Mayan Yisroel Daily Tanya

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Tanya 27 Sivan - Chapter 8b, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 17, 2026

8:44

Among created beings, the highest quality we can imagine is chochmah - wisdom.Everything else flows from it.From chochmah come binah and daas.From intellect come emotions.From emotions come thoughts.From thoughts come speech.And from speech come action.That is why a child, whose daas is not yet fully developed, does not experience emotions in the same mature way as an adult.So within a person, there is a hierarchy.Action is insignificant compared to speech.Speech is insignificant compared to thought.Thought is insignificant compared to emotion.Emotion is insignificant compared to intellect.And the highest level of intellect is chochmah.This is how it works within creation.For a human being, wisdom is the highest and most refined quality we can possibly imagine.

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Tanya 26 Sivan - Chapter 8a, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 17, 2026

7:19

Until now we have discussed Hashem's oneness in the world: ein od milvado—there is nothing besides Hashem. The world appears to exist independently, but in truth it is being created by Hashem every moment.Now we turn to Hashem Himself.We describe Hashem as wise, kind, compassionate, and possessing will and desire. Yet these are not separate parts of Hashem.Hashem is absolutely one.His wisdom is one with Him.His kindness is one with Him.His will is one with Him.Everything about Hashem is absolute oneness.The Rambam explains that we cannot truly understand this.Everything we understand is based on ourselves. When we think about Hashem's wisdom, we imagine greater wisdom. When we think about Hashem's kindness, we imagine greater kindness.But Hashem is infinitely beyond all such comparisons.There is no comparison between the Creator and the created.The greatest intellect and the highest spiritual level are still creations.Hashem is beyond them all.The purpose of learning this is not to understand Hashem, but to understand that He is beyond understanding. Every description we use is only a borrowed term. Hashem Himself is beyond the grasp of any creation.

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Tanya 25 Sivan – Chapter 7g, Shaar HaYichud V'HaEmuna

Jun 12, 2026

10:45

If Hashem were to reveal Himself as He truly is, creation would not be able to exist.Even when Hashem reveals Himself in a measured way, in a manner that creation can receive, He still does not reveal His true essence.Instead, the Divine energy is enclosed within the letters of creation.Those letters conceal the infinite Divine light within them.Then the letters themselves become further concealed through combinations, substitutions, and numerical transformations, until the Divine source is completely hidden from the creation.Of course, it is all Hashem.Nothing exists independently of Him.But the concealment is so great that creation does not sense its source.Even a stone is being created by Hashem every moment and receives its life from Him constantly.Yet the stone has no awareness of that life force.This is why creation does not feel G-dliness.Only a tiny glimmer of the Divine is revealed, while the infinite source remains concealed.

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Tanya 24 Sivan - Chapter 7f, Shaar HaYichud V'HaEmuna

Jun 12, 2026

6:11

Hashem has the ability to be everywhere and in everything, completely involved, while the creation has no awareness of it at all.A created being cannot do that.For us, either something is present or it is absent.Either we understand something or we do not.But Hashem is not limited by those rules.He can be fully present while remaining completely beyond our grasp.This is the difference between Memale Kol Almin and Sovev Kol Almin.Memale Kol Almin is the Divine energy that enters creation in a way that the created being can receive and appreciate. Each creation experiences it according to its capacity.Sovev Kol Almin is the Divine energy that transcends creation. It is present everywhere and within everything, yet the creation cannot grasp it or experience it.The difference is not where Hashem is.He is equally present everywhere.The difference is whether the creation can perceive and receive that revelation.Memale is the G-dliness that can be understood.Sovev is the G-dliness that remains beyond understanding.

