Chasidut · Breslov

Likutei Moharan 21:17/ליקוטי מוהר"ן כ״א:י״ז

אוְזֶה בְּחִינַת שִׁבְעַת יְמֵי אֲבֵלוּת רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן וְכוּ', כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה נִשְׁמָתוֹ לְאוֹר הַפָּנִים הַנַּ"ל וְכוּ' (עַיֵּן לְעֵיל). וְעַל כֵּן חַיָּב הָאָבֵל, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן, קְרִיעָה, כִּי קר"ע בְּגִימַטְרִיָּא ש"ע נְהוֹרִין שֶׁל אוֹר הַפָּנִים, שֶׁהֵם הַגִּימַטְרִיָּא שֶׁל ב' פְּעָמִים אֵל בְּמִלּוּאוֹ, כִּי אֵל הוּא אוֹר הַפָּנִים:
117. And this corresponds to the seven days of mourning, God forbid. [We mourn over a person whose soul has expired] so that his soul will ascend to the light of the face [by means of these seven days] {see above}. Therefore, a mourner is obligated to perform KRiAh (rending one’s garment). This is because KRA is numerically equivalent to ShA (370), <namely the ShA lights of the supernal face which are drawn from the rectification Truth, as is known>. This is numerically equivalent to two times the Holy Name El, when spelled out. For El is the light of the face <as is known>.