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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.

Clueless but Connected: The Benefit of Lowliness | 12 Iyar | Day 142

5 mins; May 02, 2023

“He ‘Sanctified’ Us With His Commandments”: A Deeper Look at the Word “Sanctified” | 11 Iyar | Day 141

5 mins; May 01, 2023

From the Depths of Unholiness to a Relationship With G-D: Why Didn’t G-D Send an Angel to Redeem Us From Egypt? | 10 Iyar | Day 140

4 mins; April 30, 2023

Reflective Love: The Mighty King Who Extracts the Pauper From the Garbage Dump | 9 Iyar | Day 139

4 mins; April 29, 2023

The Compassion That Unlocks Love: The Story Behind the Kiss Yaakov Gave Rachel | 8 Iyar | Day 138

4 mins; April 27, 2023

Have Mercy on Your Soul! Contemplating the Soul’s Dismal Predicament | 7 Iyar | Day 137

4 mins; April 27, 2023

G-D’s Desire to Be Known: The Advantage of Passionate Love Over Serene Love | 6 Iyar | Day 136

4 mins; April 26, 2023

The Best of Both Worlds: The Superiority of the Hybrid Loves | 5 Iyar | Day 135

3 mins; April 25, 2023

When the Thought Skips the Heart and Directly Leads to Action | 4 Iyar | Day 134

4 mins; April 24, 2023

Hybrid Love II: Focus On Our Father-Child Relationship With G-D | 3 Iyar | Day 133

5 mins; April 23, 2023

Hybrid Love I: For the Love of Life | 2 Iyar | Day 132

4 mins; April 22, 2023

Putting Love and Awe in Proper Order: Can a Wicked Person Experience a Genuine Love for G-D? | 1 Iyar | Day 131

5 mins; April 20, 2023

Desire vs. Experience: The Higher and Lower Levels of Love | 30 Nisan | Day 130

3 mins; April 20, 2023

The Awe Catch-22: The Higher and Lower Levels of Awe | 29 Nisan | Day 129

6 mins; April 19, 2023

28 Nisan | Day 128 Seeing G-D Through His Garments: The Deeper Meaning of the Word Emunah (Faith)

3 mins; April 18, 2023

Regular Awe Reminders: How Deeply Do I Have to Feel the Awe of G-D? | 27 Nisan | Day 127

3 mins; April 17, 2023

The Extent Of G-D’s Self-Knowledge: Why G-D Doesn’t Need Eyes Or Ears To Be Aware Of Our Deeds | 26 Nisan | Day 126

3 mins; April 16, 2023

Digging for Treasure: Your Soul Possesses Awe of G-D. How Do You Reveal It? | 25 Nisan | Day 125

4 mins; April 15, 2023

Awe of G-D: Mission Possible | Why Moshe Insisted That Having Awe for G-D Is a “Simple Matter” | 24 Nisan | Day 124

4 mins; April 13, 2023

Intention to Please G-D: Serving G-D So That He Should Have Nachas From You | 23 Nisan | Day 123

4 mins; April 13, 2023

To Live In Paradise: How to Actualize the Soul’s Yearning for Self-Sacrifice | 22 Nisan | Day 122

3 mins; April 10, 2023

Wearing the Tzaddik Hat: Can I Be In Sync With G-D’s Desires? | 21 Nisan | Day 121

3 mins; April 10, 2023

Altruistic Love: Fusing “The Holy One, Blessed Be He” With the “Divine Presence” | 20 Nisan | Day 120

3 mins; April 10, 2023

Does Awe Need to Be a Feeling? Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai’s Deathbed Wish | 19 Nisan | Day 119

4 mins; April 09, 2023

To Be of Service: The Importance of the King-Subject Aspect of Our Relationship With G-D | 18 Nisan | Day 118

3 mins; April 08, 2023

Step One in Serving G-D: Is It Enough if I Love G-D, or Do I Also Need Awe? | 17 Nisan | Day 117

3 mins; April 04, 2023

Service Mitzvos: What Differentiates Love and Awe From All Other Mitzvos | 16 Nisan | Day 116

3 mins; April 04, 2023

Giving a Mitzvah Wings to Soar: How Do We Provide the Lighting for G-D’s Home? | 15 Nisan | Day 115

3 mins; April 04, 2023

A Mitzvah That Lacks Divine Conductivity: When There’s No Distortion, but Also No Revelation | 14 Nisan | Day 114

3 mins; April 04, 2023

Until One Does Teshuvah: The Sad Story of the Synagogue That Was Filled With Torah | 13 Nisan | Day 113

2 mins; April 03, 2023

Repenting for One’s Mitzvos: When a Mitzvah Becomes Trapped in Kelipah | 12 Nisan | Day 112

3 mins; April 02, 2023

Mitzvos That Go Nowhere: The Problem With Doing Mitzvos Out of Habit | 11 Nisan | Day 111

