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Written by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), the founder of Chabad, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chassidism. Its stated aim is to show a path to realizing one's purpose and developing a deeper relationship with G-d.
Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 11. The Suppressed Soul Having discussed a Jew who has fought the war with his yetzer hara and won, Rabbi Schneur Zalman now turns to the opposite: a Jew who hasn’t escaped his spiritual status quo, whose inner be...
Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 11. Introduction In his telling of the story of the battle of two kings over you, the small city, this is where Rabbi Schneur Zalman gets to the facts on the ground: The odds are on the side of the wrong king. Bec...
Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 10. Conquest Now that we know of this internal battle, let’s see how it plays out as five possible states of war and peace. We’ll start with wars that are won. Let’s discuss a person who empowers his divine soul a...
Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 10. Introduction The Warrior’s Journey This is the point in Tanya where all the pieces start falling into place. It turns out that the battle we just described is the key to understanding everything that’s going o...
Kuntreis Acharon 32:5 (1) Pri Chadash notes that Rashba’s stringent ruling is surprising, and questions why Rashba rules in accordance with Reish Lakish rather than in accordance with Rabbi Yannai who was the teacher of Reish Lakish’s teacher, Rabbi Yocha...
Kuntreis Acharon 18:1 (1) In his Kuntreis Acharon (note 1), the Alter Rebbe discusses how this ruling applies to the distinction made at the end of the introduction to this section between a white-hot knife and a blemish that projects from the knife. The ...
Kuntreis Acharon 2:1 (1) In his Kuntreis Acharon (note 1), the Alter Rebbe explains why, in note 3 to the main text, he stated that an animal slaughtered by a minor is acceptable, without mentioning the age of the minor involved. This ruling raises a ques...
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