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Tanya 13 Adar – Chapter 33c

Mar 2, 2026

8:44

Nothing is happening to you. It is happening for you.Hashem is creating this moment, and every situation is an opportunity to push back the concealment and reveal Him. The challenge is the doorway.When you see that everything is for the purpose of building a dwelling place for Hashem in this world, perspective shifts. Under the facade is G-dliness.Notice it - and joy follows. Because Hashem is dwelling within your life.Daily Tanya Group Chathttps://chat.whatsapp.com/G2IuuszGnbSJPmFqfQzrRx

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Tanya 12 Adar – Chapter 33b

Mar 1, 2026

9:57

Once you realize that Hashem is creating the world every second, everything external loses its grip.Probe deeper and you will find Him. Right here. Right now.Whatever happened was under His will. The past is not a mistake. The future is in His hands. The present is filled with Him. Ein od milvado.Western thinking pulls you into regret and anxiety. Torah pulls you into the present moment and says: uncover Hashem here.When you truly grasp that Hashem is with you in this moment, the externals fade. Worry dissolves. Fear weakens.And that awareness itself draws Hashem into your lived reality.There is no greater joy than living in that truth.What a great message with which to go int Purim!

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Tanya 11 Adar – Chapter 33a

Mar 1, 2026

12:02

Hashem is not only the Creator. He is creating the world right now. Just as the sun’s rays are nullified within the sun, so too all existence is nullified within Him. He is right here.When you meditate on this, you feel it. The awareness itself creates closeness.Hashem is here.That realization generates deep, powerful joy.Daily Tanya Group Chathttps://chat.whatsapp.com/G2IuuszGnbSJPmFqfQzrRxThere is another path to constant joy.

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Tanya 10 Adar – Chapter 32b

Feb 27, 2026

10:45

If love depends on personality, background, or behavior, it is fragile. True ahavas Yisrael is not based on externals. It comes from recognizing that every Jew shares one Father and one Divine root. At the level of the neshama, there is no division.Bodies differ. Souls are one.When you relate to another Jew from that place, love is not forced. It is natural. When a person feels seen for who he truly is, for his G-dly soul and not his failures, that soul awakens. Behavior follows.If you focus on the negative, you reinforce the negative. If you focus on the G-dly soul, you empower it.Love is not blindness. It is precision. You are choosing which part of the person to speak to.And when you speak to the neshama, the neshama answers.

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Tanya 9 Adar – Chapter 32a

Feb 26, 2026

9:56

This chapter is the Lev, the heart of Tanya.If you live from the body, you live in chitzoniyus. You see differences. You compare. You judge. Real ahavas Yisrael is impossible there.But if you live from the neshama, everything changes. You begin to see pnimiyus. You see that every Jew shares one Divine root. The separation was only external.Ahavas Yisrael is not a moral instruction. It is a perspective shift. Make the soul primary, and love becomes natural.This is why Hillel said it is the whole Torah and the rest is commentary.When you see the neshama in another Jew, you create a vessel for Hashem to dwell in this world.That is why this chapter is the heart of Tanya.

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Tanya 8 Adar – Chapter 31d

Feb 26, 2026

6:18

Hashem did not place the animal soul within you by accident.The nefesh habahamis exists for a purpose: to be elevated.The mission is not to destroy it, but to refine it. To take its thoughts, speech, and actions and redirect them. To work within its energy and lift it upward.The animal soul provides the force.The G-dly soul provides the direction.When you transform the animal soul instead of fighting it blindly, you fulfill the reason it was placed within you.

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Tanya 7 Adar – Chapter 31c

Feb 24, 2026

6:58

It is precisely when the nefesh habahamis drags you down that you must rise.That heaviness is not you. It is the animal soul. Your nefesh Elokis is a prince in prison.And the darker it feels, the more urgent the escape.The response is not collapse. It is intensity. It is joy. You break out by identifying with the soul and running from the confinement.The animal soul pulls down.The G-dly soul demands freedom.And freedom begins with simcha.