3 mins; April 01, 2023

In What World Is Your Mitzvah? Why Is a Detailed Understanding of Gan Eden Relevant? | 10 Nisan | Day 110

4 mins; March 30, 2023

The World of Utter Nullification: Greater Than Saying “I Love You” Is the Inability to Say “I” | 9 Nisan | Day 109

3 mins; March 30, 2023

Choosing to Act Instinctually: Why Souls–but Not Angels–Get Preferential Treatment | 8 Nisan | Day 108

4 mins; March 29, 2023

Two-Tiered Paradise: Which Souls Go to the Higher Level of Gan Eden? | 7 Nisan | Day 107

4 mins; March 28, 2023

Two-Tiered Paradise: Which Souls Go to the Higher Level of Gan Eden? | 7 Nisan | Day 107

4 mins; March 28, 2023

Four Degrees of Divine Revelation: Inanimate, Vegetable, Animal, and Human Mitzvos | 6 Nisan | Day 106

5 mins; March 27, 2023

Essential Will: Does G-D Value Our Feelings More Than Our Actions? | 5 Nisan | Day 105

3 mins; March 26, 2023

Four Levels of Creation: The Difference Between a “Body” Mitzvah and a “Soul” Mitzvah | 4 Nisan | Day 104

3 mins; March 25, 2023

As Different as Body and Soul: G-D Is in Everything–but the Divine Voltage Varies | 3 Nisan | Day 103

3 mins; March 23, 2023

The Importance of Intent in a Mitzvah: Is There Value to Mumbled Prayers? | 2 Nisan | Day 102

3 mins; March 23, 2023

Calling G-D Over: How to Spend Some Quality Intimate Time With G-D | 1 Nisan | Day 101

3 mins; March 22, 2023

When to Stop Studying Torah: When to Close the Books and Go Do a Mitzvah | 29 Adar | Day 100

3 mins; March 21, 2023

The Qualitative Advantage of Torah Study: The Greater Light That Illuminates the Core of the Animal Soul | 28 Adar | Day 99

4 mins; March 20, 2023

The Power of Charity: The Mitzvah That Packs a Disproportionately Powerful Punch | 27 Adar | Day 98

4 mins; March 19, 2023

Proper Perspective of This World: Is the Material, Mundane World an Obstacle to Serving G-D? | 26 Adar | Day 97

3 mins; March 18, 2023

Further Expanding the Circle of Elevation: Why Bringing Mashiach Is, Necessarily, a Collective Effort | 25 Adar | Day 96

4 mins; March 16, 2023

Expanding the Circle of Elevation: How a Single Mitzvah Elevates Large Swaths of Creation | 24 Adar | Day 95

3 mins; March 16, 2023

Call to Action: A Philosophical Response to an Emotional Question | 23 Adar | Day 94

5 mins; March 15, 2023

Greater vs. Higher: Why “Greater” and “Higher” Are Mutually Exclusive | 22 Adar | Day 93

4 mins; March 14, 2023

G-D’s All-Embracing Agenda: Completely Reframing Our Work and Its Reward | 21 Adar | Day 92

4 mins; March 13, 2023

The Point Is Not Inner Perfection: Why the Struggler and the Tzaddik Accomplish the Exact Same Thing | 20 Adar | Day 91

3 mins; March 12, 2023

Body Connection: Why ACTION Mitzvos Are Necessary | 19 Adar | Day 90

3 mins; March 11, 2023

The Problem With Love: Why a Mitzvah Is the Only Way to Connect With G-D | 18 Adar | Day 89

4 mins; March 09, 2023

Identity Crisis: Why a Mitzvah Can Accomplish What a Soul on Its Own Cannot | 17 Adar | Day 88

2 mins; March 09, 2023

Why is Judaism Action-Obsessed? Answering the big “why”s of Judaism | 16 Adar | Day 87

3 mins; March 08, 2023

A Living Paradox: How to Become G-D’s “Right-Hand Man” | 15 Adar | Day 86

5 mins; March 07, 2023

Can I Experience the Joy of Closeness With G-D if I Don’t Feel It? 14 Adar—Purim | Day 85 | The Human Holy Temple

3 mins; March 06, 2023

Feeling G-D’s Joy: Transcending Self to Experience the Joy of Our Beloved | 13 Adar | Day 84

2 mins; March 05, 2023

Heir to a Fortune: The Joy of Unearned Wealth | 12 Adar | Day 83

3 mins; March 04, 2023

A Royal Visit: Can There Be Happiness That Is Not Attached to Achievements? | 11 Adar | Day 82

3 mins; March 02, 2023

When to Hate: When, Why, and How the Torah Obliges Us to Hate a Fellow Jew | 10 Adar | Day 81

7 mins; March 02, 2023

Loving Every Jew: The Second Outcome of Living Soulfully | 9 Adar | Day 80

5 mins; March 01, 2023

The Joy of Purpose: Why Did G-D Create Me as a Lowly Being? | 8 Adar | Day 79

5 mins; February 28, 2023

The Daily Exodus: Emancipation From Our Animal Soul or an Escape from Its Clutches? 7 Adar | Day 78

