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 shiur!)

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. Enjoy the shiur!)

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 niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

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. Enjoy the shiur!)

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’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)