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Let’s Talk Tanya – Tanya Themes Your Language. Your Life.

Tanya Themes, a groundbreaking new series by acclaimed Tanya scholar Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, each segment delves deeply into a single topic, exploring it through the Tanya’s lens. The series is presented in clear, relatable language, making these timeless teachings accessible to everyone. Discover how the Tanya’s revolutionary perspective can illuminate every facet of your life, offering immeasurable insight, inspiration, and guidance for living with divine purpose and connection.

A “Great and Lofty” Mitzvah: Why is it important to study the secrets of Kabbalah? | 6 Kislev | Day 343

2 mins; November 18, 2023

Hands-On G-dliness: How to hold G-d in one’s hands | 5 Kislev | Day 342

3 mins; November 16, 2023

Grasping the Ungraspable: The shortcoming of connecting to G-d through our intellect or emotions | 4 Kislev | Day 341

2 mins; November 16, 2023

The Sanctification of Creation: Why did Moshe desperately desire to enter the Land? | 3 Kislev | Day 340

4 mins; November 15, 2023

The Power of Prayer: When the Infinite light manifests in our world | 2 Kislev | Day 339

3 mins; November 14, 2023

Sinless Breath: The value of the Torah study of young children | 1 Kislev | Day 338

3 mins; November 13, 2023

Motivation to Pray: What happens to Kavanah-less davening? | 29 Cheshvan | Day 336

4 mins; November 12, 2023

Face-to-Face Union: Why specifically action mitzvos cause heavenly procreation | 28 Cheshvan | Day 335

5 mins; November 11, 2023

Action vs. Feeling: Kuntres Acharon, the 5th part of Tanya | 27 Cheshvan | Day 334

4 mins; November 09, 2023

An Ode to Fundraisers: Inspiring the Inspirers | 26 Cheshvan | Day 333

3 mins; November 09, 2023

Circumventing Circulatory Issues: How our infighting causes the Shechinah to be ill | 25 Cheshvan | Day 332

3 mins; November 08, 2023

What happens when you miss a day in shul? "A Divine Check-In" | 24 Cheshvan | Day 331

5 mins; November 07, 2023

Where G-d’s Desire is Revealed: “A woman of valor is her husband’s crown” | 23 Cheshvan | Day 330

5 mins; November 06, 2023

Action and Feeling Garments: Appropriate garments for each level of Gan Eden | 22 Cheshvan | Day 329

3 mins; November 05, 2023

620 Pillars of Light: A 620-Piece Wardrobe | 21 Cheshvan | Day 328

3 mins; November 04, 2023

The Relationship between Pleasure and Desire: The fabric of spiritual protective gear | 20 Cheshvan | Day 327

3 mins; November 02, 2023

The Crown of Torah: Why the soul needs protective gear | 19 Cheshvan | Day 326

4 mins; November 02, 2023

Atonement for All: The connection between the Red Heifer and the passing of a Tzadik | 18 Cheshvan | Day 325

3 mins; November 01, 2023

The Passing of a Tzadik: What happens when a Tzadik passes away? | 17 Cheshvan | Day 324

5 mins; October 31, 2023

The Intangible Harvest: The subconscious impact of a tzadik who has passed on | 16 Cheshvan | Day 323

3 mins; October 30, 2023

Unconstrained: The limitations the body places on the soul | 15 Cheshvan | Day 322

4 mins; October 29, 2023

Spiritual Life: The tzadik who wasn’t intimidated by a gun | 14 Cheshvan | Day 321

5 mins; October 28, 2023

The Exponentially Growing Presence: Why a tzadik is MORE present in this world after their passing | 13 Cheshvan | Day 320

3 mins; October 26, 2023

The Life of a Holy Person: Why tzadikim are alive even after their passing | 12 Cheshvan | Day 319

5 mins; October 26, 2023

The Tree of Life Era: What will we learn after Mashiach comes? | 11 Cheshvan | Day 318

4 mins; October 25, 2023

Torah Innovation: Why the angels come to hear our Torah study | 10 Cheshvan | Day 317

3 mins; October 24, 2023

Redeeming the Torah: When the divine sparks in Torah require extraction | 9 Cheshvan | Day 316

3 mins; October 23, 2023

It’s All Relative: Why our primary study today is the revealed part of Torah | 8 Cheshvan | Day 315

4 mins; October 22, 2023

Torah’s Garments: How the Torah speaks the language of each world | 7 Cheshvan | Day 314

3 mins; October 21, 2023

Tied vs. Untied: The mixture of holiness and unholiness that defines our world | 6 Cheshvan Day 313

5 mins; October 19, 2023

A Perplexing Passage II: Can we know the Torah’s laws without studying them? | 5 Cheshvan | Day 312

