Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #20 - Chapter 7 pt. 2

This class continues the previous theme, discussing our interactions with Kelipah. While Kelipas Nogah is "untied" and therefore able to be elevated to holiness, anything that is of the three impure Kelipos is tied down and unable to be moved from its status.  

The chapter concludes with a few exceptions to this rule.

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #19 - Chapter 6 pt. 3 - 7 pt. 1

What does Judaism think about your physical life? Is it a distraction, even a necessary evil, in the face of the ideal spiritual lifestyle?  

The opposite: most of the resources we interact with are opportunities waiting to be elevated to holy experiences.  

This class introduces us to the two forms of Kelipah, and how we ought to interact with the higher form, Kelipas Nogah.

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #18 - Chapter 6 pt. 2  

Our exploration of the holy G-dly Soul and the non-holy Animal Soul leads us to a larger question: What is holy and sacred, and what is non-holy? What does holiness even mean?  

In this class, we explore how Bittul allows something to be holy and how everything that is not holy is in a non-holy category, referred to as Kelipah or Sitra Achara.   

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #17 - Chapter 6 pt. 1

After exploring the identity and structure of the G-dly Soul, the Tanya now turns to its counterpart - the Animal Soul.  

The Animal Soul is the mirror image and inverse of the G-dly Soul. Its identity, emotions, intellect, and garments are parallel and opposite to the G-dly soul's.

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #16 - Chapter 5

We don't study Torah simply to gain practical direction, knowledge, or inspiration. Rather, G-d invested His very essence into Torah. When we learn it, we allow G-d's will and wisdom to enter within us, becoming a part of who we are. 

This is the power of studying Torah. It serves as the "food" for the soul, while the Mitzvos serve as its "clothing."

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #15 - Chapter 4 pt. 3

This class explores further the power of a Mitzvah  - The intimate bond it offers the soul to have with G-d.

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #14 - Review chapters 1-4  

This class gives an overview of the first four chapters of Tanya. We discuss the concept of the two souls, the Animal Soul and the G-dly Soul (ch. 1-2); the internal structure of the G-dly Soul (ch. 3); and the G-dly soul's three "Garments," i.e. modes of expressions (ch. 4).   

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #13 - Chapter 4 pt. 2  

What is more important, to be a Jew at heart or a Jew in action? If the rituals of Judaism are merely expressions of the soul, then are they really that important? If we already possess a holy Divine Soul that feels connected to G-d, how important are mitzvot?  

This leads us to a more profound question: Is it even possible for a finite human being to connect with an infinite G-d? In this class, we challenge our conception of Torah and mitzvot and discover what Judaism gives a soul that the soul doesn't have on its own - an intimate bond with G-d.   

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #12 - Chapter 4 pt. 1

Essential to every living being is the need to express themself. And so the Divine Soul possesses three mediums of expression, termed "Garments": thought, speech, and action.   

Just as garments express the person garbed within, the soul expresses its intellectual and emotional relationship with G-d via the 613 Mitzvos of the Torah in thought, speech, and action.

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Tanya: The Kabbalah of You #11 - Chapter 3 pt. 2

The Tanya establishes an important principle: all emotions are the "children" of the intellect.  The soul uses the intellectual soul powers to create and shape its emotional world. Specifically, the emotional relationship the soul has with G-d results from its intellectual awareness of G-d.  

The class concludes by introducing the third component of the soul's intellect: Da'as, the ability to bond and personalize what the soul knows. Without Da'as, the emotions are not genuine or sustainable.

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