(LY) 20th Kisleiv
Haskama of the sons of the Alter Rebbe to Igeres Hakodesh and Kuntrus Achron : [1]
- Date: Thursday, 22nd Iyar, year 6574. First printed in Shklov 1814, when Igeres Hakodesh and Kuntrus Achron were first printed.
- Tanya is the word of the living G-d, Dach.
- The Alter Rebbe personally wrote the letters.
- The purpose of Igeres Kodesh: The letters were written to ignite people’s hearts, to draw them close to G-d.
- The purpose of Kuntrus Achron: Kuntrus Achron introduces new material and explanation on certain chapters of Tanya and was written by the Alter Rebbe when he wrote the Tanya. It also resolves contradictions in Kabbalah.
- Hasagas Gevul: A prohibition was placed against anyone else printing it for the next five years.
- Due to the loss of the original manuscripts, we were forced to publish the Sefer based on copies, and hence mistakes may have occurred which you should inform us of.
- Signed by his sons Dovber, Chaim Avraham, and Moshe.[2]
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[1] See Likkutei Sichos 17:519
[2] See gloss of Rebbe printed in lessons in Tanya