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Tanya Chapter 23 part 1. What does Hashem really want? You'll never see a mitzvah the same way again09 Aug 202600:50:22
Tanya Chapter 22 part 3. Is a little arrogance really that bad?28 Jul 202600:36:28
Tanya Chapter 22 part 2. If everything is powered by Divine energy, where does evil come from?17 Jul 202600:49:16
Tanya Chapter 22 part 1. A whole new way of seeing things—when Divine Speech seems separate10 Jul 202600:18:38
Tanya Chapter 21 part 3. Creator to creation, creation to Creator. Not the same distance at all09 Jul 202600:25:08
Tanya Chapter 21 part 2. The most profound riddle of creation: what became of G-d's spoken word?25 Jun 202600:47:04
Tanya Chapter 21 part 1. Your words leave you. G-d's Word never leaves Him.12 Jun 202600:53:10
Tanya Chapter 20 part 3. Walk the paths of your soul to discover the nonexistence of creation04 Jun 202600:58:34
Tanya Chapter 20 part 2. Is the world real?26 May 202600:43:17
Tanya Chapter 20 part 1. The two mitzvahs that hold everything15 May 202600:15:20
Tanya Chapter 19 part 4. Some things you just won't fake15 May 202600:27:38
Tanya Chapter 19 part 3. Your essence is never held captive08 May 202600:49:03
Tanya Chapter 19 part 2. Insatiable hunger: in the space of selfishness, there's never enough30 Apr 202600:44:38
Tanya Chapter 19 part 1. All love seeks something—except this one. And it’s yours.24 Apr 202600:42:54
Tanya Chapter 18 part 3. The wisest and the simplest are equally equipped in the realm of faith27 Feb 202600:45:35
Tanya Chapter 18 part 2. Chochmah: Your unknowable essence that holds the Infinite20 Feb 202600:43:37
Tanya Chapter 18 part 1. You may not be able to generate love — but what if your very core is love?13 Feb 202600:44:10
Tanya Chapter 17 part 3. Releasing the Divine Presence from exile is a personal matter, entrusted to you05 Feb 202600:39:23
Tanya Chapter 17 part 2. (Almost) everyone can control their heart01 Feb 202600:46:34
Tanya Chapter 17 part 1. Is love really that easy? Yes– if you have a mind19 Jan 202600:45:23
Tanya Chapter 16 part 4. Your feelings, even muted, divest your deed of its physical confines and take it up to the world of angels04 Jan 202600:25:12
Tanya Chapter 16 part 3. Your heart is a bridge and spiritual engine. But what if your emotions don't come through your heart?05 Dec 202500:47:22
Tanya Chapter 16 part 2. The second great principle: when the emotion is cool, but the alignment is perfect28 Nov 202500:47:26
Tanya Chapter 16 part 1. Your soul may originate from a level of spiritual gestation—here’s what that means for you23 Nov 202500:52:25
Tanya Chapter 15 part 3. Should I work with my nature or against my nature?16 Nov 202500:45:11
Tanya Chapter 15 part 2. Rethink the struggle. It’s not just a step toward the goal — it may be part of the goal itself07 Nov 202500:48:00
Tanya Chapter 15 part 1. Are you there or are you becoming? Both are valid31 Oct 202500:17:42
Tanya Chapter 14 part 3. You might not be fully Divinely aligned, but you can try on the mindset and let it shape you31 Oct 202500:30:01
Tanya Chapter 14 part 2. Big mistakes begin in blurred lines. Learn how to see with clarity so that confusion gives way to wisdom26 Oct 202500:52:51
Tanya Chapter 14 part 1. When you're already entangled in emotion, and intellectualizing won’t help… bend down and speak to your heart22 Oct 202500:48:09
Tanya Chapter 13 part 4. Truth and individuality—can a truth be uniquely yours, or does that contradict what truth really is?07 Aug 202500:53:00
Tanya Chapter 13 part 3. Reach higher than the emotion to access self-control01 Aug 202500:43:27
Tanya Chapter 13 part 2. You may be spiritually struggle-free. Is it time to feel confident?27 Jul 202500:47:51
Tanya Chapter 13 part 1. When good and evil come face to face in your heart -- who will arbitrate?25 Jul 202500:40:49
Tanya Chapter 12 part 3. A flash of mental clarity, etched in the heart, has a lasting effect all day10 Jul 202500:52:44
Tanya Chapter 12 part 2. The beinoni’s secret to strength and self-mastery… it’s your secret too20 Jun 202500:50:54
Tanya Chapter 12 part 1. Whether or not to struggle -- is it a choice we have?13 Jun 202500:42:35
Tanya Chapter 11 part 2. Does your Divine soul have a voice in the conversation?29 May 202500:35:08
Tanya Chapter 11 part 1. Basically: are you capable of repeating the same mistake?22 May 202500:46:37
Tanya Chapter 10 part 3. Reaching towards Heaven and the Heavenly response that is unleashed in return15 May 202500:47:19
Tanya Chapter 10 part 2. Can a person consumed with love for Hashem harbor any hatred?15 May 202500:44:33
Tanya Chapter 9 part 4, Chapter 10 part 1. If you can see through the evil inclination, it's rooting for you too24 Apr 202500:48:54
Tanya Chapter 9 part 3. Transforming the animal soul through Divine pleasurable love -- how the soul's delight reshapes our power of desire21 Mar 202500:45:06
Tanya Chapter 9 part 2. There's strategy involved and the prize is you. Two souls struggle to claim your identity28 Feb 202500:46:45
Tanya Chapter 9 part 1. It seems rational, but if you break it down, it's nothing more than a raw impulse21 Feb 202500:51:43
Tanya Chapter 8 part 3. Secular science and philosophy: the issues, the dangers and the incredible opportunities24 Jan 202500:51:03
Tanya Chapter 8 part 2. Purgatory: What does it really mean, and should you be afraid?17 Jan 202500:44:18
Tanya Chapter 8 part 1. Intentions are powerful and can turn the mundane into something holy, but some realities cannot be altered by intent.12 Jan 202500:46:43

What if someone unwittingly ate forbidden food with the intention of serving Hashem—and even used the energy derived from that food to fuel their Torah study and prayer? Can this energy rise to holiness and become clothed within the words of Torah and prayer?

The vitality within forbidden foods is intrinsically tied to the three completely impure kelipot, meaning it cannot be elevated to holiness, no matter how pure one’s intentions. This reflects the Torah’s definition of assur—“tied up”—an objective reality that renders these foods inherently bound to impurity.

Permissible foods, by contrast, draw their vitality from kelipat nogah and can be elevated to holiness when approached with proper intent. However, indulging in them solely for self-gratification temporarily drags them into impurity, leaving a lasting imprint even after a person realigns themselves with holiness. This residual impurity requires chibut hakever, the “beating of the grave,” to divest the body of its attachment to worldly pleasures.

Tanya Chapter 7 part 4. There's an effect on the self and an effect on the world, and they may be very different05 Jan 202500:47:16
Tanya Chapter 7 part 3. When the dam breaks and a torrent of love rushes through – the penitent’s tremendous transformative power12 Dec 202400:53:40
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