The Rebbe:
– … The very fact that he shows the mourner that he is not alone in his pain, that there is a second and a third person, [who share the grief] and wish to comfort him, except that — due to the extent of the pain — they are not able to find consolation, is itself a comforting thought.
The words of the Alter Rebbe from his letter of consolation are well known: that the spirit of [a tzaddik] who passed away is actually present in our midst. Indeed, he is present in this world more than during his lifetime. [Influence from him] can be received by connecting to his ways. The inner point of [the Rebbe’s] ways was that each person — man and woman — should involve himself in his Divine service as they are integrated and united through the love of G‑d, the love of the Torah, and the love of Jewish people.
(Reprinted from “I Will Write It In Their Hearts”, translated from a letter in Igrot Kodesh, Vol. III -13 Adar, 5710).
