10 Teves

Here are two letters from RND.

The first a standard Rosh Hashona brocha sent to Reb Hershel Shusterman that was sent to many Chassidim, for Rosh Hashona 5711 the letters were sent on RND's headed paper and also signed by the Rebbe and the Rashag.

The second is a mazel tov letter sent to Reb Volf Greenglass on the birth of his son dated 25th Teves 5719.

שקולה מיתתן של צדיקים כשריפת בית אלוקינו - ר"ה י"ח,ב

There are many letters signed by the Rebbe, Rebbetzin N.D. and the Rasha"g, (General letters to all Jews, new year wishes to private people etc.), but this is only letter I've come across that's written in English and signed by all three. A very historic letter.

Chassidim's Letter to RND, 5711

A close friend of mine is of the opinion that I shouldn't publish the letter below, so here are my resons for publishing it.

First of all, in todays age it is not possible to keep things secret, information will always leak out. Therefore, instead of an academic getting hold of these things and showing Lubavitchers trying to rewrite history, it is far better to admit to your history and come to terms with it. It is not a secret that a) RND was supportive of the Rashag b) that the Rashag initially opposed the Rebbe's nesius and c) that the overwhelming majority of chassidim supported the Rebbe. Therefore, I don't consider this letter to be so dangerous to publish.

What is interesting from this letter is how strong their opposition to the Rebbe was, which brings out how impressive it was that the Rashag eventually accepted the Rebbe's nesius.