A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The huge impact that a Tzadik has on this world after his passing” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 28
This is a letter of Comfort from the Alter Rebbe to his Mechutan Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berditchov on the passing of his son Reb Meir.
In the Torah the Parsha that records Miriam’s death is right next to the laws of the purification of the Red Heifer. The Talmud says that this teaches us that just like the Red Heifer atones for sins so does the death of righteous people atone for sins.
The Alter Rebbe asks why is it specifically next to the laws of the red Heifer that is performed outside the temple & not next to the laws of a regular sacrifice that’s brought on the Alter that is dedicated for atonement.
The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar & the Ari Zal the spiritual significance of sacrifices brought on the altar: A sacrifice is an elevation of מ״נ the feminine’s water of the animal soul of Noga to its source which is the 4 animals of the chariot that varies the throne, that causes a decent of מ״ד masculine waters from אדם שעל הכסא שנקרא מלכא וז״א in other words it only draws a internal energy into this world.
However when they burn the Red Heifer & place in the עץ ארז ואזוב ומים חיים אל האפר that is called קידוש מי חטאת which is קדש העליון that is called טלא דבדולחא an expression mentioned in the Torah in relation to the Mana the Zohar says this level is חכמה עילאה ומוחא סתימאה דאריך אנפין hence the Zohar says many times בחכמה אתברירו as it has the power to transform חשוכא לנהורא which is called עולם התיקון as מוחא סתימאה דא״א elevates תהו & the broken vessels that fell into בי״ע hence it has the power to purify even the impurity’s of death the highest level of impurity.
It is know that Chochma draws energy from the eighth Mazal of the 13 attributes of Mercy namely נוצר חסד now נוצר has the same letters as רצון when a Tzadik passes away it is a עת רצון that is revealed & shines in a revealed way from on high to down below for those Tzadikim that served Hashem with love & self sacrifice when they said Shema in the evening & morning so they elevated מ״נ to או״א. As well as when they studied Torah as that comes from Chochma. This causes a decent of מ״ד from the level of נוצר חסד this shines in a revealed way when they pass away.
As it’s known what ever we do while we’re alive that remains concealed when you pass away it is revealed.
When this level of נוצר חסד is revealed in this world when the Tzadik passes away there shines חסד ה׳ thru out the worlds for those that are in awe of the Tzadik & it affects salvation for all to atone for the generations sins even intentional sins which are from the 3 impure kelipot as the Mazal of נוצר of intellect of Arich Anpin is the source of transformation from the dark to light to create real Tikun.
However sacrifices on the altar only atone for accidental sin hence the connection between the passing of Miriam near the laws of the Red Heifer hence the Yalkut says מי חטאת as water represents drawing down from קודש העליון till חכמה סתימאה the source of all transformation.
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