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Tanya 23 Sivan - Chapter 7e, Shaar HaYichud V'HaEmuna

Jun 11, 2026

9:44

Hashem is everywhere, yet you do not see Him.The Arizal calls this tzimtzum.Some understood tzimtzum literally: that Hashem removed Himself from creation and is no longer present within it.But the Alter Rebbe explains that this cannot be so.If Hashem were not present, creation could not exist for even a moment.Rather, tzimtzum does not mean that Hashem removed Himself.It means that He concealed Himself.Hashem is present in all worlds, from the highest to the lowest.Yet He is concealed from the lowest worlds, and even from the highest worlds.The difference is not whether Hashem is there.He is everywhere.The difference is whether He is revealed.Tzimtzum means not that Hashem is absent, but that Hashem is hidden.He is fully present, creating everything at every moment, yet creation does not see Him.

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Tanya 22 Sivan - Chapter 7d, Shaar haYichud VehaEmuna

Jun 9, 2026

10:01

“Ani Havayah lo shanisi” - I, Hashem, have not changed.Creation did not change Hashem in any way.Before creation and after creation, Hashem remains exactly the same.The world does not affect Him.The Rambam explains that Hashem is the knower, the knowledge, and the known, all as one.This is not something a human mind can fully grasp.But through emunah, we can understand the principle:Hashem is not affected by creation.The world is not something separate that exists alongside Him.Everything is sustained by Him, created by Him, and nullified to Him.From Hashem’s perspective, there is nothing besides Him.That is the meaning of “Ani Havayah lo shanisi.”

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Tanya 21 Sivan - Chapter 7c, Shaar haYichud VehaEmuna

Jun 8, 2026

5:21

Hashem is beyond time and beyond space.Yet He lowers Himself into time and space because He wants to be a King.Time and space are not independent realities.They exist only because Hashem brings them into being.To Hashem, above and below are the same.Past, present, and future are the same.The limitations of time and space do not apply to Him.But Hashem conceals this truth.He allows us to experience a world of time and space so that we can exist as separate beings and serve Him.The only reason time and space appear real is because Hashem hides His presence within them.In truth, Hashem fills them, transcends them, and creates them every moment.

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Tanya 20 Sivan - Chapter 7b, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 7, 2026

7:59

Why did Hashem create time and space?Because Hashem wanted to be a King.A king needs a people.And a people must feel separate from the king.So Hashem conceals Himself and creates a framework of time and space in which creation can exist as an independent reality.But time and space are not separate from Hashem.They only exist because He continuously brings them into being.From our perspective, time and space feel real and absolute.From Hashem’s perspective, they are completely nullified.The whole experience of a separate world exists only because Hashem wants a kingdom.In truth, even time and space themselves are dependent on Him every moment.

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Tanya 19 Sivan - Chapter 7a, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 7, 2026

9:45

Why does Hashem hide Himself?Because Hashem wants to be a King.A king can only rule over people who feel separate from him.If creation openly saw that it is nothing but Divine energy, there could be no independent existence and no service of Hashem.So Hashem conceals Himself.The purpose of concealment is not distance.The purpose of concealment is relationship.Hashem wants a world that can choose Him.The fact that you feel separate from Hashem is what allows you to recognize Him, serve Him, and partner with Him.Concealment is not a barrier to the purpose.It is what makes the purpose possible.

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Tanya 17 Sivan - Chapter 6b, Shaar haYichud V'HaEmuna

Jun 5, 2026

7:57

This is the meaning of:“V’yadata hayom va’hasheivosa el levavecha ki Havayah Hu HaElokim.”You must know it.Internalize it.Meditate on it until it becomes real.What does it mean?Havayah and Elokim are one.Revelation and concealment are not two forces.They are both Hashem.Havayah Hu HaElokim.And therefore:“Ein od.”There is nothing besides Him.The world is not like a body containing a soul.A body exists independently of the soul.But the world has no existence independent of Hashem.It is being created by Him every moment.The only reason we experience a world is because Hashem chose to conceal Himself.From Hashem’s perspective, there is nothing besides Him.Our avodah is to reflect on this until it becomes our reality.Then we stop fearing the world.Because Havayah is the only true reality.Everything else exists only because He wills it to exist.

