By the Grace of G-d
2nd of Iyar, 5721
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Prof. Dr. David Baumgardt
The Fleetwood
Long Beach, N.Y.
Greeting and blessing:
Thank you for your letter of the 24th of Nissan.
Since you decided to quote the references to סנדל’ in your forthcoming volume, which were mentioned in the footnote to page 202 or Sefer HaMaamarim, I had another look at the copy of my previous letter to you. I discovered that some additional important references to this subject were inadvertently omitted in my letter. These concern the treatment of the subject in the works of Rabbi Schneur Zalman Torah Or and Liqqute Torah, namely:
- Torah Or, Kehot Publication Society, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1955, pp. 12d; 42b; 72a; 73c.
- Liqqute Torah, Wilno, 1928, Vol. II, Shir haShirim, p. 43c f., a.a.
No doubt you are aware of the book Malakhe 'Elyon by Reuben Margaliyot (Jerusalem, 1945) entirely devoted to the names of the angels mentioned in the Talmud and Midrashim and (in notes) also to later sources.
And אחרון אחרון חביב,
I was pleased to hear that your health is steadily improving, and may G-d grant you soon to enjoy a complete recovery.
With blessing
What comes last is the most important [lit. beloved].
