By the Grace of G-d
2nd of Adar I, 5722
Brooklyn, N.Y.
London, England
Greeting and Blessing:
I am in receipt of your letter of the 28th of Shevat as well as the preceding cable. As requested, I will remember you in prayer when visiting the holy resting place of my father-in-law of saintly memory, in accordance with the contents of your letter. I trust that by the time this letter reaches you, your frame of mind will have considerably improved.
I surely need not emphasize to you at great length what is a basic principle of our Faith, namely that G-d’s benevolent Providence extends to each and everyone individually, and that He Is omnipotent and the essence of goodness. And since it is in the nature of the good to do good, it is certain that all that G-d does is for real good.
As we have entered the auspicious month of Adar, you surely know that it is a fortunate month for Jews, so much so that our Sages stated that with the beginning of Adar Jews should begin rejoicing in a growing measure. They surely did not mean that we should rejoice for the sake of rejoicing without reason; for in truth the reason for rejoicing is certainly there, though it may not be evident, but when one strengthens one’s faith in G-d and and in His benevolent Providence, the reason for rejoicing becomes evident even to our physical eyes.
You write that you are prepared to accept any additional suggestion coming from me. The only suggestion I want to add is that you should make an effort to cultivate and strengthen your absolute faith in G-d’s benevolent Providence, and not in any theoretical way but truly and inwardly, so that it will be reflected in all your thoughts and actions of the day-to-day routine. This is what gives the Jew the ability to serve G-d with joy and gladness of heart, not only at the time of putting on Tefillin, or prayer, or the study of the Torah, but in every aspect of the daily life, as it is written "Know him in all your ways," which is also the rule of the Shulchan Oruch, Sect. 231, Par. 1.
Hoping to hear good news from you,
With blessing,
M. Schneerson