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Tanya 16 Sivan – Chapter 6a, Shaar Yichud V'HaEmuna

Jun 4, 2026

5:17

There are two names through which Hashem creates the world: Havayah and Elokim.Havayah reveals.Elokim conceals.And they work together.At first glance, Elokim seems to be the opposite of revelation. But really, Elokim is also serving revelation.Because if Havayah alone were revealed, creation could not exist. The created being would be completely nullified in its source.So Elokim conceals the revelation enough for creation to exist.That is why Elokim, whose gematria is haTeva, nature, is so essential.Nature is not hiding Hashem from the world.Nature is the way Hashem allows the world to exist.Havayah creates.Elokim conceals.And together they make creation possible.

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Tanya 15 Sivan - Chapter 5, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 3, 2026

11:26

Hashem created the world through both revelation and concealment.That is why the world generally feels hidden from G-dliness, yet at times we glimpse Divine revelation.Creation was not made with concealment alone.It was made with both din and rachamim, concealment and revelation.Yet even tzaddikim do not fully experience Divine revelation in this world.If they did, they would lose the ability to serve Hashem through choice and effort.So Hashem conceals Himself, even from them.Only in Gan Eden do souls openly experience Divine revelation.This chapter concludes the long parenthesis that began at the end of Chapter 4.The point of that parenthesis is:Concealment is not the absence of Hashem.It is one of the ways Hashem expresses Himself.Hashem reveals Himself through revelation.And He expresses His power through concealment.Hashem is creating the world every moment.The reason we do not see Him openly is because concealment is part of creation itself.It is part of how Hashem designed the world.

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Tanya 14 Sivan - Chapter 4c, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 2, 2026

9:57

Until now, we described concealment as a shield that blocks the sun.Now we go deeper.Concealment is not only a covering.It is a keli, a vessel.The light itself remains unchanged, but the vessel shapes how the light is revealed.There are two forces operating together:Ohr - revelation.Kelim - concealment and definition.The kelim are the letters of creation through which the world comes into being.So the world is not merely ignoring the Divine light.The Divine light is being expressed through vessels that allow creation to experience itself as a world.Ohr and kelim work together.Revelation and concealment are both part of the Divine plan.

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Tanya 13 Sivan - Chapter 4b, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 1, 2026

9:54

Hashem’s greatness is not only that He can create something from nothing.That alone is beyond human comprehension.But there is another Divine power:The power to conceal.Hashem reveals Himself through creation, constantly bringing the world into existence. And through concealment, allowing the world to NOT see Him.Tzimtzum is not the absence of G-dliness.It is itself a Divine expression.Gedulah is the power to reveal.Gevurah is the power to conceal.Both are equally G-dly.The fact that you do not see Hashem is not because He is absent.It is because His power of concealment is as wondrous as His power of creation.

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Tanya 12 Sivan - Chapter 4a Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 1, 2026

8:14

We begin to answer the question:If Hashem is creating everything every second, why don’t we see Him?The verse says: “Shemesh u’magen Hashem Elokim.”Hashem is like the sun.Elokim is like the shield.The Divine name Havayah constantly creates and gives life to everything.But if that light were revealed, creation could not exist as a separate being.So Elokim conceals the light.Not because Hashem wants to hide from us, but because without concealment there could be no creation at all.Havayah creates.Elokim conceals.And with that, we begin to understand how a world can exist while Hashem is creating it every moment.

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Tanya 11 Sivan - Chapter 3b, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

Jun 1, 2026

12:36

We now understand that creation is not an independent existence.The analogy is the sun and its rays.Outside the sun, the rays appear to be something.Inside the sun, they have no independent existence at all.So too with creation.The world is not merely created by Hashem.It is an expression of Him, like rays emerging from the sun.Every creation is a ray of Divine energy, constantly emanating from Hashem's speech.The difference is that the sun is limited to one place.Hashem is everywhere.Which means that everything is completely nullified to Him at every moment.The question now becomes:If the world is really nothing but Divine energy, why do we experience ourselves as separate?That is the question the Alter Rebbe will now address.