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Tanya 6 Adar – Chapter 31b

Feb 23, 2026

6:58

People think that after an aveirah, guilt is the correct response. But long term, guilt only weakens and drags a person down.Yes, there is a place for bitterness. It breaks the ego. But bitterness must immediately be followed by simcha. Otherwise it turns toxic.Why? Because you are not one entity. You have an animal soul and a G-dly soul.The failure belongs to the animal soul. The G-dly soul remains pure, untouched, bound to Hashem.And that realization is the source of joy.The lower the animal soul fell, the more urgently the G-dly soul must rise. Increase light. Increase mitzvos. Increase connection.Guilt paralyzes.Simcha releases the G-dly soul.

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Tanya 5 Adar – Chapter 31a

Feb 23, 2026

9:30

Not all heaviness is bad.Sometimes you turn the yetzer hara’s tactic against him. What feels like sadness is really bitterness, and bitterness is alive. It pushes you to change.Sadness drains. Bitterness drives.Used properly, it breaks the hard exterior and propels you upward.

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Tanya 4 Adar - Chapter 30b

Feb 22, 2026

10:26

When you see someone struggling, it is easy to think you are better. That thought blocks light and breeds complacency.Ask instead: are you fighting? He may be battling with his whole being. Your test may be smaller, but are you giving it full strength?Greatness is not where you stand. It is how you fight.Break the ego, and the Divine light can enter.

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Tanya 3 Adar – Chapter 30a

Feb 20, 2026

10:36

You are not greater simply because your struggles are smaller.Hashem gives each person different tests. The question is: are you fighting yours with your full strength?The one battling basics may be exerting more effort than you. If he is fighting with his whole being and you are not, he may stand higher.This perspective breaks arrogance. And in humility, the light of Hashem enters.

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Tanya 2 Adar – Chapter 29e

Feb 19, 2026

12:02

The yetzer hara is only a blockage. Like darkness, it has no substance. The moment light enters, the darkness disappears.The story of the spies shows this. They rebelled and doubted. But when confronted, when Moshe and Hashem exposed the truth, their inner faith resurfaced. A Jew is light at his core.Knowing this changes everything. The sitra achra has no independent power. Shine awareness, push back with clarity, and the illusion collapses. The light was always stronger.

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Tanya 1 Adar – Chapter 29d

Feb 18, 2026

7:45

Sometimes the blockage must be confronted directly.Hashem is everywhere, right here, in this very moment. If you do not see Him, it is because the yetzer hara has built a facade of concealment.At times, you must thunder at it: How long will you hide the Divine light from me?This firm inner rebuke breaks the illusion and humbles the ego. And in that humility, the Divine light begins to shine through.

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Tanya 30 Shevat - Chapter 29c

Feb 18, 2026

6:21

Examine your thought, speech, and action. If something was not holy, then in that moment you became a conduit for klipah.Even dreams can be revealing. Troubling or impure dreams may reflect what the soul absorbed during the day.The response is teshuvah. Not despair, not smugness, but honest return.Through teshuvah you transform from a vessel for concealment into a receptacle for Divine light

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Tanya 28 Shevat – Chapter 29a

Feb 16, 2026

9:03

Chapters 26–28 taught the necessity of simcha and how to access it.Now a new problem: what if the heart is sealed? You understand the ideas, but nothing penetrates.The Zohar says that when a log will not ignite, you must splinter it. So too, when the body and material coarseness block the light of Hashem, they must be humbled.Breaking the blockage allows the fire to catch.

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Tanya 29 Shevat – Chapter 29b

Feb 16, 2026

8:59

When the heart feels blocked and connection is dull, the answer is humility.Even the smallest creature fulfills the will of Hashem. Only a human can choose to rebel. Misused free choice lowers a person beneath the animals. Reflecting on this crushes arrogance and coarseness.At designated times, break the ego. Then return to joy.This is teshuvah: humbling the outer self so the inner G-dly self can rise.

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Tanya 27 Shevat – Chapter 28b

Feb 15, 2026

6:25

You have two souls: a G-dly soul and an animal soul. When you feel uplifted in davening, the animal soul reacts. It pushes back because it is another force within you.So if distractions increase during connection, it does not mean you are davening poorly. It means you are davening well. The stronger the G-dly soul rises, the more the animal soul resists.If there were only one soul, resistance would signal failure. But because there are two, the struggle is proof of growth.

