On the 19th of Kislev in 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, was freed from his severe imprisonment in Petersburg, Russia.
This authoritative study traces Chabad philosophy to its origins in Jewish sacred literature, including the Talmud and Midrash, and explores its relationship to other trends in Jewish philosophy.
We present you with a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of Tanya, so that you can grasp the basic outline of the sefer. Whether you are following the daily schedule of Chitas or another pattern, the synopsis offer a quick review and a general picture to assist in understanding the Tanya as a whole.
This history covers the stages in the publicizing of the Tanya. From the Alter Rebbe saying it, writing it, allowing Chasidim to copy it, publishing it and the different printings.
Drawing his material from documents as well as from unpublished sources, memoirs of participants and family members, such as his father, Rabbi Shalom DovBer of Lubavitch; his grandmother, Rebbetzin Rivkah, and from elder Chasidim whose company he kept in his youth, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak wrote prolifically, chronicling for posterity the rich tradition of his forebears.
The Sustaining Utterance, like its companion volume, The Long Shorter Way, is a commentary on the Tanya. Based on the second part of Tanya (entitled "The Gate of Unity and Faith" and also known as "The Education of a Child") The Sustaining Utterance examines basic theological issues, such as our knowledge of God and of our world.
Through vivid explanations and metaphors from our daily lives, along with stories from the lives of hasidim of the past, Rabbi Steinsaltz draws the world of the Tanya into our world, providing a detailed elucidation of foundational concepts in Kabbala and in Judaism in general.
Through vivid explanations and metaphors from our daily lives, along with stories from the lives of hasidim of the past, Rabbi Steinsaltz draws the world of the Tanya into our world, providing a detailed elucidation of foundational concepts in Kabbala and in Judaism in general.
The Steinsaltz Tanya includes a vocalized Hebrew text of the Tanya with a clear English translation along with Rabbi Steinsaltz’s novel commentary. One does not have to come from the world of Hasidism to study the Tanya. Rabbi Steinsaltz’s clear, readable elucidation makes this dense, concise work accessible to all.