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Tanya 10 Sivan - Chapter 3a Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

May 26, 2026

6:34

In Chapter 1, the Alter Rebbe taught that Hashem creates the world every single second through the Divine letters.In Chapter 2, he explained why: creation is yesh me’ayin, something from nothing, so without constant Divine force, it would return to nothing.Now Chapter 3 explains what this means for us.The only reason we feel like a separate yesh is because we do not see the Divine force creating us.If we could see it, our independence would disappear.Because without Hashem, we are nothing.And deeper still, the Divine force is our true existence.This realization is the beginning of real bitul.

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Tanya 9 Sivan - Chapter 2, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

May 25, 2026

11:41

Hashem is creating the world every single second.A human creator can walk away from what he made.A craftsman makes an object, and it exists on its own.Not so with Hashem.Creation constantly depends on Him.In fact, creation is a greater miracle than the splitting of the sea.By the sea, Hashem only altered something existing. Water stayed suspended.But creation is yesh me’ayin.Something from nothing.The world is not running on an old battery from creation thousands of years ago.Hashem is creating it now.This moment. Every moment.

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Tanya 8 Sivan - Chapter 1b, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

May 24, 2026

7:44

Every creation comes from the Ten Sayings with which Hashem created the world.Even if not mentioned explicitly, every being is formed through combinations and transformations of the Divine letters.Everything has an Aleph-Beis structure within it.That is its life-force.Adam HaRishon understood this.When he named creation, he perceived the Divine energy animating each thing.Every moment, every creation is being spoken into existence by Hashem.

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Tanya 7 Sivan (Shavuot) - Chapter 1a, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmuna

May 24, 2026

9:28

The question is not whether there is another G-d.We all believe in One Hashem.The question is whether there is another power.Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah teaches:Ein od milvado means there is nothing besides Hashem at all.Creation is not something Hashem made once long ago.He is creating it every second.If Hashem would stop speaking the world into existence for even a moment, everything would return to absolute nothingness.Existence itself is constant Divine energy.The world only exists because Hashem is creating it now.

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Tanya 6 Sivan (Shavuos) - Part 3, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah Intro

May 21, 2026

7:59

This lower love, the love built through chinuch and meditation, is relevant to every Jew.The higher love belongs to tzaddikim.But even a tzaddik needs the lower love.Because “a tzaddik falls seven times.”Not ordinary falls, but relative to his level.And when the higher love disappears temporarily, the trained love remains.That is the meaning of “Chanoch lanaar al pi darko…”The love developed through avodah stays with a person forever.And now begins Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah:To awaken love and awe, a Jew must develop true emunah.To realize there is nothing besides Hashem.

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Tanya 5 Sivan - Part 2 Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah Intro

May 21, 2026

5:06

Moshe Rabbeinu asked:What does Hashem want from you?He has heaven and earth already.Yet He chose your fathers and did everything for you.This love must be made.You awaken it through meditation and reflection. It does not come automatically.The love of a tzaddik is different.It is a flame on its own, a gift from above, a taste of Olam HaBa in this world.But our avodah is to build the love consciously.

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Tanya 4 Sivan - Part 1, Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah Intro

May 20, 2026

14:05

There are two types of love for Hashem.One is natural. Every Jew already has it.It’s just covered over by materialism.Tzadikim uncover that love naturally.The rest of us must work to reveal it.How? By reflecting on how Hashem is your life and how much He constantly does for you.That awakens reciprocal love.Some love is hidden within you.Some love must be built into your life.

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Tanya 3 Sivan - Chapter 53d

May 19, 2026

6:36

Now we return to the question from Chapter 51.The Yenuka in the Zohar says: The flame above your head, the Shechinah, needs oil.What is the oil? The wisdom of Hashem expressed in Torah and the 613 mitzvos.When a physical person uses thought, speech, and action for mitzvos, the animal soul and the physical world are transformed from darkness to light.That is the oil.The Shechinah is the flame.The body is the wick.Torah and mitzvos are the oil.Your struggle to bring Torah into physical life is what draws the Shechinah onto you.That is how the physical world becomes a dwelling place for Hashem.

