It Is Taught Tanya Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss the concept of spiritual "loins", which is Faith in G-d (Emunah). How to strengthen our faith through learning Torah and meditating upon G-d, which will seep into the rest of our spiritual bodies/limbs, which translates into having Love and Fear of G-d. We also discuss how it is the PELVIS and not the stomach which is the main aspect of...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how keeping your past sins in the back of your mind at all times can make you happy. Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 11. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how to experience joy in worldly suffering in recognition of how it saves us from much greater suffering in Geheinom. We also discuss how our positive actions in this world similarly create a disproportionate spiritual effect. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 12 Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss G-d's unique ability to forgive an infinite amount of times. Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of Chapter 11. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how it is possible to harbor two opposing emotions of humility/contriteness and joy at the same time in praying to G-d. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 11. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how Teshuva Ta'ta is a necessary prerequisite for Teshuva Ila'ah and how Shabbos is connected with Teshuva Ila'ah. Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 10. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how Teshuva I'laya comes about not directly through Man's effort, but rather through G-d effecting it from Above to Below. However Man still needs to work to rise from level to level. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 10. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how Bina gives birth to emotions (middos) and how this relates to Teshuva I'laya'a in terms of the higher Hei and the Vav. I.e how and why studying Torah is the path to Teshuva I'laya. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 9.  Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any oth...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how even minor transgressions can have a cumulative effect of being on par with the most severe transgressions. Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 7. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss the cleansing that occurs as a result of the lower level of Teshuva (Teshuva Ta'tah) as well as what is involved in the higher level of Tehuva (Teshuva Ila'ah). Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 8. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaugh...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how the path to a broken heart, which is necessary for doing Teshuva, is taking an honest accounting of one's actions and realizing their ramifications. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Middle of chapter 7. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@g...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss the two general aspects involved in lower Teshuva, namely 1)Compassion and 2)Subjugation. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 7. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how we have a choice as to which channel we receive our vitality from and how Teshuva can restore a more direct flow from our source. Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of chapter 6. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how while in the past, when we were on a higher level, we received our physical vitality in a more direct manner exclusively from our G-dly souls, nowadays, with the exile of the Schina (due to our actions), the vitality of transgressors flows via the zodiac, which is sourced in Klipas Noga. Iggeres HaTeshuva, beginning of chapter 6. Music by Sho...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how the 613 Mitzvos can be thought of a rope with 613 strands, which ultimately is G-d's Breath which is the vitality of the G-dly Soul. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 5. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss the uniqueness of the creation of Man in terms of him having been initially created through G-d's breath, rather than speech, like other creations. We also discuss the relationship of each of these to G-d's two names of Elokim and Havaya. Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of Chapter 4. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook ,...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how the Tetragrammaton contains all of the 10 sephiros within it and how this gets mirrored in Man. Iggeres HaTeshuva end of chapter 4. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss the difference between blowing (i.e. exhaling strongly) vs. speaking and how this relates to G-d's creation of Man. Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of chapter 4. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we begin a discussion of coming to a more in depth understanding of what Teshuva is and introduce some related questions in this regard. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of chapter 4. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how one should give extra charity as a way of redeeming the outstanding proscribed fasts (according to the more stringent opinions). Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 3. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how ideally a person should undertake the prescribed number of fasts for various (especially more severe) sins they transgress at least once in their life, and how these fasts can be broken down across years to make it easier. Iggeres HaTeshuva, middle of Chapter 3. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss how charity can serve as a substitute for fasting nowadays due to our generation not being as physically robust as generations in the past. Iggeres HaTeshuva, middle of Chapter 3. Today's episode has been generously sponsored by Ruta Cohen (Rus bas Natalya Esther) in honor of her birthday. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Fa...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss what the role of fasting and inflicting suffering upon oneself might have if these are not part of the mitzvah of Teshuva. Iggeres HaTeshuva Chapter 2. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind why the sages settled upon the measure of having a sinner fast 3x the prescribed number of fasts for whatever sin they committed. Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 3. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we discuss what is involved in the mitzvah of Teshuva and how fasting is not part of this, despite what many think.  Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 1. Music by Shoshannah.     Follow us on:  Youtube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram To sponsor an episode or for any other inquiries, email: itistaught@gmail.com   Support the show