Tanya Themes

In honor of Rabbi Naftali Silberberg, in appreciation of the great job he does teaching the Tanya of the day. Dedicated by an anonymous Let’s Talk Tanya listener. 18 Adar I | Day 89 | Leap Year The Cheapest Thrill: Compare struggles, not sins -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meanin...

17 Adar I | Day 88 | Leap Year Excusable Behavior? Why we are always responsible for our choices -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who...

16 Adar I | Day 87 | Leap Year Don’t Judge: How to overcome a condescending tendency -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks to ser...

In honor of Rabbi Avrohom Lipskier, Avrohom Levi ben Luba Alta Toba, on the occasion of his birthday. May he have a year of healing and health, nachas and happiness. Dedicated by his family. 15 Adar I | Day 86 | Leap Year Intimidation Tactic: When shouting and intimidating is a great strategy -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-u...

14 Adar I | Day 85 | Leap Year Wrong vs. Unholy: Ego crushing for one who has never sinned -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks...

13 Adar I | Day 84 | Leap Year Re-repenting: Why yesterday’s teshuvah may not be enough for today -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who...

12 Adar I | Day 83 | Leap Year Default Me vs. Essential Me: A nuanced understanding of our identity -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew w...

11 Adar I | Day 82 | Leap Year Hillel’s Great Kindness: Why the G-dly soul is called the “second soul”-- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew...

10 Adar I | Day 81 | Leap Year Who are you really? Are you a G-dly being with an animal soul? Or vice versa? -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for...

9 Adar I | Day 80 | Leap Year Emotional Unresponsiveness: When Tanya prescribes the bitter pill of ego crushing -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual f...

8 Adar I | Day 79 | Leap Year Are You a Hypocrite? Why Judaism doesn’t believe in hypocrisy -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks...

In memory of Rebbetzin Chave Hecht, Chava bas Elimelech a”h and Rabbi Shaya Gansbourg, Yeshayah ben Tzvi Hirsh a”h. Dedicated on the occasion of their yahrtzeit, 7 Adar. 7 Adar I | Day 78 | Leap Year Faking Holiness: How to soften the internal struggle -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjo...

6 Adar I | Day 77 | Leap Year Suppression (Iskafya): Is delaying innocent gratification a Jewish value? -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the J...

5 Adar I | Day 76 | Leap Year The Divine Palate: The gift of internal struggle -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks to serve G-d...

In honor of Reb Yitzchok Yaakov ben Reb Moishe a”h (Jerry) Simon, on the occasion of his fifth yahrtzeit. Dedicated by his daughter, Mrs. Aliza Scheinfeld. 4 Adar I | Day 75 | Leap Year Cosmic Effect: What we accomplish by suppressing our unholy desires -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enj...

3 Adar I | Day 74 | Leap Year Unrealistic Expectations: The source of frustration over character flaws -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Je...

2 Adar I | Day 73 | Leap Year Guilt vs. Shame: Mitzvah opportunities disguised as character flaws -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who...

1 Adar I | Day 72 | Leap Year Positive Emotions: The why and how of happiness -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks to serve G-d...

30 Shevat | Day 71 | Leap Year Complementary Paths: Two strategies to win the battle against the animal soul -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for...

29 Shevat | Day 70 | Leap Year Anchored in Core Values: The eternal union created by a mitzvah -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who se...

28 Shevat | Day 69 | Leap Year In or Out? Advice for when you’re lazy to do a mitzvah -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks to se...

27 Shevat | Day 68 | Leap Year Strong as a Lion When doing the mitzvah is not enough -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who seeks to ser...

In honor of the wedding of Rabbi Nachman and Chana Kastel. May the new couple establish an everlasting home filled with harmony, joy, and purpose on the foundations of Torah and Chasidus. Dedicated by Guido and Chanie Aidenbaum, West Bloomfield, MI. 26 Shevat | Day 67 | Leap Year A Moment that Transcends Time: When the present moment is all that matters -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain...

Leiluy nishmas R’ Heshy Fruchter, ר׳ יהודה צבי ע״ה בן יבלחט״א ר׳ יעקב שי׳, on the occasion of his shloshim. May his neshamah have an aliyah and may he elicit abundant and revealed brachos for wife, children, and grandchildren. Dedicated by Reb Shlomie Aron and his family. 25 Shevat | Day 66 | Leap Year The Right Place for a Red Line: How to identify a spiritually life-or-death situation -- Can you...

24 Shevat | Day 65 | Leap Year 365 Pathways to Disunity: How Judaism boils down to a yes or no -- Can you spare four minutes a day to gain deeper insight into yourself, your soul, your spiritual make-up, your personal purpose, and how to enjoy a meaningful relationship with G-d? If yes, Let’s Talk Tanya. Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidism, is the personal owner’s manual for the Jew who se...