CS, your last point I think everyone can agree with- and it’s true of all tzaddikim. Which is why when we learn, we say “Rashi says” and not “Rashi said”, not because we think he is still alive and talking, but because his influence and teachings live on beyond him. If this answer truly reflects Chabad Hashkafa today, then we can end the discussion here.
But even so, we still need live leaders and teachers to guide us, we can’t just live based on what was taught and written before us, trying to interpret these teachings and apply them to our times.
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