Thursday
Sep122019
Chai Elul In 770
September 12, 2019A compilation of pearls from Chai Elul Yomanim (diary entries) by tmimim learning in 770 over the years
Entries in Tanya (19)
Wednesday
Jun052019
Should I Learn Tanya If I Don’t Understand It?
An answer from the Rebbe about the need to learn Chassidus, even if you don’t understand it in the desired depth:
Wednesday
Mar272019
MOSHIACH NEEDS YOU, THE LAMED VOV’NIK!
“A person buys a ticket to win the lottery – not the second or third prize, but first prize! Someone has to win – he reasons – so why shouldn’t it be me? What makes me less likely to win than all the others? * So too in our case, he can indeed be one of the Lamed-Vov tzaddikim…”
Thursday
Aug252016
TEACHING TANYA BASED THERAPY
R’ Gil Barak had a long and winding journey from when he was a party boy to his spiritual search in an Indian ashram, until the night when his neshama was shaken up and he escaped. A short time later he met the Rebbe’s shluchim, learned some Chassidus, and his neshama found peace. * Today, R’ Gil is a psychological counselor who uses Chassidus combined with modern means to convey his messages
Wednesday
Jul272016
THE TWO KINGS: FROM TANYA TO KINDERGARTENS
In this education column we chose to speak not with a professional educator but with a rabbi, speaker and best-selling author including children’s books who previously served as a campus chaplain and a once U.S. karate champion – Rabbi Fishel Jacobs. He created the “Two Kings” children’s books series based on a central theme running through the Alter Rebbe’s Tanya. Two Kings has become a driving force in education. And its conceptual thesis effortlessly resolves the greatest internal conflicts in the minds and hearts of children
Tuesday
Aug252015
TRANSLATING ELOKUS INTO ANIMATION
R’ Doron and his wife Yael Hagai take concepts from Chassidus and make them intelligible to those who are unlearned in Judaism by using the latest technology in the world of media, 3D animated videos. * Their videos are accessed all over the world, even Iran. * How can Elokus be explained in the language of animation? How does one hasten the Geula in this way? What level of professionalism is needed for it? Doron explains.
Tuesday
Dec242013
WHERE ARE THE TANYAS?!
Stories of a little boy in communist Russia. * About learning Tanya with mesirus nefesh and how learning Chassidus saved many from sin. * Rabbi Moshe Nisselevitch a”h, former director of Chamah who passed away two years ago, shared hair-raising stories at a Chassidishe farbrengen. * Presented for Chaf-Dalet Teives, the yom histalkus of the Alter Rebbe-the Baal HaTanya.
Wednesday
Nov202013
TEACHING TANYA TO DESCENDANTS OF THE ALTER REBBE IN A LITVISHE YESHIVA
It is hard to believe but a Litvishe yeshiva in Yerushalayim has its own shliach, R’ Yitzchok Shneur Zalman Yitzchakov. There was even a Tanya shiur in the rosh yeshiva’s living room! * Presented for Yud-Tes Kislev.
Wednesday
Nov202013
THE TANYA COLLECTOR
When we went to his house to look at his collection, which includes over 1500 editions of Tanya, it was clear that this wasn’t just a hobby; R’ Chaim lives and breathes each seifer
Thursday
Nov142013
WHEN CHAPTER SIX OF TANYA BEGAN AFFECTING THE LEFTIST WRITER
Avigdor Hameiri (1885-1970), a celebrated writer who was identified with the Leftist camp, became friendly with R’ Meir Blizinsky. As a result of this relationship, he had yechidus with the Rebbe and even began learning Tanya. However, when he finished learning chapter six, he wanted to stop learning since he began to feel the effect of Tanya in his life. * Presented for the upcoming Rosh HaShana L’Chassidus, the Chag HaGeula of the Baal HaTanya.
Wednesday
Nov132013
AMAZING ODYSSEY OF A POCKET-SIZED TANYA
He printed a special edition of the Tanya in pocket-size. He hoped to get a “yashar ko’ach” from the Rebbe for this, but he had to wait. * Presented as we approach the completion of the daily Tanya study schedule.
Tuesday
Oct222013
IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES – TWICE!
Another installment about the special shlichus performed by R’ Zalman Chanin and R’ Laibel Zajac, to print the Tanya in Russia. * Two extraordinary private audiences with the Rebbe. * Part 5
Thursday
Aug222013
‘DO YOU KNOW WHAT RUSSIA IS?
We brought up the idea of going to Russia in order to print the Tanya but the Rebbe ignored our questions. * One time, when we brought Tanyas to the Rebbe and it seemed like a good time, R’ Leibel Zajac asked once again about going to Russia. * The Rebbe negated this out of hand * Part 1