A Journey through the Tanya - Rabbi Yossi Lipskier

Tanya Takeaways

We asked the men for short thoughts from the Tanya that meant something to them. Together, we created a recap of the whole Tanya.

Tanya Book 5 Note 9 (Letter 39)

The Last Class: a call to action on prayer, Torah study, and keeping Shabbos properly.

Tanya Book 5 Note 8 (Letter 38)

If you can’t give prayer the time it needs, at least don’t stop others from doing it right.

Tanya Book 5 Note 7 (Letter 37)

What is the secret of our inner strength as Jews? And how can we feel more of it?

Tanya Book 5 Note 6 (Letter 36)

If you’ve got greatness, don’t celebrate pettiness: a new look at one of King David’s mistakes.

Tanya Book 5 Note 5

Why waste my time studying parts of Torah that have never and will never happen?

Tanya Book 5 Note 4 (Letter 35)

Personalized Judaism vs. G-dly Judaism: Why prayer is greater than Mitzvos, and why Mitzvos are greater than prayer.

Tanya Book 5 Note 3 (Letter 34)

Studying with the wrong agenda vs. studying with no agenda, and why it’s impossible to pray robotically.

Tanya Book 5 Note 2

When Adam and Eve changed the cosmos forever: an essay on the power of action-Mitzvos

Tanya Book 5 Note 1 (Letter 33)

Judaism values passion. Judaism values the deed. Can one exist without the other?

Tanya Book 4 Letter 32

Do you wait to be pushed to give, or do you come forward and give on your own? Masculine Tzedakah vs. Feminine Tzedakah

Tanya Book 4 Letter 31

Cutting off another Jew means cutting off your own blood flow.

Tanya Book 4 Letter 30

Should you keep giving if it seems like people don’t want your money?

Tanya Book 4 Letter 29

Which part of Torah brings you closest to G-d? The most boring one, of course.

Tanya Book 4 Letter 28

What does one Tzaddik tell another Tzaddik to comfort him on the loss of his young son, also a Tzaddik?

Tanya Book 4 Letter 27

A Tzaddik and his students: an essay on the deepest type of relationship there is.

Tanya Book 4 Letter 26

When reality shifts, our purpose shifts: a tale of two Torahs.

Tanya Book 4 Letter 25

When G-d is in a Straitjacket: a small teaching with cosmic meaning.

Tanya Book 4 Letter 24

It’s time to pray. Don’t talk to others. Talk to Hashem.

Tanya Book 4 Letter 23

Learn Torah by yourself - Hashem rewards you. Learn Torah with ten Jews - Hashem joins you.