Shiuring is Caring

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we discuss the Alter Rebbe’s take on the avoda of yirah and ahava, and the three paths that can be taken in explaining how it pertains to different people. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we examine the Alter Rebbe’s take on the concept of lishmah. We compare his ideas to the rishonim, contrast Tanya with Hilchos Talmud Torah, and ultimately we come to a clear view of what constitutes lishmah. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sourc...

The classic bris maamar from Torah Ohr. A classic for a reason. If there’s one specific shiur here that I think people are most likely to seek out actively, I would think it’s this one. The Alter Rebbe explains the three levels of refinement that Hashem bestows/will bestow upon us, and he explains why Avraham Avinu waited for so long to undergo circumcision.

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s perspective on the mitzva to hate sinners, and how he uses context in Rishonim to drive home how it’s neigh impossible to hate anyone. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a dive into a seeming contradiction in the Alter Rebbe’s thoughts on Davening; along way to the answer, we bring out why Torah’s effect on Davening might not be what it’s made out to be. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the...

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we ask a most persnikety question: the Alter Rebbe seems to contradict his own logic in his hilchos lulav. While discovering the answer, we gain a deeper insight in his take on making a dira bitachtonim. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. E...

What is avoda zara? What is a mazal? Find out on an all new episode of kuntreis umayan

How are we judged every day? And how is it different from the judgement on Rosh Hashanah? Find out on an all new episode of kuntreis umayan!

Where is existence from? What is asiya ruchni? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan! (I’m trying to takke finish posting what i started years ago, IYH ill finish before pesach hopefully.)

Freilachen Purim! I don’t want to leave this in the archives so I’m sending it out now, and IYH I’ll update the description at a later point. It’s the first paragraph of the maamar l’reiach shemanecha, l’chaim!

Freilachen Purim! I don’t want to leave this in the archives so I’m sending it out now, and IYH I’ll update the description at a later point. It’s the second paragraph of the maamar l’reiach shemanecha, l’chaim!

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a dive into the the mitzva of v’hiskadishtem. We discuss the opinions of various rishonim about what it can be, arriving at some surprising conclusions, ultimately culminating in the Alter Rebbe’s conception of Iskafya. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes...

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a dive into the phrase “chatas neurim”, and we discuss its meaning, usage, and connotation, as well as what the Alter Rebbe intended to convey by using it in chapter 29 of the first part of Tanya. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources....

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s brief but potent statement on the legal aspect of martyrdom, and we examine how all of the nuance in his choice of words all serve to propel his thesis of what makes a sin undesirable. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah...

Welcome back to another shiur in Shir Hashirim of Likutei Torah! This week, we discuss an avoda’dike application of the pasuk Shir Hashirim. So grab a Likutei Torah, sit back, and (ponder the connection that we all have to each other, how it affects our davening, and how whether we reach up to connect or Hashem reaches down, the connection is something for us and Hashem to) enjoy!

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s masterful evasion of taking sides in the dispute as to whether or not we’re commanded to believe in G-d, and how the evasion itself ties into his thesis about how we connect to G-d through doing miztvos. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his...

Welcome back to another shiur in Shir Hashirim of Likutei Torah! This week, we discuss the phrase “for your beloved is more goodly than wine”; what the pasuk is referring to with “wine”, and “your beloved”, and their contrast. So grab a Likutei Torah, sit back, and (know that the ultimate level to be achieved is a relationship with Hashem alone, and nothing else; but at the same time, in all of th...

Welcome back to another shiur in Shir Hashirim of Likutei Torah! This week*, we discuss the contrast of the two levels of Hashem being a chassan, and how that relates to the divine revelation at different levels. So grab a Likutei Torah, sit back, and (appreciate that Hashem invested himself in the Torah that we learn down here in a way that we can actually) enjoy! *Last week, I forgot to press up...

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s take on the prohibition of lustful thought, and it’s surprising implications in his overarching thesis regarding the definition of a Beinoni. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Welcome back to another shiur in Shir Hashirim of Likutei Torah! This week, we discuss what makes Shir Hashirim the song “of songs”, and how the bride and groom unite. So grab a Likutei Torah, sit back, and (consider how the only way to bridge the gap between the infinite and this distinctly self-centered world is in the same way that a song is formed, blending motifs and varying notes until, by t...

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s view on secular studies, as it’s discussed in his niglah’dike works, and how it ties into his (seemingly) novel approach in Tanya. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

I was going through some old recordings, and I came across these shiurim. I figured I could upload some of them here. A classic Ma’amar, pristine in style, waiting to be pondered. Enjoy! This episode, as well as any episodes that I upload that were recorded by Chabad of Bondi, should bring merit to the souls of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, as well as everyone else murdered al kidush hasheim at the Bondi B...

I was going through some old recordings, and I came across these shiurim. I figured I could upload some of them here. A classic Ma’amar, pristine in style, waiting to be pondered. Enjoy! This episode, as well as any episodes that I upload that were recorded by Chabad of Bondi, should bring merit to the souls of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, as well as everyone else murdered al kidush hasheim at the Bondi B...

I was going through some old recordings, and I came across these shiurim. I figured I could upload some of them here. A classic Ma’amar, pristine in style, waiting to be pondered. Enjoy! This episode, as well as any episodes that I upload that were recorded by Chabad of Bondi, should bring merit to the souls of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, as well as everyone else murdered al kidush hasheim at the Bondi B...

Is getting always good? Why does everyone say that we need to pray every day? Find out in an all new episode of kuntreis umayan! (For anyone who’s an avid fan of the podcast, Tanya is a Braisa is l’choira not happening this week due to a lot of circumstances colliding. Likutei Torah shiur was my fresh shiur of the week.)