3 mins; October 19, 2023

A Perplexing Passage I: The Etz Hachayim and Etz Hadaas elements of the Torah | 4 Cheshvan | Day 311

5 mins; October 18, 2023

The Simple Faith of Every Jew: Is G-d really EVERYWHERE? | 3 Cheshvan | Day 310

4 mins; October 17, 2023

The Big Ploy: How to react when a gentile disturbs your prayers | 2 Cheshvan | Day 309

5 mins; October 16, 2023

The Anatomy of Exile: Why the non-Jews are in control | 1 Cheshvan | Day 308

3 mins; October 15, 2023

Speech Connections: How our words trigger an energy flow into G-d’s words | 30 Tishrei | Day 307

2 mins; October 14, 2023

The Unity of G-d’s Name: How the Infinite Light filters into our world | 29 Tishrei | Day 306

3 mins; October 12, 2023

The Archangels that Control the Flow: How the Diaspora receives its lifeforce from the Divine | 28 Tishrei | Day 305

3 mins; October 12, 2023

Words on Every Level: The descent of G-d’s words through the chain of creation | 27 Tishrei | Day 304

3 mins; October 11, 2023

Revisiting Perpetual Creation: How G-d “told” Shimi to curse King David | 26 Tishrei | Day 303

4 mins; October 10, 2023

An Open Letter to the Misnagdim: Just how un-G-dly is anger? | 25 Tishrei | Day 302

5 mins; October 09, 2023

Disrespecting the King: On talking during davening | 24 Tishrei | Day 301

5 mins; October 08, 2023

Aggadah and Halachah: A learning schedule for between Minchah and Maariv | 23 Tishrei | Day 300

3 mins; October 05, 2023

Pre- and Post-Davening Chats: Properly respecting the Shechinah’s presence | 22 Tishrei | Day 299

2 mins; October 05, 2023

Reward vs. the Resting of the Shechinah: The safety tip taught to angels | 21 Tishrei | Day 298

3 mins; October 05, 2023

When 10 Jews Gather: G-dliness that the higher worlds cannot contain | 20 Tishrei | Day 297

2 mins; October 04, 2023

Don’t Even Think of It! What is worse than Lashon Hara? | 19 Tishrei | Day 296

3 mins; October 03, 2023

Holy Stubbornness: The Fortitude to Daven Properly | 18 Tishrei | Day 295

4 mins; October 02, 2023

Prophecy in Our Times: The Reemergence of Prophecy that Precedes the Redemption | 17 Tishrei | Day 294

3 mins; October 01, 2023

Recognizing the Love: The proper way to react to suffering | 16 Tishrei | Day 293

2 mins; September 28, 2023

Off-Limits Questions: Why the Alter Rebbe did not want to be asked for advice on material matters | 15 Tishrei | Day 292

3 mins; September 28, 2023

The Benefit of a Tzedakah Payment Plan: When more of less is better than less of more | 14 Tishrei | Day 291

6 mins; September 28, 2023

The Power of Zerizus: What was so great about the test of the Akeidah? | 13 Tishrei | Day 290

6 mins; September 27, 2023

The Preciousness of Action Mitzvos: Why the higher elements of creation receive their nourishment from the lower ones | 12 Tishrei | Day 289

4 mins; September 26, 2023

How on Earth? Where the power of the Infinite manifests itself in this world | 11 Tishrei | Day 288

2 mins; September 25, 2023

The G-dliness WITHIN Creation: Extending the “lowest is greatest” principle | 10 Tishrei | Day 287

3 mins; September 23, 2023

The Inverted Seal Effect: Are mitzvos lower or higher than Torah? | 9 Tishrei | Day 286

4 mins; September 23, 2023

The Royal Crown: Why the power of the Infinite manifests itself most in G-d’s royalty | 8 Tishrei | Day 285

4 mins; September 21, 2023

From Beyond the System: Why only G-d Himself can create something from nothing | 7 Tishrei | Day 284

5 mins; September 21, 2023

The First “Something”: The threshold betweens G-dliness and creations | 6 Tishrei | Day 283

2 mins; September 20, 2023

A Matter of Perspective: “Something from nothing” vs. “cause and effect” | 5 Tishrei | Day 282

3 mins; September 19, 2023

Last, But Not Least: What was on the Alter Rebbe’s mind in the days before his passing? 4 Tishrei | Day 281

4 mins; September 18, 2023

Empty Words: One level’s external becomes another’s internal | 3 Tishrei | Day 280

3 mins; September 17, 2023

A Torah of Action: The level of Torah that was revealed to Moshe | 2 Tishrei | Day 279

2 mins; September 14, 2023

Seeing vs. Understanding: Why the wise person is greater than the prophet | 1 Tishrei | Day 278

