Letter of R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 4th Kislev 1947.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with a line in his handwriting and signature: "Yosef Yitzchak".
The letter is addressed to his secretary R. Nissan Mindel. The Rebbe Rayatz begins by blessing him upon his moving into a new home with health for him and his wife, happiness and great success in his work, both physically and spiritually.
The Rebbe Rayatz goes on to encourage him to write and publish a series of lectures on Chassidut he had delivered, adding that "my son-in-law, the distinguished R. M. M. S. [=R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, later the Lubavitcher Rebbe] and my friends will certainly fulfill my desire to organize the material as necessary".
At the end of the letter, the Rebbe added in his handwriting the words:
"[Your friend], seeking your welfare and blessing you physically and spiritually".
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Inscription on verso.
The letter is published in the Rebbe's Igrot Kodesh (volume XIII, letter 4943).
