Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Shneersohn of Lubavitch-Chabad, with his signature. Brooklyn, Elul 1955.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature.
The letter was sent to R. Matityahu Yechezkel Gutman, and it concerns the management of the yeshivot: "It is necessary to generate holy functionaries of the most varying kinds, and today this is also part of the yeshivots' duty, to a great extent I agree to his opinion… In our yeshivot we act as much as possible according to his suggestion for quite a few years already". Later in the letter, the Rebbe writes: "Since you do not mention your private matters and of your family, I take it as a sign that all is well". The Rebbe concludes the letter with blessings: "As the new year approaches… I would like to express my blessings to him and all of his, a blessing of being inscribed and signed for a good and sweet new year, in material and spiritual matters".
This letter was not published.
R. Matityahu Yechezkel Gutman served as rabbi of Bohush (Buhuși), Romania and Leova, Bessarabia. From 1948 he served as rabbi and posek in Tel-Aviv. Composed many homiletic books on the Torah, the Festivals and Pirkei Avot, as well as many biographies on great Chassidic leaders. He corresponded extensively with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Some of their correspondence was printed in the Igrot Kodesh series of books.
Aerogram. 14 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Stains.