Category: Text-Based Tanya

Lesson 1

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First class of the new series. We begin with the title page of Tanya.

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Lesson 2

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We begin the Compiler's Introduction. How is this book different from other books?

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Lesson 3

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Finishing the Compiler's Introduction.

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Lesson 4

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Starting Chapter 1 of Tanya, asking questions about the categories of Tzaddik, Rasha, and Beinoni.

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Lesson 5

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Finishing Chapter 1. We learn about the doctrine of the "two souls."

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Lesson 6

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Beginning chapter 2. The origins of the "second soul" or "G-dly soul."

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Lesson 7

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End of Chapter 2. How to reconnect with your own G-dly essence. The role of having a relationship with a tzaddik.

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Lesson 8

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Chapter 3. The faculties of the G-dly soul.

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Lesson 9

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Chapter 4 of Tanya. We now learn about the soul's three "garments" of thought, speech and action as modes of expression.

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Lesson 10

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We finish chapter 4 and study all of chapter 5 (yes, it's a very short chapter.)

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Lesson 11

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Learning chapter 6. The composition and modes of expression of the animal soul. The definition of holiness.

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Lesson 12

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We begin Chapter 7 and discuss more in depth the idea of the "neutral" kilipah called nogah.

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