Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered Torah lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of...
The Beginnings Are Wedged In the Ends (Essence of Chassidus #11)
The most obvious expression of an essence is in its lowest manifestations. Indeed, the Torah which is beyond even the highest of worlds is described as being the remedy for the lowest problems of the lowest world. (Chs. 18-19)
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The Four Levels Come Together (Essence of Chassidus #10)
The conclusion reached by each of the four levels of Torah interpretation is compatible with that of all the others. Furthermore, within each level we repeatedly see the theme of how the particulars are not in contradiction with the whole. (Chs. 16-17)
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Uniting Two Aspects of G-dliness (Essence of Chassidus #9)
We revisit the sod interpretation of Modeh Ani that souls are restored when Malchus unites with Yesod. How does chasidus explain this in a way that we can understand? (Ch. 15.)
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Resurrection and the Real Reason for Mitzvos (Essence of Chassidus #8)
The remez interpretation of Modeh Ani is that it alludes to the Resurrection of the Dead that will occur in the times of Moshiach. How can we compare something as mundane as waking up each morning to something as monumental as the resurrection? The drush interpretation of Modeh Ani is that just like Hashem returns […]
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The Only True Life (Essence of Chassidus #7)
The explanation of Modeh Ani according to chasidus is that nothing can defile the purity of a Jew's simple gratitude expressed in this prayer. The pshat explanation as illuminated by chasidus is that the only true life is a connection with Hashem. From the perspective of the four levels of the soul, G-d enhances one's […]
Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered Torah lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of the bestselling book, G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on Tanya including: the Tanya Map teaching tool, the Soul Maps curriculum, and the audio series Mapping the Tanya. He currently serves as scholar-in-residence at Chabad of the Five Towns in Cedarhurst, NY. His lectures and classes may be found on SoulWords.org.
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