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Tanya 2 Sivan - Chapter 53b

May 18, 2026

7:21

The second Beis HaMikdash was not on the level of the first.The Divine revelation descended through the chain of the four worlds, and the light was more concealed. There was no Aron and no Luchos with their open miracles and revelation.Yet it was still the Kodesh HaKodashim.Still the resting place of the Shechinah.And after the destruction, the Shechinah rests in the four cubits of halachah.Why there?Because halachah brings the Divine into the physical world, where mitzvos are performed with physical things.The new Kodesh HaKodashim is Torah lived physically.That is where the Shechinah now rests.

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Tanya 1 Sivan – Chapter 53a

May 17, 2026

8:20

You would think this physical world has the least revelation of Hashem.Tanya says the opposite.The Kodesh HaKodashim in this world contained the greatest revelation of all.The world hides G-dliness and appears natural.But the Luchos were openly Divine.The letters stood miraculously.The same words could be read from either side.And at Matan Torah there was panim b’panim - open revelation.In the holiest place of the lowest world,the highest Divine light was revealed.

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Tanya 29 Iyar - Chapter 52d

May 17, 2026

8:14

The four worlds descend one into the next:Atzilus, Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah.And the lowest level of one world becomes the highest level of the next.Atzilus is pure G-dliness.Beriah is intellect and deep comprehension.Yetzirah is emotion and spiritual form.Asiyah is action and physical reality.The Shechinah descends through all of them.And in each world, Torah becomes expressed according to that level.The worlds are a chain of Divine revelation,flowing downward until Torah reaches physical reality.

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Tanya 28 Iyar - Chapter 52c

May 15, 2026

9:27

People think Torah exists inside the world.Tanya flips it completely:The world exists around the Torah.Torah is the blueprint of creation.Hashem wanted Torah and mitzvos, and because of that desire, the worlds unfold level after level.In higher worlds, Torah appears as pure intellect.Down here, it becomes physical mitzvos.Everything in creation is built around the Divine will expressed in Torah.The world is not the center.Torah is.

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Tanya 27 Iyar – Chapter 52b

May 14, 2026

8:59

The Shechinah itself is too intense to be revealed directly.Like staring at the sun itself, creation could not exist if it fully sensed the Divine source giving it life.So Hashem created a bridge.Torah and mitzvos are His will enclosed in physical things. They look physical, but they are pure Elokus.That is why they can connect the infinite Shechinah to the finite world.Torah and mitzvos are the bridgebetween Hashem and creation.

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Tanya 26 Iyar - Chapter 52a

May 13, 2026

7:39

Hashem is everywhere, yet more revealed in certain places.Like the soul fills the whole body, but the brain is the seat of intellect and from there life flows outward.Like the sun illuminates everywhere, yet the sun itself remains the source.So too, Torah and mitzvos are the “brain” of Divine revelation.That is where Hashem’s will is most revealed.From there, G-dliness flows into the rest of creation.This is the Shechinah, the revealed presence of Hashem in the world.Enter Torah and mitzvos,and you enter the place where Hashem is most revealed.

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Tanya 25 Iyar - Chapter 51c

May 12, 2026

9:58

Just as the soul is equally present throughout the body, and the difference is only in revelation, so too Hashem fills all worlds equally.The highest and lowest worlds are equally distant from Him.The difference is only how much His light is revealed.That is why Kabbalah calls it ohr, light, not shefa, abundance.With abundance, when I give to you, I lose something.With light, the source remains unchanged.Like the sun illuminating the world while remaining exactly the same.The change is not in Hashem.It is in how we receive the light.

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Tanya 24 Iyar - Chapter 51b

May 11, 2026

6:00

Hashem is everywhere equally. So what does it mean that the Shechinah is more revealed in certain places, like the Kodesh HaKodashim?The answer comes from the body.Life is present equally throughout the body, yet the brain is the seat of revelation. It houses intellect and awareness, just as the eye reveals sight and the ear reveals hearing.And from the brain, energy flows to the entire body.Like the sun illuminating the world through its rays.So too, there are places where the Divine is more revealed and from there spreads outward.Tomorrow, the nimshal.

