Tanya Themes

15 Av | Day 263 | Leap Year “Making” G-d’s Name: How the words we speak are sourced in the subconscious -- 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...

14 Av | Day 262 | Leap Year Leading vs. Going: Where charity leads the heart -- 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 a...

13 Av | Day 261 | Leap Year Charity and Redemption: Why the sages say that we “will only be redeemed because of tzedakah” -- 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’...

In honor of Chaim Menachem Mendel ben Ester Rochel on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. Dedicated by his wife, children, and grandchildren, who thank Hashem for the first sixty years and daven that the next sixty be filled with blessings, health, nachas, happiness, mazal, and strength! 12 Av | Day 260 | Leap Year The Helmet atop G-d’s Head: Planting charity, reaping salvation -- Can you spare...

11 Av | Day 259 | Leap Year “Leaky” Charity: Why charity is the only mitzvah for which we are rewarded in this world -- 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 man...

10 Av | Day 258 | Leap Year The Appropriate Response to G-d’s Kindness: The Alter Rebbe’s message following his release from prison -- 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 perso...

9 Av | Day 257 | Leap Year Why the Alter Rebbe Spied on His Followers: And: How long should the daily davening last? -- 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 man...

8 Av | Day 256 | Leap Year The Power of Talmud Study: Strengthening Faith Through Torah Study and Prayer -- 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...

7 Av | Day 255 | Leap Year Igeres Hakodesh: Part Four of Tanya: Girding our loins with strength-- 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...

6 Av | Day 254 | Leap Year Wrapping Up Igeres Hateshuvah: A perspective that allows us to take joy in difficult times -- 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 ma...

5 Av | Day 253 | Leap Year How to View Past Failures: Forget and move on or let bygones be bygones? -- 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...

4 Av | Day 252 | Leap Year The Uniqueness of G-d’s Compassion: How many times will G-d forgive the same sin? -- 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...

3 Av | Day 251 | Leap Year Happy and Emotionally Broken: How to be happy and broken–simultaneously -- 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 wh...

2 Av | Day 250 | Leap Year Conflicting Emotions: What is the appropriate emotional state for prayer? -- 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...

1 Av | Day 249 | Leap Year Climbing the Teshuvah Ladder: The role of prayer in the higher teshuvah-- 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...

29 Tamuz | Day 248 | Leap Year When the Mother Crouches over Her Chicks: The trickle-down effect of the higher teshuvah -- 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...

28 Tamuz | Day 247 | Leap Year Higher and Lower Teshuvah: Two types of system restores -- 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...

27 Tamuz | Day 246 When the Rope Frays: The impact of “minor” sins on one’s connection 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 s...

26 Tamuz | Day 245 | Leap Year Absorbing the Impact: Who are the “dead people” who don’t praise 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...

25 Tamuz | Day 244 | Leap Year The Two Steps of Teshuvah: Compassion and 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 for the Jew who seeks to se...

Dedicated by Akiva (Kenny) Borin in loving memory of his brother Jimmy Borin, Yosef ben Moshe obm, on the occasion of his yahrtzeit. 24 Tamuz | Day 243 | Leap Year Choosing Our Energy Source: Extracting ourselves–and G-d–from the clutches of 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...

23 Tamuz | Day 242 | Leap Year The Effect of the “Exile of the Shechinah”: Severed from the divine source–and surviving to tell the tale -- 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...

22 Tamuz | Day 241 | Leap Year The 613-Ply Rope: The rope that connects us to 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 serve...

21 Tamuz | Day 240 | Leap Year The Human Mirror of G-d’s Name: The four letters of our souls -- 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...

20 Tamuz | Day 239 | Leap Year The Source of the Angels: The uniqueness of the Jewish 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 who seeks...