4 mins; February 27, 2023

Switching Focus: How to Release Your Soul From Captivity | 6 Adar | Day 77

3 mins; February 26, 2023

Fighting Ego With Ego: The Inner Brokenness That Leads to Wholeness | 5 Adar | Day 76

3 mins; February 25, 2023

Higher Expectations: Why Excuses Are Fine for Others–but Not for You | 4 Adar | Day 75

4 mins; February 23, 2023

Don’t Judge: How to Overcome a Condescending Tendency | 3 Adar | Day 74

4 mins; February 23, 2023

Doubts About G-D: How to Deal With Doubts About G-D’s Existence | 2 Adar | Day 73

5 mins; February 22, 2023

1 Adar | Intimidation Tactic: When Shouting and Intimidating Is a Great Strategy | Day 72

3 mins; February 21, 2023

The Other Side of the Coin: Contrasting “Default Me” with “Essential Me” | 30 Shevat | Day 71

5 mins; February 20, 2023

Default Identity: The Chasid Who Wasn’t Satisfied With His 16-Hour Prayer | 29 Shevat | Day 70

4 mins; February 19, 2023

Emotional Unresponsiveness: When Tanya Prescribes the Bitter Pill of Ego Crushing | 28 Shevat | Day 69

4 mins; February 18, 2023

Why Judaism Doesn’t Believe In Hypocrisy | 27 Shevat: Implications of the Two-Soul Doctrine | Day 68

4 mins; February 16, 2023

Why Interrupting Thoughts Can Be a Symptom of Good Prayer | 26 Shevat: Identifying a Successful Prayer | Day 67

3 mins; February 16, 2023

Is Delaying Innocent Gratification a Jewish Value? 25 Shevat: Suppression (Iskafya) | Day 66

4 mins; February 15, 2023

The Gift of Internal Struggle | 24 Shevat: The Divine Palate | Day 65

4 mins; February 14, 2023

Shame: Is It Ever Legitimate to Be Ashamed Over Our Internal Demons? | 23 Shevat | Day 64

3 mins; February 13, 2023

Guilt: 22 Shevat | The Rules for Healthy, Productive Guilt | Day 63

5 mins; February 12, 2023

Pain and Suffering: 21 Shevat | How to Maintain Positive Emotions in the Face of Suffering and Difficulty | Day 62

6 mins; February 11, 2023

Why Happiness Is a Foundational Jewish Value | 20 Shevat: Positive Emotions | Day 61

4 mins; February 09, 2023

Why We Need Two Strategies for Winning the Battle Against the Animal Soul | 19 Shevat: Complementary Paths | Day 60

5 mins; February 09, 2023

Advice for When You’re Lazy to Do a Mitzvah | 18 Shevat: Are You In or Out? | Day 59

3 mins; February 08, 2023

How to Identify a Spiritually Life-Or-Death Situation | 17 Shevat: The Right Place for a Red Line | Day 58

3 mins; February 07, 2023

What Makes Some Sins Worse Than Others? | 16 Shevat: The Aftereffect of Sin | Day 57

5 mins; February 06, 2023

Why We All Experience Small Bouts of Insanity | 15 Shevat: Temporary Insanity | Day 56

4 mins; February 05, 2023

Judaism Boils Down to One “Yes or No” Question | 14 Shevat: Pathways to Disunity | Day 55

2 mins; February 04, 2023

Torah is the “gate” to gain entry to “the home.” What is the home? | 13 Shevat: The Gate to the Home | Day 54

3 mins; February 02, 2023

The Advantage That Torah Study Holds Over All Other Mitzvos | 12 Shevat: Absolute Unity | Day 53

3 mins; February 02, 2023

What Are Mitzvos REALLY About? | 11 Shevat: 248 Pathways to Unity | Day 52

3 mins; February 01, 2023

Why Arrogance Is Tantamount to Idolatry | 10 Shevat: The Essence of Idolatry | Day 51

3 mins; January 31, 2023

A Task That G-D Finds Distasteful—but Necessary | 9 Shevat: Distasteful Necessity | Day 50

5 mins; January 30, 2023

Is Our World’s Existence an Illusion? | 8 Shevat: The View from Below | Day 49

2 mins; January 29, 2023

In What Way Is G-D’s Speech Different From Ours? | 7 Shevat: Revealing Words | Day 48

4 mins; January 28, 2023

What Does It Mean That G-D “Speaks”? | 6 Shevat: Unchanged | Day 47

3 mins; January 26, 2023

The Two Most Important Mitzvos | 5 Shevat: One and Only | Day 46

5 mins; January 26, 2023

How your soul responds when everything is on the line | 4 Shevat: The Wakeup Call | Day 45

4 mins; January 25, 2023

If you inherently love G-d, why don’t you feel it? | 3 Shevat: Hidden Love | Day 44

1 min; January 24, 2023

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