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Tanya 26 Shevat – Chapter 28a

Feb 13, 2026

6:33

If foreign thoughts flood your mind during davening or learning, it is not failure. It is a sign you are doing well. The yetzer hara pushes hardest when something real is happening.It is like two wrestlers. The stronger one fights, the harder the opponent resists.So the proper response is joy. The struggle proves your strength. Each time you push the thought away, you win.

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Tanya 25 Shvat - Chapter 27c

Feb 12, 2026

7:48

Holiness is not only avoiding sin. It is mastering yourself.Even in what is permitted, when you refuse to follow every impulse of the yetzer hara, you are not suppressing yourself. You are exercising power. You are drawing Hashem into the moment.Delaying gratification is not weakness. It is strength. It means you are in control, not your impulses.Every time you hold back, pause, or choose higher, you become holier.The struggle is not a burden. It is your greatness.

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Tanya 24 Shevat - Chapter 27b

Feb 11, 2026

8:24

There are two paths in avodas Hashem: the perfection of the tzaddik and the struggle of the beinoni.The Zohar calls them two mat’amim before the Shechinah: sweet and sharp. Hashem desires both.The sweetness is purity. The sharpness is the fight. Embrace the challenge. The struggle itself is precious before Hashem.So when you feel the challenge, do not resent it. Embrace it. The struggle itself is a delicacy before Hashem.

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Tanya 23 Shevat - Chapter 27a

Feb 10, 2026

10:44

Unwanted and negative thoughts are not a reason for sadness. They are proof that you are not a tzaddik, and that is not a failure. The virtue is being a beinoni who struggles.Every time you push back against the sitra achra, you fulfill the will of Hashem. Each resisted thought is another mitzvah.Instead of feeling guilty or discouraged, recognize the opportunity and rejoice.

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Tanya 22 Shevat – Chapter 26c

Feb 9, 2026

9:01

Joy is essential to avodas Hashem. Sadness is a tool of the yetzer hara.After an aveirah, a person may think teshuvah requires sadness. Tanya says otherwise. An aveirah pushes G-dliness away, and only simcha brings it back. Sadness weakens a person and leads to further failure.There is a place for controlled regret. One should designate a specific time for reflection and teshuvah. Outside that time, sadness must be rejected.Joy comes from the G-dly soul. Sadness feeds the yetzer hara.Only simcha restores the connection to Hashem.

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Tanya 21 Shevat – Chapter 26b

Feb 8, 2026

12:36

Today’s Tanya addresses a powerful question: how is it possible to be joyful when life is genuinely hard, when the struggle touches what matters most, children, health, and livelihood?The answer lies in Gam zu l’tovah.It means recognizing that there is a deeper operating system at work. What we see on the surface is concealment, but beneath it all is absolute good. Externally, things may look broken. Internally, everything is aligned.This is illustrated by Nachum Ish Gamzu. When he brought sand to the king, it appeared disastrous. Execution seemed imminent. Yet he said, Gam zu l’tovah. What looked like sand became miraculous, and the king rewarded him.Saying Gam zu l’tovah is not denial. The pain is real. The difficulty is real. But when a person lives from the deeper layer, he lives in good even while the external reality is still hard.That inner good eventually becomes revealed good.And from that place comes a deeper simcha, a deeper connection, and a joy that no circumstance can take away.

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Tanya 20 Shvat - Chapter 26a

Feb 8, 2026

7:57

Simcha is one of the most powerful forces in avoda. Nothing is more vital.Sadness weakens a person and makes him vulnerable to the yetzer hara. Joy, by contrast, generates strength and clarity. When a person serves Hashem with simcha, he gains the power to overcome anything.

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Tanya 19 Shvat Chapter 25c

Feb 6, 2026

7:49

We say Selach lanu three times a day because even a subtle disconnection from Torah requires renewal. Hashem is eternal, and He always desires that bond to be restored.This completes the chapter and explains why Moshe demanded mesirus nefesh from the generation entering Eretz Yisrael, even though their victory was assured. Torah and mitzvos are rooted in self-sacrifice.Since a Jew is willing to die for Hashem, it must certainly be easy to live for Hashem. That is why we say Shema every day: to remember and draw upon that inner mesirus nefesh, using it not to die for the cause, but to live for it.

