Brief Note On Vaeschanan

ב"ה ואתחנן בקיצור כי כבר כתבתי מזה

With the help of Heaven. On Vaeschanan, briefly, for I have already written about this matter.

The Sfas Emes opens his remarks on Parshas Vaeschanan with the customary invocation of Hashem's help, and notes that he will be brief here since he has already set down his thoughts on this subject in his earlier writings.

Summary: This is a short introductory note that the Sfas Emes places at the head of his divrei Torah on Parshas Vaeschanan for the year תרל"ח. He begins, as is his way, by invoking the help of Heaven. He then explains that he will keep his remarks brief in this instance, since he has already committed his thoughts on this theme to writing elsewhere. The line therefore serves as a heading and a pointer back to his fuller treatment rather than as a developed piece of Torah in itself.