It Is Taught Tanya Podcast
Daily Teachings from the Tanya by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (AKA “The Alter Rebbe”)In loving memory of Avraham Yitzchok ben Binyamin HaCohen Z”L
Episodes
487 episodes
Episode 392 - 25 Kislev (Regular Year) - A Map of the Soul
In today's episode we discuss the ten attributes of the soul. Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 3. Music by Shoshannah. &nb...
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Season 6
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Episode 392
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13:54
Episode 391 - 24 Kislev (Regular Year) - G-d Is Within You
In today's episode we discuss the second soul of the Jew, namely the G-dly Soul. Likkutei Amarim, Chapter 2. Music by Shoshannah.&nbs...
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Season 6
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Episode 391
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27:36
Episode 390 - 23 Kislev (Regular Year) - What's Your Temperament?
In today's episode we introduce the idea of the two souls of a Jewish person and explore the traits which emerge from the Animal Soul. Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 1. Music by
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Season 6
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Episode 390
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27:27
Episode 389 - 22 Kislev (Regular Year) - What Is the Right Way to Live?
In today's episode we the gemara's 5 classifications of people and see how various sources seem to define them. Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 1. Music by
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Season 6
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Episode 389
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20:55
Episode 388 - 21 Kislev (Regular Year) - An FAQ for the Soul
In today's episode we discuss the second part of the Alter Rebbe's Forward to the Tanya. Likutei Amarim, end of Compiler's ForewordMusic by
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Season 6
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Episode 388
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25:05
Episode 387 - 20 Kislev (Regular Year) - A Book Cannot Replace a Live Teacher
In today's episode we discuss two challenges which are present when attempting to replace a live teacher with the written word. Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of the Compiler's Forward. Music by
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Season 6
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Episode 387
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19:01
Episode 386 - 19 Kislev (Regular Year) - What Is This Book?
In today's episode we discuss the title page and the approbations at the beginning of the Tanya. Likutei Amarim, Title Page and ApprobationsMusic by
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Season 6
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Episode 386
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35:08
Episode 740 18 Kislev (Regular Year) - Praying.Learning.Keeping Shabbos.
In today's Tanya we discuss the importance of having a good leader for communal prayers, communal gemara study and proper Shabbos observance.Kuntres Acharon, Essay 9.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 740
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21:58
Episode 739 17 Kislev (Regular Year) - Pray Slowly. Lengthen Life.
In today's episode we discuss why it is very important and in fact Torah mandated to take one's time in praying.Kuntres Acharon, Essay 8.Today's episode has been generously sponsored by Tziry Plotkin in honor of her birthday.
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Season 10
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Episode 739
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21:37
BONUS ISRAEL SERIES: Why is the Whole World Against Us? Part Eight
In today's episode we discuss how our discussion regarding conquering the Land of Israel relates to every Jew's study of Torah, exploring our prenatal Torah education and our subsequent forgetting of what we learned at birth. ------...
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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28:31
Episode 738 16 Kislev (Regular Year) - A Mighty Current is Coming
In today's episode we discuss what the Nachan Eitan (i.e Mighty Current) of the Future is and how we can get a taste of its revelation now.Kuntres Acharon, Essay 7.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 738
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19:25
Episode 737 15 Kislev (Regular Year) - Beyond Song
In today's episode we discuss why King David was punished for referring to Torah as a song, and why his punishment befitted his mistake.Kuntres Acharon, end of Essay 6.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 737
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16:35
BONUS ISRAEL SERIES Why is the Whole World Against Us? Part Seven
In today's episode we discuss: The Rebbe's answer to his questions on Rashi's Answer namely: Are all the stories in Torah just answers for the nations then? What about the mitzvos ...
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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40:50
Episode 736 14 Kislev (Regular Year) - The Power of Music
In today's episode we discuss why it is that King David likened the laws of the Torah to song.Kuntres Acharon, Beginning of Essay 6.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 736
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15:56
BONUS ISRAEL SERIES: Why is the Whole World Against Us? Part Six
In today's episode we discuss: The Rebbe's answer to his questions on Our Answer to the Nations.Why bring up the whole world when the accusation is only about the Land of Israel? Why bring up creation here?
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Season 11
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Episode 6
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33:58
Episode 735 13 Kislev (Regular Year) - What's the Point of Learning Laws That Will Never Apply to Me?
In today's episode we discuss what spiritual effects learning about impractical and entirely theoretical Torah prohibitions has.Kuntres Acharon, Essay 5.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 735
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30:44
Episode 734 12 Kislev (Regular Year) - Are You Going Up or Bringing Down?
In today's episode we discuss what Torah study accomplishes spiritually and physically.Kuntres Acharon, End of Essay 4.Music by Shoshanna...
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Season 10
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Episode 734
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26:46
Episode 733 11 Kislev (Regular Year) - Prenatal Connection
In today's episode we discuss how it is that the laws of the Torah attach us to G-dliness in a more essential way than our Love and Fear of G-d can when it seems like the spiritual origin of Love and Fear is higher than the mitzvos.Kunt...
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Season 10
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Episode 733
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29:39
Episode 732 10 Kislev (Regular Year) - Like Water
In today's episode we discuss how intellectually generated love and fear of G-d is associated with Creation (and not Emanation) and how the Laws of the Torah descend down to this world.Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.Music by...
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Season 10
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Episode 732
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30:55
BONUS ISRAEL SERIES: Why Is the Whole World Against Us? Part Five
In today's episode we discuss: The Rebbe's answer to his questions on the Accusation of the Nations.Are we really robbers? Occupiers of a land that is not our own? What is this accusation based on? ------------------------...
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Season 11
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Episode 5
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23:06
BONUS ISRAEL SERIES: Why Is the Whole World Against Us? Part Four
In today's episode we discuss: The Rebbe's answer to his questions on Rashi's questions. ------------------------In this short series of episodes, we'll be discussing the deeper spiritual underpinnings of the nations of th...
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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20:13
Episode 731 9 Kislev (Regular Year) - Stimulate the Earth's Latent Powers
In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's answer to the question as to how doing positive mitzvos can bring light into the world of Atzilus if the light in the world of Atzilus has already been rectified and the objects we perform mitzvos...
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Season 10
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Episode 731
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15:39
Episode 730 8 Kislev (Regular Year) - The Case Against Transcendental Meditation
In today's episode we discuss how performing mitzvos is essential as the purpose of the world is to draw down light into vessels and not the ascension of the light.Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 730
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16:39
BONUS ISRAEL SERIES: Why Is the Whole World Against Us? Part Three
In today's episode we discuss:1) The Rebbe's questions on the accusations of the nations and 2)The Rebbe's questions on our answer to the nations.------------------------In this short series of episodes, we'll be dis...
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Season 11
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Episode 3
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25:32
Episode 729 7 Kislev (Regular Year) - Rectifying Chaos
In today's episode we discuss a few other reasons as to why performing physical mitzvos are essential and have an advantage over connecting to G-d out of Love and Fear.Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.Music by
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Season 10
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Episode 729
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28:22