Understanding The Tanya: Volume Three In The Definitive Commentary On A Classic Work Of Kabbalah By The World's Foremost Authority

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A Guide for Achieving Harmony of Body and Soul Praise for Rabbi Steinsaltz "Steinsaltz is a genius of the highest order?the sort of mind that comes around only every couple thousand years." --Newsweek "[Steinsaltz has] a searing wit and is also a man for all seasons?as wellversed in fundamental Jewish texts as he is in modern literature andscientific studies."--Los Angeles Times "The scope of Steinsaltz's work can only be compared to Rashi's [the great medieval commentator]. He has revolutionized the way the Talmud is studied. His commentaries will live for centuries." --Washington Post "Rabbi Steinsaltz is a distinguished educator and his commentary is extremely clear." --Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter "Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is one of the world's most respected Jewish scholars. His books are exceptionally clear commentaries on rabbinic, mystical, and Hasidic teachings." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Steinsaltz, a scholar of international renown, plumbs the depths of theTanya (an eighteenth-century Jewish classic) in a line-by-line commentaryon the text. He explores the intricacies of the human soul and body and the correlation between the two." --Cleveland Jewish News "Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz presents a comprehensive picture of the Tanya, thefirst and most fundamental book of Hasidism." --San Diego Jewish Press Heritage "Understanding the Tanya" guides the reader through one of the most extraordinary books of moral teachings ever written. The "Tanya" is a seminal document in both the study of Hasidic thought and of Kabbalah--Jewish mysticism. With a keen understanding of the profound struggles within the human soul, the "Tanya" helps us understand how we can raise ourselves to higher and higher spiritual levels. Timeless in its approach, the "Tanya" addresses specific moral problems and dilemmas and delves into their root causes, distilling the universal predicaments of humankind and offering solutions that can change the way we view ourselves and conduct our lives. The "Tanya" explores the workings of the soul and examines the complexities, doubts, and drives within all of us as expressions of a single basic problem--the struggle between our Godly and animal souls.

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