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Tanya 18 Shevat – Chapter 25b

Feb 5, 2026

8:39

Yesterday, Tanya explained that the yetzer hara does not only push a person to do wrong. It also blocks him from doing more good.Today’s chapter sharpens that point. The resistance you feel to learning extra, davening extra, or going beyond the minimum is not laziness. It is the yetzer hara working just as hard to stop holiness as it does to promote sin.Chapter 25b teaches the response: tap into the same inner strength that would give up life for Hashem. When you access that point, you realize that living for Hashem is far easier than dying for Him.Doing “extra” is not extra at all. In that moment, you align with Hashem Himself, touch the Infinite, and break through the barrier of concealment, revealing G-dliness in the world.

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Tanya 17 Shevat – Chapter 25a

Feb 4, 2026

9:29

Chapters 18–24 build toward a single conclusion that is revealed in Chapter 25.Every Jew possesses an inner point that would never detach from Hashem, a readiness to give up everything, even life itself, rather than be separated from Him.Chapter 25 teaches that breaking a taavah is far easier than dying for Hashem. If a Jew can access that inner strength for self-sacrifice, he can certainly draw on it to live al kiddush Hashem.The error is thinking that a particular aveirah does not sever the bond with Hashem. In truth, every aveirah is a form of separation, even if teshuvah is possible afterward. Teshuvah is also possible after avodah zarah, yet a Jew would never allow himself that.The culmination of these chapters is this: uncover and live from that inner point that would never detach from Hashem. From that place, the taava collapses, and an aveirah becomes unthinkable.

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Tanya 16 Shevat – Chapter 24c

Feb 3, 2026

10:57

A Jew does not want to do an aveirah. Even at the moment of transgression, a part of him resists. He is bound to Hashem.That is precisely what makes an aveirah so devastating.Hashem goes with you. The G-dliness within you goes with you. An aveirah means dragging the King Himself into filth, taking the King’s head and placing it where it does not belong. There is no greater insult.This is what an aveirah is.Not the punishment.Not the consequences.An aveirah is the act of tearing yourself away from your own source of life, from Hashem Himself.

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Tanya 15 Shevat – Chapter 24b

Feb 2, 2026

13:35

Averos are pure foolishness.Every Jew is prepared to give up his life for Hashem, yet living for Hashem is often harder, even though it is far easier and far less painful. The mistake is thinking that a particular aveirah does not sever the bond with Hashem.In truth, every aveirah cuts a person off.This blindness is what Tanya calls a spirit of foolishness from the yetzer hara. A person is simply not thinking straight.In that moment, a Jew is lower than animals. Every animal, even wild ones, fulfills the will of Hashem. They do not harm a person who carries visible G-dliness, as seen with Daniel in the lions’ den. The animals sensed it.When a Jew commits an aveirah, he acts beneath that level.Averos do not come from rebellion.They come from foolishness.

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Tanya 14 Shevat – Chapter 24a

Feb 1, 2026

9:23

Torah and mitzvos unclog the blockage that conceals Hashem’s Divine energy in the world, allowing it to flow and bind a person to the hidden truth.The converse is devastating.When a person commits an aveirah, he becomes a conduit for impurity. In that moment, he is lower than the forces of klipah, because klipah fulfills the role Hashem assigned to it. Only a human being has free choice and the ability to act against the will of Hashem.

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Tanya 11 Shevat – Chapter 23c

Jan 30, 2026

8:32

hen a person meditates on what Torah study truly is and recognizes that it surpasses mitzvos, prayer, and all else, something changes.That recognition awakens a deep sense of privilege in every moment of Torah study and leads to true awe of Hashem.