5 mins; September 14, 2023

Moshe’s Limitations: Do the Kabbalists have a greater understanding of Torah than did Moshe? | 29 Elul | Day 277

2 mins; September 14, 2023

Thirsty Love: The Function of Chabad | 28 Elul | Day 276

2 mins; September 13, 2023

Pleasurable Love: The Gift of Love | 27 Elul | Day 275

2 mins; September 12, 2023

Between Paradise and the Messianic Era: The wide container that can contain the infinite | 26 Elul | Day 274

3 mins; September 11, 2023

Sitting with Our Crowns: To whom will the angels sing when Moshiach comes? | 25 Elul | Day 273

3 mins; September 10, 2023

The Principal Reward and the Dividends of Charity: Why charity is “G-d’s mitzvah” | 24 Elul | Day 272

4 mins; September 09, 2023

Beyond the Letter of the Charity Law: 5 reasons to give even when one is not required to give | 23 Elul | Day 271

4 mins; September 07, 2023

Charity During Challenging Financial Times: When do your needs take precedence over another’s? | 22 Elul | Day 270

5 mins; September 07, 2023

Connections: Higher and Lower Daas | 21 Elul | Day 269

3 mins; September 06, 2023

A Parable for a Parable: Analyzing the Divine Soul’s Attributes | 20 Elul | Day 268

3 mins; September 05, 2023

The Two Tiers of Emotions: Emotional emotions vs. non-emotional emotions | 19 Elul | Day 267

5 mins; September 04, 2023

“Dust and Ashes”: On comparing our attributes to G-d’s | 18 Elul | Day 266

4 mins; September 03, 2023

The Spiritual Benefit of Self-Study: The divine in microcosm | 17 Elul | Day 265

2 mins; September 02, 2023

An Annual Raise: Why we need to increase our goodness every year | 16 Elul | Day 264

3 mins; August 31, 2023

A Mystical View of Rosh Hashanah: Why we need to arouse G-d’s desire to continue His creation project | 15 Elul | Day 263

4 mins; August 31, 2023

The “Hidden Goodness” within Gevurah Souls: Digging deeper than one’s revealed strengths | 14 Elul | Day 262

3 mins; August 30, 2023

Yeshivos At Odds: The patterns of Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai–and when they defied their pattern | 13 Elul | Day 261

3 mins; August 29, 2023

What’s Your Soul Type? The introverted calculated soul vs. the extroverted wild soul | 12 Elul #260

3 mins; August 28, 2023

Permanent Security and Tranquility: Why not all charity has the same impact | 11 Elul | Day 259

3 mins; August 27, 2023

Unnatural Kindness: The “act of tzedakah” vs. the “service of tzedakah” | 10 Elul | Day 258

3 mins; August 26, 2023

Achieving Internal Tranquility: How charity effects inner harmony | 9 Elul | Day 257

3 mins; August 24, 2023

The Anatomy of Peace: Why G-d had to make peace between two angels | 8 Elul | Day 256

4 mins; August 24, 2023

In It for the Benefits: Are you Jewish–or from the Eirev Rav? | 7 Elul | Day 255

4 mins; August 23, 2023

When Difficulty and Tragedy Strike: The faith test for which we came to this world | 6 Elul | Day 254

4 mins; August 22, 2023

Embracing G-d’s Model of Kindness: The specific type of charity that brings the redemption | 5 Elul | Day 253

4 mins; August 21, 2023

The Financial Cost of Spiritual Healthcare: May one give more than 20% of their income to charity? | 4 Elul | Day 252

3 mins; August 20, 2023

Deeper Digging Demanded: What works for perfect people doesn’t for the rest of us | 3 Elul | Day 251

4 mins; August 19, 2023

Sizes, Time Limits, and Percentages: The Limitation Inherent in Mitzvos | 2 Elul | Day 250

2 mins; August 17, 2023

The Fire that Comes from the Right Hand: Is the Torah chesed or gevurah? | 1 Elul | Day 249

4 mins; August 17, 2023

The Falling Sukkah: Why charity is more important today than ever | 30 Av | Day 248

2 mins; August 16, 2023

The Alter Rebbe’s Wake-Up Call: A new perspective on money and charity | 29 Av | Day 247

3 mins; August 15, 2023

Planting Seeds On High: The special effect of giving charity to the poor in Israel | 28 Av | Day 246

3 mins; August 14, 2023

The Theory of Planting: When a small investment yields a quantum gain | 27 Av | Day 245

2 mins; August 13, 2023

Quantum Results: When “measure for measure” doesn’t measure up | 26 Av | Day 244

2 mins; August 12, 2023

Plant Charity and Harvest Salvation: Why it is important to give charity before prayer | 25 Av | Day 243

3 mins; August 10, 2023

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