Letter handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Feinstein. New York, Erev Sukkot, Tishrei 1962.
Response to the inquiry of a young American rabbi whether he should acquire proficiency in secular studies and the English language in order to influence others and bring them closer to G-d. R. Moshe answers that he cannot respond in writing and asks him to discuss all the factors with him in person.

R. Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986), foremost halachic authority in the United States. A leader of Orthodox Jewry, he served as president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, and chairman of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. He was the dean of the Tiferet Yerushalayim yeshiva in New York. He authored Responsa Igrot Moshe, Dibrot Moshe – Talmudic novellae, and Darash Moshe – novellae on the Torah.

[1] leaf. Official stationery. 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains with fading of ink, affecting text. Folding marks.

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