d
22nd of Sivan, 5741
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Chaim Elchonon Hakohen
24 Westgate Road
Teaneck, N.J. 07666
Greeting and Blessing:
I received your (undated) letter, in which you write that you want to know more about HaShem, etc.
The desire for such knowledge is, of course, commendable, and so King David instructed his son Shlomo, "Know the G-d of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and eagerly" (I Chron. 28:9). However, there is a time for everything, and at this time the most important thing for you is to concentrate on the fulfillment of the Mitzvoth and your Torah studies, and in due course, you will speak to your Hebrew teacher or Rabbi in your community in connection with the questions you may have. There is surely no need to point out to you that in matters of Torah and Mitzvoth, Naaseh (we will do) comes before v’Nishma (we will understand), and it is through Naaseh that a Jew attains v’Nishma in the fullest possible measure.
With blessing,
M. Schneerson
