Interesting Letter by Rabbi Shneur Kotler – Lakewood, 1947

Interesting Letter by Rabbi Shneur Kotler – Lakewood, 1947
Letter of New Year's wishes, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Shneur Kotler, Lakewood, NJ, [Elul, 1947].
In this letter, sent to his friend and teacher, Rabbi Efraim Borodiansky, in flowery rich language, Rabbi Kotler describes the atmosphere of Torah study in the Lakewood Yeshiva of those days, and the spirit churning in his inner spiritual being. At the time, Rabbi Shneur arrived in the USA from Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, he had studied in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva under the auspices of his illustrious grandfather, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer. His strong ties to Rabbi Efraim Borodiansky were from that time.
At the beginning of the letter he writes: "the bedlam of New York, the peacefulness of Lakewood, my many worries… have prevented me from writing until now…”. Further in the letter, Rabbi Shneur describes the “atmosphere of diligence in Lakewood – which by the way, is a place of Torah study by standards to which we were accustomed in the past…”
He writes at length about himself and his thoughts, and concludes the letter: “In the meanwhile, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur have arrived and perhaps we will merit renewal in these days of rebirth and repentance and attain at least this part of a new start, like a newborn…”
Aerogram, 30 centimiters. Fair condition, stains, wear and tears.