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Tanya 23 Iyar - Chapter 51a

May 10, 2026

7:20

We now return to the analogy from Chapter 35:The body is the wick.Torah and mitzvos are the oil.The Shechinah is the flame above the head.But first we must understand: what does it mean that the Shechinah rests on a person?Look at the soul in the body. The eye sees, the ear hears, the mouth speaks, the feet walk. Different functions, yet one soul animates them all.The soul is not divided. It is one abstract essence expressing itself through many limbs.Like electricity powering different appliances while remaining one current.So too the Divine Presence.One simple Divine life-force fills all existence and expresses itself everywhere differently, while remaining completely one.

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Tanya 22 Iyar – Chapter 50b

May 10, 2026

8:05

This fiery love wants to escape the world and dissolve into Hashem.But then comes the deeper realization:What does Hashem want?Not escape.A dirah b’tachtonim.A home in this world.So after the yearning upward comes shuv: return.If you truly love Hashem, you want what He wants.And He wants His oneness revealed here through Torah and mitzvos.Run upward.Then come back down.

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Tanya 21 Iyar - Chapter 50a

May 8, 2026

9:56

Until now: loves that keep you here, living and doing mitzvos.Now a different love: fiery love.A burning desire to leave the world and be absorbed in Hashem.Water loves stay.Fire wants to rise.This is chesed and gevurah.But even with the fire, Hashem’s will is clear:stay here. Live. Do Torah and mitzvos.The fire is real.But the mission is here.

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Tanya 20 Iyar - Chapter 49c

May 7, 2026

7:32

When you reflect on Hashem’s love for you, you become ready to give everything for Him.You want to “kiss” Him.Not physically, but through dveikus.When you learn Torah, your mind and Hashem’s wisdom become one.But it’s not enough to think.You must speak the words.Because Hashem wants the physical world involved.Your body, your breath, your food, all become part of Torah.This is how the world becomes aligned with Him.Love creates the yearning.And Torah brings Him into the world.

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Tanya 19 Iyar - Chapter 49b

May 7, 2026

10:00

Why the brachos before Shema?Because Shema demands total love.A readiness to give up everything for Hashem.So first, we awaken that love.We speak about the angels yearning for Hashem, yet pointing down to this world.We speak about Hashem’s love for us, choosing us.Feel His love.See how He comes to you.Then love awakens.And now you can say Shema.

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Tanya 18 Iyar - Chapter 49a (Lag B'Omer)

May 6, 2026

9:10

Hashem undergoes many concealments to create the worlds of Beriah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah.He hides His light completely.Not to distance Himself from you.But so you can exist.So there can be a physical person, struggling, choosing, serving.This is the purpose.Hashem sets Himself aside for you.Not against you, for you.When you realize that, love awakens.Just as He made space for you,you want to make space for Him.

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Tanya 17 Iyar - Chapter 48d

May 6, 2026

7:17

The world exists within Hashem’s thought.But unlike us, where what we think about is separate from us, by Hashem it is inside Him.If creation were aware of this, it would lose its sense of independence. It would not feel separate at all.So Hashem hides Himself.This concealment allows the world to exist as a separate reality.We only see a faint trace, life, growth, existence.But the truth is, He is fully present, creating everything constantly.Hidden, so you can exist.

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Tanya 16 Iyar – Chapter 48c

May 5, 2026

7:50

Sovev is not distant.Hashem’s light surrounds everything, but also completely defines it.Like a thought in your mind. It exists within you, totally shaped by you.So too the world exists within Hashem’s thought.Completely dependent. Completely unified.We don’t perceive it that way. We only see the surface.But in truth, everything is inside Him.

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Tanya 15 Iyar – Chapter 48b

May 4, 2026

9:29

Tzimtzum means total concealment, so creation can exist.Not a lack. A gift.Because the Infinite can never become finite. Even the greatest “limit” is still nothing compared to infinity.So Hashem hides His revealed light completely.Yet He is fully present.This is Sovev.His light surrounds everything, everywhere, but is not grasped.He is here.Just beyond what you can perceive.

