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Opening the Tanya: Discovering the Moral and Mystical Teachings of a Classic Work of Kabbalah by Adin Steinsaltz (2003, Hardcover)

Author: Adin Steinsaltz | Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub | Language: English
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Author:Adin Steinsaltz
Language:English
Publisher:Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
Format:Hardcover
ISBN-10:078796798X
ISBN-13:9780787967987

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Edition Number:1

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Length:360 pages
Height:9.3 in
Width:6.3 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:21.6 oz

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Written by the great Hasidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi in the late eighteenth century, the Tanya is considered to be one of the most extraordinary books of moral teachings ever written.
A seminal document in the study of Kabbalah, the Tanya explores and solves the dilemmas of the human soul by arriving at the root causes of its struggles. Though it is a classic Jewish spiritual text, the Tanya and its present commentary take a broad and comprehensive approach that is not specific to Judaism nor tied to a particular personality type or time or point of view.
Opening the Tanya is a groundbreaking book that offers a definitive introduction, explanation, and commentary upon the Tanya. As relevant today as it was when it was first written more than two hundred years ago, the Tanya helps us to see the many thousands of complexities, doubts, and drives within us as expressions of a single basic problem, the struggle between our Godly Soul and our Animal Soul.



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Rabbi Steinsaltz has written an inspiring and illuminating introduction to the Tanya, a fundamental work of Hasidism and one of the greatest books of moral teaching (mussar) of all time. He presents overviews of its broad philosophical and spiritual messages as well as a point-by-point commentary on the text, originally written by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812). Steinsaltz's commentary. which covers only the introduction and the first 12 basic Hasidic concepts, theoretical background, metaphors and parables from daily life, and stories from the past and present lives of the Hasidim. A glossary defines and expounds on various terms and concepts. Best known for his monumental commentary on the Babylonian Talmud, Steinsaltz is a recipient of the Israel Prize and a resident scholar at academic institutions, including Yale. No library should be without the complete Kehot Publications Society bilingual edition of the Tanya, and Steinsaltz's commentary willl help to make a significant part of the original text better understood. Also helpful is Nissan Miindel's <i>Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi: A Bography of the First Lubavitcher Rebbe</i>. Recommended for large public, Jewish, and religion libraries and university libraries hosting Jewish studies departments. -David B. Levy, Beth Abraham Synagogue Lib. Baltimore (<i>Library Journal</i>, September 1, 2003)

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Since Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Habad movement, began circulating his writings among the Hasidim in 1792, the Tanya has been studied by those who know of its insight and wisdom with the devotion and intensity usually associated with the Bible, the Talmud, the Koran, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita.

Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Opening the Tanya is an inspiring introduction to the Tanya, providing an overview of its broad philosophical and spiritual messages. It also provides an illuminating point-by-point commentary on the first twelve chapters of the text itself. Opening the Tanya helps readers to achieve harmony of body and soul, of earthliness and transcendence. This remarkable book is a guide to learning how to elevate the soul to a higher level of awareness and understanding, until one’s objectives and aspirations are synonymous with his/her Godly potential.

Click here to read Rabbi Steinsaltz's preface to his English commentary on Tanya. Highlights from Opening the Tanya can be read here.

The second installment of Rabbi Steinsaltz's English-language commentary, covering chapters 13-26 of the Tanya, was released in August 2005 under the title Learning From the Tanya.
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