Shiuring is Caring

Shiuring is Caring

by Moshe Gordon

Season 4

Is Tanya Following Shulchan Aruch? (Tanya is a ברייתא)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the novel approach in chapter 45, how it relates to the chapters before and after it, and how the Alter Rebbe may have put a new twist on an age-old ritual. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Is Shulchan Aruch for Everybody? (Tanya is a ברייתא)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we discuss the Alter Rebbe’s take on the avoda of yirah and ahava, and the three paths that can be taken in explaining how it pertains to different people. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

For whom? (Tanya is a ברייתא)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we examine the Alter Rebbe’s take on the concept of lishmah. We compare his ideas to the rishonim, contrast Tanya with Hilchos Talmud Torah, and ultimately we come to a clear view of what constitutes lishmah. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!) P.S. I apologize for posting late, this was recorded on chol hamoed, but I forgot to post it until now.

Torah isn’t the Kavanah (Tanya is a ברייתא)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a dive into a seeming contradiction in the Alter Rebbe’s thoughts on Davening; along way to the answer, we bring out why Torah’s effect on Davening might not be what it’s made out to be. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

The Forbidden Fruit (Tanya is a ברייתא)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we ask a most persnikety question: the Alter Rebbe seems to contradict his own logic in his hilchos lulav. While discovering the answer, we gain a deeper insight in his take on making a dira bitachtonim. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Communication is Key (Tanya is a ברייתא)

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s perspective on the mitzva to hate sinners, and how he uses context in Rishonim to drive home how it’s neigh impossible to hate anyone. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Tanya is a ברייתא: Abstinence is What Now?

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a dive into the the mitzva of v’hiskadishtem. We discuss the opinions of various rishonim about what it can be, arriving at some surprising conclusions, ultimately culminating in the Alter Rebbe’s conception of Iskafya. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Tanya is a ברייתא: An Appropriate Innuendo

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a dive into the phrase “chatas neurim”, and we discuss its meaning, usage, and connotation, as well as what the Alter Rebbe intended to convey by using it in chapter 29 of the first part of Tanya. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Tanya is a ברייתא: What’s is Life Worth?

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s brief but potent statement on the legal aspect of martyrdom, and we examine how all of the nuance in his choice of words all serve to propel his thesis of what makes a sin undesirable. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

Tanya is a ברייתא: Believing in G-d isn’t the Point

Welcome back to Tanya is a ברייתא! This week, we take a look at the Alter Rebbe’s masterful evasion of taking sides in the dispute as to whether or not we’re commanded to believe in G-d, and how the evasion itself ties into his thesis about how we connect to G-d through doing miztvos. (The intention of this series is to attempt to bring out the Alter Rebbe’s intention by doing a deep dive into his (oftentimes niglah’dike) sources. Enjoy the shiur!)

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