The Rebbe lived for two more years after returning from Lemberg. During these last years, he constantly spoke of faith. As we understood him, everything he said was meant to bring true faith into every Jewish heart.
Many times the Rebbe would remind us of the great favor that Moses for did us by beginning the Torah with the simple words, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). He revealed our faith without any sophistication or philosophy (see note 120, p. XX).
The Rebbe denigrated all philosophical works, ridiculing them in every possible way. He made it clear to us that the authors of such works knew absolutely nothing. Speaking at length about this, he revealed many wise sayings containing awesome, wondrous truths. Every word was sweeter than honey and the honeycomb (Psalms 19:11), entering the depths of all our hearts.
We have already written about this at length. Some has been published, but it is not even a thousandth of what he said. The way he spoke is also impossible to describe. The words were both sweet and awesome, coming from his lips with holiness, purity, trembling and awe. People could speak to the Rebbe of the most mundane affairs and they would bear witness that his words contained grace in the world.
During the last two years of his life after he returned from Lemberg, he constantly dwelt on faith. We could see that his every word, both holy and mundane, was only spoken to bring faith into the world. It is written, “All your commandments are faith” (Psalms., 119:86). This is the foundation of the entire Torah and its commandments.
אַחַר שֶׁבָּא מִלֶּמְבֶּרְגּ (שֶׁחַי אַחַר כָּךְ שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים) הָיָה מְדַבֵּר בְּכָל פַּעַם הַרְבֵּה מֵאֱמוּנָה, וְהֵבַנּוּ מִדְּבָרָיו, שֶׁכָּל דִּבּוּרָיו שֶׁמְּדַבֵּר, כָּל כַּוָּנָתוֹ הָיָה הַכֹּל בִּשְׁבִיל לְהַכְנִיס אֱמוּנוֹתֵינוּ הָאֲמִתִּיּוֹת בְּלֵב כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל.
The Rebbe lived for two more years after returning from Lemberg. During these last years, he constantly spoke of faith. As we understood him, everything he said was meant to bring true faith into every Jewish heart.
וְהָיָה רָגִיל לְהַזְכִּיר כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים – גֹּדֶל עֹצֶם נִפְלְאוֹת הַטּוֹבָה שֶׁעָשָׂה לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ ע"ה, שֶׁנָּתַן לָנוּ אֶת הַתּוֹרָה וּפָתַח בָּהּ (בְּרֵאשִׁית א): "בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹקִים אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ", וְגִלָּה לָנוּ הָאֱמוּנָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בְּלִי שׁוּם חָכְמוֹת וַחֲקִירוֹת.
Many times the Rebbe would remind us of the great favor that Moses for did us by beginning the Torah with the simple words, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). He revealed our faith without any sophistication or philosophy (see note 120, p. XX).
וְגִנָּה הַרְבֵּה אֶת סִפְרֵי הַמְחַקְּרִים וְהַפִילוֹסוֹפִים וְהִתְלוֹצֵץ מֵהֶם בְּכַמָּה מִינֵי לֵיצָנוּת. וּבֵרֵר לְעֵינֵינוּ, שֶׁאֵינָם יוֹדְעִים כְּלוּם. וְהֶאֱרִיךְ בְּשִׂיחוֹת כָּאֵלּוּ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד בְּכַמָּה וְכַמָּה מִינֵי לְשׁוֹנוֹת שֶׁל חָכְמָה אֲמִתִּית נִפְלָאָה וְנוֹרָאָה אֲשֶׁר כָּל דִּבּוּר וְדִבּוּר הָיָה מָתוֹק מִדְּבַשׁ וְנֹפֶת צוֹפִים וְנִכְנַס בְּעֹמֶק הַלֵּב לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד.
The Rebbe denigrated all philosophical works, ridiculing them in every possible way. He made it clear to us that the authors of such works knew absolutely nothing. Speaking at length about this, he revealed many wise sayings containing awesome, wondrous truths. Every word was sweeter than honey and the honeycomb (Psalms 19:11), entering the depths of all our hearts.
וּכְבָר כָּתַבְנוּ מֵהֶם הַרְבֵּה, כַּאֲשֶׁר כְּבָר נִדְפְּסוּ קְצָתָם אֲבָל עֲדַיִן לֹא נִכְתַּב חֵלֶק אֶלֶף מֵהֶם. וְגַם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְבָאֵר תְּמוּנַת הַדִּבּוּר הַקָּדוֹשׁ וְהַנּוֹרָא הַנָּעִים וְהַמָּתוֹק בְּתַכְלִית הַנְּעִימוּת שֶׁיָּצָא מִפִּיו הַקָּדוֹשׁ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה בְּאֵימָה וּבְיִרְאָה בְּרֶתֶת וְזִיעַ, שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ כָּל מִין חֵן שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם כַּאֲשֶׁר יְעִידוּן וְיַגִּידוּן כָּל מִי שֶׁזָּכָה לְדַבֵּר עִמּוֹ אֲפִלּוּ בְּמִלֵּי דְּעָלְמָא.
We have already written about this at length. Some has been published, but it is not even a thousandth of what he said. The way he spoke is also impossible to describe. The words were both sweet and awesome, coming from his lips with holiness, purity, trembling and awe. People could speak to the Rebbe of the most mundane affairs and they would bear witness that his words contained grace in the world.
וּכְפִי הַמּוּבָן מִדְּבָרָיו בַּסּוֹף בִּשְׁתֵּי הַשָּׁנִים הַנַּ"ל שֶׁחַי אַחַר שֶׁבָּא מִלֶּמְבֶּרְגּ, שֶׁכָּל דִּבּוּרָיו, הֵן בְּמִלֵּי דְּעָלְמָא הֵן בְּדִבְרֵי תּוֹרָה – הַכֹּל כַּאֲשֶׁר לַכֹּל – כְּדֵי לְהַכְנִיס אֱמוּנָה בָּעוֹלָם שֶׁהוּא יְסוֹד כָּל הַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְווֹת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (תְּהִלִּים קיט): "כָּל מִצְוֹתֶיךָ אֱמוּנָה".
During the last two years of his life after he returned from Lemberg, he constantly dwelt on faith. We could see that his every word, both holy and mundane, was only spoken to bring faith into the world. It is written, “All your commandments are faith” (Psalms., 119:86). This is the foundation of the entire Torah and its commandments.