These are difficult times. I want to say a few words to our fellow chassidim, the residents of Williamsburg. For several years I traveled in for Yom Tov to be among our fellow chassidim in Williamsburg.

It was not easy. I paid no heed to any physical exertion. I felt a special bond, special feelings, toward our fellow chassidim, the residents of Williamsburg,

and I acted on it in practice and traveled into the city. I want the Yidden to understand: there is a special prayer, "Do not cast us off in old age." There is a reason it was arranged this way, and a word to the wise suffices, especially in the present times.