Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

Written by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), the founder of Chabad, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chassidism. Its stated aim is to show a path to realizing one's purpose and developing a deeper relationship with G-d.

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 8. It’s Not You Engaging in forbidden relations and eating forbidden foods are called assur because these activities are tied down to the completely tamei kelipot. But when it comes to forbidden foods, these are c...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 8. Introduction They say you can’t read the label from inside the jar. All the time you live and breathe from within a flask of sinews and veins, you can’t know who you are, where you are, or why you came here. On...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 7. All these forces, souls, and soul-clothing just listed are of the three completely tamei kelipot that contain no good at all. But then there are those of a kelipah that does have some good—kelipat nogah. They a...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 7. Introduction Animal Training If you were to purchase an exotic pet, you would likely do your research beforehand. You would want to know its needs, its habits, and, in particular, the hazards it brings. You wou...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 6. Now, “For everything G‑d made, He made an opposite just like it.” Ecclesiastes 7:14. This is how it works with the two souls within you. Just like the divine soul consists of ten modalities corresponding to the...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 6. Introduction Rabbi Schneur Zalman has described the fundamentals of your divine soul: her origin and her essential bond with that origin, her mind and emotions and how they interface with each other, the modes ...