Q&A: How does one write and say “My best wishes are with you” in Hebrew?

It all depends on the type of letter, or message:

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If it’s a formal letter, such an ending would be over-egging it, a bit. In Hebrew, the convention is to end formal letters with just:

• בברכה (bivrakhah = “with [a] blessing”) — the equivalent of the English “Sincerely,” or the even more formal “Yours faithfully,”
• בכבוד רב (bekhavod rav = “with great respect”)

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If it’s a letter of condolences, the convention is to say:

• איתכם באבלכם (itkhem be’evlekhem = “With you in your mourning”),
• כואבים את כאבכם (koavim at ke’evkhem = “We share your pain”),
• משתתפים בצערכם (mishtatfim betza’arkhem = “Sharing your grief”)

or the more fashionable (these days), if somewhat trite—

• שלא תדעו עוד צער (shélo tid’u od tza’ar = “May you never again know such sorrow”)

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If it’s just a friendly letter to a new acquaintance, you can say simply:

• בידידות (bi-yedidut = In friendship), or the more casual
• כל טוב ולהשתמע (kol tuv ulehishtaméa = all the best, and [may we] hear each other [soon]”)

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