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Tanya 12 Shevat – Chapter 23b

Jan 30, 2026

11:32

Yesterday, we explained how mitzvos make a person a vehicle for the Divine, because when a mitzvah is performed, Hashem is manifest in the world through that act.Torah is an even higher level.Torah is not only the limbs of Hashem. Torah is absolutely united with Him. When a Jew learns Torah, there is a complete fusion between the learner and the will of Hashem. At that moment, there is no greater oneness.This is the unique greatness of Torah study. It does not need to be practical or applied. The learning itself is the will of Hashem, and through it, a Jew and Hashem become one.

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Tanya 11 Shevat – Chapter 23a

Jan 29, 2026

12:00

Hashem is concealed within the world.Everything that exists is Him, but we don’t experience it that way, because there is a veil that blocks our perception.If a person wants to encounter Hashem’s true expression, not how He is filtered through creation but how He truly is, there is one access point.Mitzvos.A mitzvah is not merely something Hashem wants us to do.The mitzvos are described as His limbs. They are an expression of His very Essence.When you put on tefillin or give tzedakah, you are not performing an external act of obedience.You are aligning with Him. Literally.At that moment, you become a conduit for Divine energy.When someone receives tzedakah from you, they are not truly receiving it from you at all.They are receiving it directly from Hashem, and you were the vehicle through which it flowed.The Avos were a merkavah, a chariot, in every fiber of their being.Their entire existence was aligned with G-dliness.We are not on that level.But when we do a mitzvah, even for a moment, we too become a vehicle,a behinah of merkavah, for Divine energy in this world.And that is how the concealed becomes revealed.

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Tanya 10 Shvat Chapter 22b

Jan 28, 2026

9:10

Ego blocks the flow of Divine energy. Hashem is not just a force in the universe. He is the existence of the universe itselfWhen a person clings to ego and self control, the flow is constricted. When one lets go and recognizes that everything is truly Him, the flow opens naturallyTanya explains that anything we treat as independent power is called Elokim AcherimNot because it replaces Hashem, but because it blocks our awareness of Him. That blockage never lasts. It drains rather than givesToday’s Tanya shows how true vitality comes from ביטולFrom stepping out of self and allowing Divine life to move through us unobstructed

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Tanya 9 Shvat Chapter 22a

Jan 27, 2026

7:26

There is no such thing as “other” gods.Everything that exists is only Hashem.Those beings and forces that recognize and align themselves with Hashem express His pnimiyus, His inner presence revealed.Those that do not align are still Divine, because nothing exists outside of Him. But they turn their backs on their own source. By blocking the flow of G-dliness, they create the illusion of independence and call that illusion their god.“Otherness” is not a power. It is a blockage.And the tragedy is that the blockage is self-imposed.They are not drawing life from elsewhere.They are cutting themselves off from the very life that sustains them.This is the deeper meaning of avodah zarah in Tanya.Not worship of something else, but worship of separation itself.When the blockage falls, only Hashem remains.

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Tanya 8 Shvat Chapter 21b

Jan 26, 2026

7:02

The world covers its true reality. It's actually all Hashem. You're staring at Him, but He conceals Himself to allow you to feel separate from Him. Don't be fooled by the facade. When Hashem speaks the words remain a part of Him, its not possible top separate from Him

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Tanya 7 Shvat Chapter 21a

Jan 25, 2026

7:19

Continuing the understanding of the Oneness of Hashem. He is not One G-d Above. he IS the worlds. Hashem spoke the worlds into existence. But when humans speak the words separate from them. When Hashem speaks the words dont separate. It's just an analogy of how He communicates

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Tanya 6 Shvat Chapter 20b

Jan 25, 2026

7:50

To feel Hashem's presence requires deep meditation. Hashem creates the world through speech. Reflecting on how insignificant one word of speech is in comparison with your power of speech, power of thought, power to feel; leads us to feel how insignificant the whole creation actually is

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Tanya 5 Shvat Chapter 20a

Jan 23, 2026

7:49

Every Jew has a soul ready to for Mesirus Nefesh for G-d. We transgress because we forget that. In The next few chapters we discover how every mitzvah attaches us to the Oneness Of Hashem and every avera detaches us. This deep contemplation allows us to have mesirus nefesh for every mitzvah. Hence only the first 2 of the Ten Commandments we heard from Hashem direct. Because every mitzvah is Anochi and every avera is avoda zara

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Tanya 4 Shvat Chapter 19c

Jan 22, 2026

12:08

You can never block the soul of a Jew entirely. It is ALWAYS there. And when a nisayon comes up, it will express itself in all its glory. So that even a Rasha who was immersed in taavos will be ready to die for Kiddush Hashem! This is the soul of the Jew!

