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.

The Laws Governing the Prohibition Against Taking Interest and the Laws Governing Iska (41-80) 41 [The stringency in the previous subsection] applies when [the borrower/manager] stipulates [that he will give the lender/investor] a specific amount, whether...

The Laws Governing the Prohibition Against Taking Interest and the Laws Governing Iska (1-40) 1 One must take the utmost care not to transgress the prohibition [against taking] interest, whether [the transaction] involves a loan to a poor person or [a loa...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 9. Animal Headquarters Each soul has her principal place of residence in your body from which she extends throughout, a kind of headquarters and activity hub for her agenda. Now, the place of residence of the anim...

Click here for a printable PDF of Chapter 9. Words and Concepts You Will Need for this Chapter Chochmah, Binah, and Da’at: The three forms of intelligence which every soul possesses. Chochmah conceives ideas, binah processes and integrates them, and da’at...

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...