It Is Taught

In this episode we discuss which parts of the G-dly soul gets vested in which type of soul garment as well as how Love and Fear lie at the roots of all of the Torah’s commandments.

In today’s episode we outline the three garments of the G-dly soul, namely Thought, Speech and Action.

In today’s episode we discuss how the intellectual aspects of the G-dly soul give birth to emotions directed towards G-d and introduce the third intellectual aspect (Da’as), which facilitates this process.

In this episode we explore the general map of the soul, explaining how it is made up of 10 parts, which are subdivided into 3 intellectual and 7 emotive, corresponding to the 10 Supernal energies (Sephiros).

In this episode we explore the 2nd soul of a Jew, namely the G-dly soul. We talk about its origins, various soul levels and the influence of one’s parents upon their child’s soul in the moment of conception.

In this episode, we discuss the make up the Jewish soul, focusing on the origin and components of Animal Soul and how it gets expressed in various character traits. 

In this episode, we list 5 moral classifications of people given by the Gemara and bring up a lot of questions regarding their definitions with a special focus on the classification of the Intermediate Man. 

In this episode we look at the conclusion of the Alter Rebbe’s forward in which he explains why the Tanya got published in its current format and issues a warning against reprinting it without permission.

In this episode, we continue to learn the Alter Rebbe’s forward, in which he explains what prompted him to put his counsels into the writings compiled as the Tanya.

In this episode, we begin reviewing the Alter Rebbe’s forward to the Tanya, in which he presents various challenges that one might present in having this book replace guidance from a live mentor.