4 Before You Go

Obtaining medical approval before traveling to Eretz Yisrael; preparing for the Mitzvos unique to the Holy Land

I duly received your letter of April 1, and many thanks for the good news about your health. May G-d grant that you should have complete and speedy healing.

Especially as good health is also necessary for consistent and growing activities to spread Yiddishkeit, in which you and your husband are surely also involved, even though you do not mention it.

And may it all be in the spirit of Zman Cheiruseinu which we have just celebrated, including liberation from anxiety and worry, both materially and spiritually.

With regard to your trip to Eretz Yisroel to join with your husband — if your doctor gives you full approval, may it be in a happy and auspicious time.

There is surely no need to emphasize to you at length that a visit to the Holy Land calls for an extra measure of holiness in the daily life, especially in connection with Mitzvos that apply only there (such as Trumos and Maasros, etc.), and with which a Jew living in the Diaspora is usually not familiar. It is advisable to have a talk with observant Jews who already visited Eretz Yisroel to get a few useful tips.

M. Schneerson

Source: Photocopy of the original. For additional letters to this recipient, see Teshurah Filler (26 Tishrei, 5787).