Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

Tanya Themes

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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.

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Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

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Step One in Serving G-D: Is It Enough if I Love G-D, or Do I Also Need Awe? | 17 Nisan | Day 117 04.04.2023 3:44

17 Nisan | Day 117 Step One in Serving G-d: Is it enough if I love G-d, or do I also need awe? -- 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...

Service Mitzvos: What Differentiates Love and Awe From All Other Mitzvos | 16 Nisan | Day 116 04.04.2023 3:59

16 Nisan | Day 116 Service Mitzvos: What differentiates love and awe from all other mitzvos -- 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...

Giving a Mitzvah Wings to Soar: How Do We Provide the Lighting for G-D’s Home? | 15 Nisan | Day 115 04.04.2023 3:33

15 Nisan | Day 115 Giving a Mitzvah Wings to Soar: How do we provide the lighting for G-d’s home? -- 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...

A Mitzvah That Lacks Divine Conductivity: When There’s No Distortion, but Also No Revelation | 14 Nisan | Day 114 04.04.2023 3:02

14 Nisan | Day 114 A Mitzvah that Lacks Divine Conductivity: When there’s no distortion, but also no revelation -- 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...

Until One Does Teshuvah: The Sad Story of the Synagogue That Was Filled With Torah | 13 Nisan | Day 113 03.04.2023 2:45

13 Nisan | Day 113 Until One Does Teshuvah: The sad story of the synagogue that was filled with Torah -- 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...

Repenting for One’s Mitzvos: When a Mitzvah Becomes Trapped in Kelipah | 12 Nisan | Day 112 02.04.2023 3:54

12 Nisan | Day 112 Repenting for One’s Mitzvos: When a mitzvah becomes trapped in kelipah -- 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 t...

Mitzvos That Go Nowhere: The Problem With Doing Mitzvos Out of Habit | 11 Nisan | Day 111 02.04.2023 3:19

Dedicated in honor of the Rebbe on the occasion of his 121st birthday on Yud Alef Nisan and in honor of all those who continue the Rebbe’s holy work of inspiring Jews to do mitzvos and study Chasidus to bring Moshiach. Dedicated in honor of Fruma Dina bas Dalia, on the occasion of her birthday, on the auspicious day of 11 Nissan, for a year of brachos and success. 11 Nisan | Day 111 Mitzvos that G...

In What World Is Your Mitzvah? Why Is a Detailed Understanding of Gan Eden Relevant? | 10 Nisan | Day 110 30.03.2023 4:02

10 Nisan | Day 110 In What World is Your Mitzvah? Why is a detailed understanding of Gan Eden relevant? -- 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...

The World of Utter Nullification: Greater Than Saying “I Love You” Is the Inability to Say “I” | 9 Nisan | Day 109 30.03.2023 3:59

9 Nisan | Day 109 The World of Utter Nullification: Greater than saying “I love you” is the inability to say “I” -- 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...

Choosing to Act Instinctually: Why Souls–but Not Angels–Get Preferential Treatment | 8 Nisan | Day 108 29.03.2023 4:07

8 Nisan | Day 108 Choosing to Act Instinctually: Why souls–but not angels–get preferential treatment -- 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...

Two-Tiered Paradise: Which Souls Go to the Higher Level of Gan Eden? | 7 Nisan | Day 107 28.03.2023 4:44

7 Nisan | Day 107 Two-Tiered Paradise: Which souls go to the higher level of Gan Eden? -- 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 s...

Four Degrees of Divine Revelation: Inanimate, Vegetable, Animal, and Human Mitzvos | 6 Nisan | Day 106 27.03.2023 5:16

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

Essential Will: Does G-D Value Our Feelings More Than Our Actions? | 5 Nisan | Day 105 26.03.2023 3:36

In honor of *Mrs. Dini Mangel*, shluchah to Cherry Hill, NJ, on the occasion of her birthday, for a year of brachos and success. Dedicated by her husband and family. 5 Nisan | Day 105 Essential Will: Does G-d value our feelings more than our actions? -- 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...

Four Levels of Creation: The Difference Between a “Body” Mitzvah and a “Soul” Mitzvah | 4 Nisan | Day 104 26.03.2023 3:15

4 Nisan | Day 104 Four Levels of Creation: The difference between a “body” mitzvah and a “soul” 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 J...

As Different as Body and Soul: G-D Is in Everything–but the Divine Voltage Varies | 3 Nisan | Day 103 23.03.2023 3:02

3 Nisan | Day 103 As Different as Body and Soul: G-d is in everything–but the divine voltage varies -- 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...

The Importance of Intent in a Mitzvah: Is There Value to Mumbled Prayers? | 2 Nisan | Day 102 23.03.2023 3:58

2 Nisan | Day 102 The Importance of Intent in a Mitzvah: Is there value to mumbled prayers? -- 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...

Calling G-D Over: How to Spend Some Quality Intimate Time With G-D | 1 Nisan | Day 101 22.03.2023 3:13

1 Nisan | Day 101 Calling G-d Over: How to spend some quality intimate time with G-d -- 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...

When to Stop Studying Torah: When to Close the Books and Go Do a Mitzvah | 29 Adar | Day 100 21.03.2023 3:07

29 Adar | Day 100 When to Stop Studying Torah: When to close the books and go 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...

The Qualitative Advantage of Torah Study: The Greater Light That Illuminates the Core of the Animal Soul | 28 Adar | Day 99 20.03.2023 4:06

28 Adar | Day 99 The Qualitative Advantage of Torah Study: The greater light that illuminates the core of 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 per...

The Power of Charity: The Mitzvah That Packs a Disproportionately Powerful Punch | 27 Adar | Day 98 19.03.2023 4:35

27 Adar | Day 98 The Power of Charity: The mitzvah that packs a disproportionately powerful punch -- 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...

Proper Perspective of This World: Is the Material, Mundane World an Obstacle to Serving G-D? | 26 Adar | Day 97 18.03.2023 3:19

26 Adar | Day 97 Proper Perspective of this World: Is the material, mundane world an obstacle to serving G-d? -- 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 manu...

Further Expanding the Circle of Elevation: Why Bringing Mashiach Is, Necessarily, a Collective Effort | 25 Adar | Day 96 16.03.2023 4:45

25 Adar | Day 96 Further Expanding the Circle of Elevation: Why bringing Mashiach is, necessarily, a collective effort -- 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 own...

Expanding the Circle of Elevation: How a Single Mitzvah Elevates Large Swaths of Creation | 24 Adar | Day 95 16.03.2023 3:37

24 Adar | Day 95 Expanding the Circle of Elevation: How a single mitzvah elevates large swaths of creation -- 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...

Call to Action: A Philosophical Response to an Emotional Question | 23 Adar | Day 94 15.03.2023 5:54

23 Adar | Day 94  Call to Action: A philosophical response to an emotional question -- 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...

Greater vs. Higher: Why “Greater” and “Higher” Are Mutually Exclusive | 22 Adar | Day 93 14.03.2023 4:25

22 Adar | Day 93 Greater vs. Higher: Why “greater” and “higher” are mutually exclusive -- 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 seek...