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Lessons in Tanya: The Tanya of R. Shnuer Zalman of Liadi
Accessible gateway and authoritative guide to Tanha, a
linear exposition and commentary on Tanya based on a popular weekly radio series in Yiddish, Rabbi Winebergs work draws upon teachings from Chasidic scholars at the renowned academies of Lubavitch in Europe and the writings of 7 generations of Chabad Rebbes. Each of lecture was examined and amended by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, so that much of the material includes his insights and explanatory comments.
It leads the reader through every paragraph and page, illuminating the mystical, often elusive, Talmudic, Kabbalistic, and Scriptural verses and concepts. It fills many gaps in what the terse Tanya text assumes to be the readers background knowledge.
linear exposition and commentary on Tanya based on a popular weekly radio series in Yiddish, Rabbi Winebergs work draws upon teachings from Chasidic scholars at the renowned academies of Lubavitch in Europe and the writings of 7 generations of Chabad Rebbes. Each of lecture was examined and amended by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, so that much of the material includes his insights and explanatory comments.
It leads the reader through every paragraph and page, illuminating the mystical, often elusive, Talmudic, Kabbalistic, and Scriptural verses and concepts. It fills many gaps in what the terse Tanya text assumes to be the readers background knowledge.
- GenresJudaism
1937 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1998
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Shneur Zalman
39 books8 followersShneur Zalman of Liady (שניאור זלמן מליאדי) (September 4, 1745 – December 15, 1812 O.S.), was an Orthodox Rabbi, and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Hasidic Judaism, then based in Liadi, Imperial Russia. He was the author of many works, and is best known for Shulchan Aruch HaRav, Tanya and his Siddur Torah Or compiled according to the Nusach Ari.
He is also known as the Baal HaTanya, "Master of the Tanya", and by a variety of other names including Shneur Zalman Baruchovitch, Baruchovitch being the Russian patronymic from his father Baruch, by the acronym RaZaSh, "Rabbi Za- Sh-", by the title Baal HaTanya ve-haShulchan Aruch, "Master of the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch, as the Alter Rebbe ("Old Rebbe" in Yiddish), Admor HaZaken ("Old Rebbe" in Hebrew), Rabbeinu HaZokein, Rabbeinu HaGodol, "our great rabbi", the GRaZ, and Rav.
He is also known as the Baal HaTanya, "Master of the Tanya", and by a variety of other names including Shneur Zalman Baruchovitch, Baruchovitch being the Russian patronymic from his father Baruch, by the acronym RaZaSh, "Rabbi Za- Sh-", by the title Baal HaTanya ve-haShulchan Aruch, "Master of the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch, as the Alter Rebbe ("Old Rebbe" in Yiddish), Admor HaZaken ("Old Rebbe" in Hebrew), Rabbeinu HaZokein, Rabbeinu HaGodol, "our great rabbi", the GRaZ, and Rav.
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