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Tanya 14 Iyar, Pesach Sheni - Chapter 48a

May 4, 2026

6:14

To awaken deep love, reflect on this:Hashem sets Himself aside for you.He is infinite. No amount of limitation can bridge that gap.So He hides Himself completely.This is tzimtzum.Hashem conceals His infinity so you can exist.When you grasp that He makes space for you,you want to make space for Him.

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Tanya 13 Iyar – Chapter 47

May 4, 2026

9:09

Yetzias Mitzrayim is not just history.Mitzrayim means limitation.And Hashem is taking you out now.Every day, every moment, you are being lifted from your constraints.That’s why it matters.If it were only in the past, it wouldn’t awaken love.But when you see what Hashem is doing for you now, you respond now.His constant redemption awakens your love.Getting closer to Hashemis leaving Mitzrayim.

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Tanya 12 Iyar – Chapter 46d

May 3, 2026

7:47

Compared to Hashem, a person is like an animal. Limited, unable to grasp Him.And yet: “Va’ani tamid imach” - I am always with You.Even when you don’t understand, even when the body and materialism block you, the connection never breaks.In a way, not understanding helps.It keeps Hashem infinite, beyond you.And still, you are bound to Him.Every Jew carries G-dliness within.Even when you don’t feel it, you are one with Hashem.

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Tanya 11 Iyar – Chapter 46c

May 1, 2026

9:13

Every mitzvah is kiddushin.Asher kidishanu bemitzvosav means Hashem sanctifies us, like a marriage. A bond of complete oneness.It also means separation. You are lifted above the world.In that moment, Hashem is revealed through you.That’s why every Jew doing a mitzvah is extraordinary.The body and materialism may block you from feeling it.But the reality is there.The Avos lived this constantly. Because every mitzvah makes you a vessel for Elokus.You are being united with Hashem.

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Tanya 10 Iyar – Chapter 46b

Apr 30, 2026

8:09

Hashem is the greatest King, surrounded by infinite angels.And yet, when asked where He is, the answer is:with the Jews, here on earth.From the lowest place, Hashem lifts us up and says:I want you.He draws us close through Torah and mitzvos.A kiss. An embrace.When you feel that,love awakens.His love for youcreates your love for Him.

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Tanya 9 Iyar – Chapter 46a

Apr 30, 2026

7:33

Until now, love and fear required deep meditation.Now comes a simpler path: reciprocal love.Like water reflects a face, love awakens love.If this is true between equals, how much more so when the greatest King lowers Himself to you, lifts you, and draws you close.Hashem does exactly that.When you reflect on His love for you,your heart responds.Feel His love -and yours will awaken.

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Tanya 8 Iyar – Chapter 45b

Apr 30, 2026

9:27

Yaakov represents rachamim, compassion. Rachel representsthe Soul. When Yakov saw Rachel, he cried. He felt the pain of the soul in exile.That compassion awakens love.A kiss is connection.Binding yourself to Hashem in thought, speech, and action.When love feels distant, access compassion.Feel the exile of the neshama.Compassion opens the heart.And love follows.

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Tanya 7 Iyar – Chapter 45a

Apr 29, 2026

8:02

Until now: love and fear, Avraham and Yitzchak.Now comes Yaakov: rachamim.Compassion is not about you. It’s about your neshama.A spark of Hashem, placed in a physical body, and often pushed deeper into exile through thought, speech, and action.Reflect on that.Not “have compassion on yourself,” but have compassion on the Divine within you.V’yashov el Hashem v’yirachameihuReturn to Hashem, and awaken compassion for Him.That compassion releases the spark.

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Tanya 6 Iyar – Chapter 44e

Apr 28, 2026

5:22

If these loves are already inside you, why meditate?Because meditation creates a different kind of love.Ahavas olam is built through understanding.It’s not natural. It’s earned.And because of that, it burns. It pulls. It rises higher.Like a powerful attraction, it creates a fiery connection.This is the purpose of life: to know Hashem.Through knowing, you come to love.The natural love is there.But the worked love ignites.

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