Why the Rebbe like all the Rebbes, Leaders of Jewish generations, in essence is God Himself
By zevi770 · February 13, 2012
One of the most important Aristotelian deductive methods is the simple equation, if a = b, and b = c, then c = a.
Simple enough.
If I walk, talk, look like, and act like a duck, then even though I am a human, I am a duck.
Similarly Shechinah midaberes mitoich groinoi is the cardinal principle by which Judaism is established.
The Shechinah, the Godly presence is what spoke through the mouth of Moses, hence all of what Mosses recorded is synonymous with God’s instructions.
In modern terminology it would be as simple as saying, if I speak to you through an earpiece, so everything you say is really my words, you effectively are just like a microphone, but you are me.
The same applies with all the Rebbes – in fact as the Alter Rebbe states, up to the shach and taz, all seforim (Jewish holy books) were written through Divine providence i.e. a higher force was at work.
The most important of contemporary Jewish books, The Code of Jewish Law by Rabbi Yosef Cario was written in his words, through the angel that spoke through him, which the Alter Rebbe teaches is literally the embodiment of God within man.