Explore every episode of the podcast A Journey through the Tanya - Rabbi Yossi Lipskier

We asked the men for short thoughts from the Tanya that meant something to them. Together, we created a recap of the whole Tanya.

The Last Class: a call to action on prayer, Torah study, and keeping Shabbos properly.

If you can’t give prayer the time it needs, at least don’t stop others from doing it right.

What is the secret of our inner strength as Jews? And how can we feel more of it?

If you’ve got greatness, don’t celebrate pettiness: a new look at one of King David’s mistakes.

Why waste my time studying parts of Torah that have never and will never happen?

Personalized Judaism vs. G-dly Judaism: Why prayer is greater than Mitzvos, and why Mitzvos are greater than prayer.

Studying with the wrong agenda vs. studying with no agenda, and why it’s impossible to pray robotically.

When Adam and Eve changed the cosmos forever: an essay on the power of action-Mitzvos

Judaism values passion. Judaism values the deed. Can one exist without the other?

Do you wait to be pushed to give, or do you come forward and give on your own? Masculine Tzedakah vs. Feminine Tzedakah

Cutting off another Jew means cutting off your own blood flow.

Should you keep giving if it seems like people don’t want your money?

Which part of Torah brings you closest to G-d? The most boring one, of course.

What does one Tzaddik tell another Tzaddik to comfort him on the loss of his young son, also a Tzaddik?

A Tzaddik and his students: an essay on the deepest type of relationship there is.

When reality shifts, our purpose shifts: a tale of two Torahs.

When G-d is in a Straitjacket: a small teaching with cosmic meaning.

It’s time to pray. Don’t talk to others. Talk to Hashem.

Learn Torah by yourself - Hashem rewards you. Learn Torah with ten Jews - Hashem joins you.

Before you run to the Rebbe to solve your issues, look inward first. Maybe there’s a reason for your pain.

Give often, give sooner: it’s better physically, psychologically, and spiritually.

G-d is here: The Alter Rebbe’s radical essay on the secret of creation and the power of Mitzvos.

A prophet sees. A sage understands. The question is, who is greater?

The love of wanting and the love of having. Which one is more beautiful?

You did a Mitzvah. You also infused it with meaning and life. You get a reward for each. But not the way you might think.

Just when it seems like you can’t give Tzedaka, that’s when you need to give it most

The 10 Sefirot: a study of the human psyche

Sometimes we need to wake up our love again. Rekindle the fire of inspiration. Especially towards Israel.

Are you left-leaning, or a right-winger? It’s not as political as it sounds.

Natural Tzedaka - natural peace. Supernatural Tzedaka - supernatural peace. You choose.

If it’s good, it’s You. If it’s not good, it’s also You. And if it’s You, then it’s good. A conversation on human suffering. NOTE: during the class, the conversation became very lively, with many participants expressing their thoughts on this difficult and fundamental topic, as well as on questions related to the Holocaust etc. For the sake of continuity, much of this wonderful discussion was edited out of the recording, and it is for this reason that at some points the recording jumps somewhat abruptly.

Celebrate the finite. Celebrate the infinite. Why you should go overboard with Tzedaka.

If morality is G-dly, only He gets to dictate the terms of those morals. A provocative case for Tzedaka.

You can count the seeds in an apple, but there’s no way to count the apples in a seed. A metaphor for Tzedaka.

Every Jew has a thing. What’s your thing?

You can serve G-d with your truth. But if you give Tzedaka, G-d will gift you with the real truth.

G-d is talking the world into existence. What’s motivating Him to keep talking?

When you’re trying to free you inner self, but it’s not working, give Tzedakah.

When finite combines to infinity: the Kabbalah of Tzedaka.

How should we respond when we experience G-d’s generosity in our lives?

Faith holds up all of Judaism. But what’s holding up the faith?

The heart of Teshuva: G-d’s door is open. We just need to know how to get in.

It’s a good thing G-d didn’t ask you: a Jewish approach to suffering. Plus, what we learned from the goat’s milk and straw mattress

Hashem gave us the gift of relationship with Him. Then he gave us another gift. The ability to correct the relationship when it goes awry. Thank G-d for Teshuva

First calibrate, then celebrate: how prayer helps the process of re-enlightenment.

Revisiting your trauma to align with your inner center. That’s what higher Teshuva looks like.

A lesson from Kishkeh: When sensitivity is restored, there’s room for relationship

Sometimes what we need is a bird’s eye view. Ever considered what your soul has been through in its time on earth?

Do you live a life of balance or extremes? A tale of two Judaisms