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Opening the Tanya: Discovering the Moral and Mystical Teachings of a Classic Work of Kabbalah
Written by the great Hasidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi in the late eighteenth century, the "Tanya" is considered to be one of the most extraordinary books of moral teachings ever written.
A seminal document in the study of Kabbalah, the "Tanya" explores and solves the dilemmas of the human soul by arriving at the root causes of its struggles...more
A seminal document in the study of Kabbalah, the "Tanya" explores and solves the dilemmas of the human soul by arriving at the root causes of its struggles...more
Hardcover, 360 pages
Published
August 20th 2003
by Jossey-Bass
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As with another of his fine books, The Essential Talmud, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz's Opening the Tanya provides a lucid introduction to a text that might not at first be easily accessible to many readers. Because the Tanya is a fairly short work, however, Opening the Tanya takes a somewhat different approach to its subject matter than does The Essential Talmud. While it does offer some information on the history and the form of the Tanya, Opening the Tanya is primarily devoted to a translation and e...more
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(aka Adin Steinsaltz Even Israel or Adin Even Israel)
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is internationally regarded as one of the leading rabbis of this century. The author of many books, he is best known for his monumental translation of and commentary on the Talmud. Rabbi Steinsaltz founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications. Under its aegis, he has published to date 58 books on the T...more
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is internationally regarded as one of the leading rabbis of this century. The author of many books, he is best known for his monumental translation of and commentary on the Talmud. Rabbi Steinsaltz founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications. Under its aegis, he has published to date 58 books on the T...more
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