It Is Taught Tanya Podcast
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682 episodes
Episode 643 - 10 Elul (Regular Year) - What Is Work?
In today's episode we begin to explore the difference between the Act of Tzedaka vs. the Work or Service of Tzedaka.Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 12.Music by
Episode 642 - 9 Elul (Regular Year) - Make Peace
In today's episode we discuss how we can stimulate the affection of Peace on High and Below through engaging in the Act of Tzedaka as well as how we can get a taste of the revelation of G-dliness that will occur in the Future, by connecting wit...
Episode 641 - 8 Elul (Regular Year) - Beauty is the Harmony of Opposites
Today's episode is dedicated in loving memory to my maternal grandfather Avraham Yitzchok ben Binyamin HaKohen Z"L (the entire It is Taught podcast is dedicated to him as well). In today's episode we introduce the question of what the d...
Episode 640 - 7 Elul (Regular Year) - How to Focus Your Thoughts on What Is Real
In today's episode we discuss how not seeing everything as being good is a form of heresy and how training ourselves to see everything as good makes it revealed as such. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 11. Music by
Episode 639 - 6 Elul (Regular Year) - Shift Your Perspective
In today's episode we discuss how everything we experience in our lives is really good and coming from G-d's Chessed, even if we don't perceive it as such. Our purpose is to shift our perspective and try to recognize the hidden goodness in all ...
Episode 638 - 5 Elul (Regular Year) - Invoke the Limitless
In today's episode we discuss how through giving Tzedaka in an abundant and unmeasured way, we invoke the unlimited Chessed of G-d from a place higher than the worlds (i.e Rav Chessed).Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 10.Music b...
Episode 637 - 4 Elul (Regular Year) - Break All Boundaries
In today's episode we discuss why we should not stick to the limitations given for giving tzedakah.Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10.Music by
Episode 636- 3 Elul (Regular Year) - When to Extend Your Boundaries
In today's episode we discuss how while all mitzvos, including the mitzva of Tzedaka has specific limitations and measurements to it, if a person veers even slightly from the Torah path, they should give over and above the set limitation given ...
Episode 635 - 2 Elul (Regular Year) - Why Everything in Our Universe Has Limits
In today's episode we discuss how and why all of the Torah commandments have specific measurements to them. Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 10. Music by
Episode 634 - 1 Elul (Regular Year) - Boundaries
In today's episode we discuss how the positive commandments are rooted in Hashem's Chessed, but as vested within Gevurah, as is seen by virtue of their measurements and limitations.Iggeres HaKodesh, Begnning of Epistle 10.Music ...
Episode 633 - 30 Av (Regular Year) - Why Do Societal Norms Change Over Time?
In today's episode we discuss how the main focus of our generation, which is the generation of the "footsteps of Moshiach", is to give Tzedaka. This is in contrast to previous generations whose emphasis was more on Torah study.Iggeres H...
Episode 632 - 29 Av (Regular Year) - Why Are You Here?
In today's episode the Alter Rebbe reminds us of our true purpose on Earth, which is to emulate G-d by giving Tzedaka and doing acts of Chessed for His Sake.Iggeres HaKodesh beginning of Epistle 9.Music by
Episode 631 - 28 Av (Regular Year) - Spiritual Gardening
In today's episode we discuss how giving Tzedaka is likened to gardening and the spiritual response that it elicits. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 8.Music by
Episode 630 - 27 Av (Regular Year) - The Miracle of Life
In today's episode we discuss the miraculous nature of plant growth and how the power that makes a plant grow is vested in the earth, not in the seed. Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 8. Music by
Episode 629 - 26 Av (Regular Year) - Can Our Charity Really Do That Much?
In today's episode we discuss the disproportionate response that our giving of Tzedaka elicits on High. Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Iggeres 8. Music by
Episode 628 - 25 Av (Regular Year) - Why Give Charity Before You Pray?
In today's episode we discuss a deeper reasoning behind why we have the habit of giving Tzedka before praying. Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 8. Music by
Episode 627 - 24 Av (Regular Year) - Your Life Has No Meaning
In today's episode we discuss how every Jew has a unique purpose to their life, involving having a special connection to certain mitzvos. This purpose is beyond rhyme or reason, originating in G-d's Thought.Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epis...
Episode 626 - 23 Av (Regular Year) - Was the Biblical Adam Jewish?
In today's episode we discuss how Yaakov our forefather took over from the original Adam as being the collective soul of all Jews.Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 7.Music by
Episode 625 - 22 Av (Regular Year) - Anthropocentrism
In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Radiance is divided into 613 general parts which are further subdivided infinitely. We also discuss how these rays correspond to the 613 mitzvos as well as the 613 parts of a person's soul.Iggeres...
Episode 624 - 21 Av (Regular Year) - How Can You Divide That Which Is Indivisible?
In today's episode we begin a discussion regarding the understanding of references made to our "portion" and "lot" within G-d, when we know that G-d is Indivisible.Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 7.Music by
Episode 623 - 20 Av (Regular Year) - Live Your Truth
In today's episode we discuss how giving Tzedaka can connect a person to the True Truth.Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 6.Music by Shosh...
Episode 622 - 19 Av (Regular Year) - So You've Been Publicly Shamed
In today's episode we begin a discussion as to why giving Tzedaka rewards a person with Truth (Emes). We discuss our forefather Yaakov and how he is associated with Compassion and how we can arouse Compassion on High for having compassion on ou...
Episode 621 - 18 Av (Regular Year) - What's the Largest Bone in the Human Body?
In today's episode we discuss two categories of Jew 1) Those who's primary focus is in Torah study and 2)Those who's primary focus is in acts of Chessed and Tzedaka. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 5. Music by Shoshan...
Episode 620 - 17 Av (Regular Year) - Why Is It So Difficult for Intellectuals to Express Themselves?
In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the phrase "behibaram" which is used in Chumash in describing Creation and how In today's episode we discuss how ever since the creation of Man, it is required of us to elicit G-d's Chesse...
Episode 619 - 16 Av (Regular Year) - G-d's Exhale
In today's episode we discuss how our world receives G-d's letters of speech in an external manner, which is referred to as the "body" or "matter" of the letters, AKA G-d's breath, as we could not handle the more inward "form" in a manifest way...