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Tanya 3 Shvat - Chapter 19b

Jan 21, 2026

8:49

Your soul is covered over by layers called Klipa. Deep inside you want the truth genuinely and altruistically. But it's covered up by a sense of self preservation. Every Jew has the ability to give up their lives for Kidush Hashem. But can you LIVE with kidush Hashem? through getting in touch with your deep soul

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Tanya 2 Shvat Chapter 19a

Jan 20, 2026

7:12

What exactly is a soul? Its like a flickering flame that yearns to return to its source even if it means not existing in the process. The soul simply yearns for G-dliness, this is the core of the Jew

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Tanya 1 Shvat Chapter 18b

Jan 19, 2026

9:14

The Jew doesn't need any explanation - he loves Hashem at his core. And any time that is revealed he will be ready to die for the cause and even suffer horrendous torture. Because its his core being. Over the next chapters we will learn how to activate this pintele yid and get in touch with who we truly are

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Tanya 29 Tevet Chapter 18a

Jan 18, 2026

9:59

Until now, we’ve focused on the long path in serving Hashem: meditation, reflection, and slowly building an inner connection.But there is also a short path.Every Jew is born with an inherent love for Hashem. It doesn’t need to be created, it needs to be activated. The soul already knows. You just have to press the right button.For one Jew, that button was singing Am Yisrael Chai after October 7; something awakened instantly, beyond intellect, beyond explanation.For another, the button may be harder to identify, buried beneath layers of distraction or pain - but it’s there.The question is not if you have that point.The question is:What’s your button?Until now, we’ve focused on the long path in serving Hashem: meditation, reflection, and slowly building an inner connection.But there is also a short path.Every Jew is born with an inherent love for Hashem. It doesn’t need to be created—it needs to be activated. The soul already knows. You just have to press the right button.For one Jew, that button was singing Am Yisrael Chai after October 7—something awakened instantly, beyond intellect, beyond explanation.For another, the button may be harder to identify, buried beneath layers of distraction or pain—but it’s there.The question is not if you have that point.The question is:What’s your button?

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Tanya 28 Teves - Chapter 17B

Jan 18, 2026

7:38

What if your heart controls you, and your mind simply has no power over the heart? - is there hope? The order of the day is Teshuva. To break the blockage so that you can begin to experience avoda

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Tanya 27 Teves Chapter 17a

Jan 16, 2026

4:58

Daily Tanya for 27 Teves

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Tanya 26 Teves Chapter 16b

Jan 15, 2026

5:09

Tanya for 26 Teves

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Tanya 25 Tevet Chapter 16a

Jan 14, 2026

10:59

What if you simply don't feel feelings of passion and awe to Hashem? You feel connected cognitively, but not emotionally? Emotions are powerful and propel your actions. But what if you don't have the capacity to feel? How do your actions get propelled?

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Tanya 24 Tevet Chapter 15b - Baal haTanya Yahrzeit

Jan 13, 2026

8:16

Are you frum because you were brought up that way or got used to it? Thats אשר לא עבדו. To be an עובד אלוקים is to work hard. its the difference between reviewing your learning 100 times vs 101. The extra 1 requires getting outside of your comfort zone. Then all the first 100 were about G-d too. Daily Tanya Discussion Grouphttps://chat.whatsapp.com/G2IuuszGnbSJPmFqfQzrRx

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Tanya 23 Tevet Chapter 15a

Jan 12, 2026

10:48

Is there value in effort? We already learned of the Tzaddik who is born without the internal challenge. Unlike the Benoni who must struggle. Today we distinguish between different Benoni's. Some people simply are not addicted. They are not perfect, but nor do they struggle. Others are addicts. They have to work hard to be holy. Its a real internal battle. Those are the ones who truly serve Hashem. Your struggle is your power!

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