The Rebbe.

During the 44 years of The Lubavitcher Rebbe's leadership, he did not take a vacation, nor a personal day. The Rebbe never stopped. He was active seven days a week, 365 days a year. This is not an exaggeration. It is a matter of record, as the Rebbe's daily schedule was public knowledge. The Rebbe was watched 24 hours a day. Yet there was not one minute in which his personality did not shine.

During those 44 years, the Rebbe delivered thousands of public discourses. He responded to millions of letters and requests for advice and blessings from men and women everywhere, and to questions from organizations and institutions of all sorts. These requests included for health, marriage, children, livelihood, education, business, Torah and more.

The Rebbe initiated, guided and supervised a global network of institutions. In personal meetings he counseled countless individuals - Torahs scholars, simple folk and heads of state. Men, women, elders and children, business titans and troubled teens, men of letters and the ill.

The Rebbe spent the larger portion of his day immersed in Torah study and prayer.

Some saw the Rebbe as the consummate Lover of all Jews. Others observed his reverence for G-d. Some recognized his complete selflessness. Others were awed by his genius in Torah scholarship. Some saw him as the man of unparalleled activism. While others experienced the impact of his profound wisdom and keen insight. Some saw him as the paragon of absolute self-sacrifice.

He was recognized as the ultimate leader.

Yet it is his essence, which transcends the particulars of his person, from which all of the above emanated. From the very depth of his soul, from the core of his being, the Rebbe revered G-d, loved every Jew and was devoted to Torah and the fulfillment of G-d's will.