Iggeres Hateshuvah, chapter one part seven.

This series of in-depth Tanya classes is presented by Rabbi Yaakov Krasnianski.

Thank you for being here, and may the study of this Chassidus lead to the coming of Moshiach.

Timestamps:

00:00 (Intro).

00:27 (Opening words + France, Napoleon, and the Alter Rebbe).

30:31 (Thank you to our sponsors).

31:00 (Recap of the Alter Rebbe's definition of Teshuvah — Choosing Hashem).

48:45 (Reading further in the text — fasting and suffering is never needed for Teshuvah).

52:51 (Suffering is Hashem's prerogative — the purpose of suffering).

58:16 (Even suffering can be lightened and exchanged for a positive thing).

01:04:33 (Story #1 — The Alter Rebbe did not fast all week long).

01:06:18 (Story #2 — The Alter Rebbe's silver tobacco snuff box).

01:13:52 (Why couldn't the Jews who built the pyramids raise up the Mishkan?).

01:21:05 (Closing words).

01:21:12 (Outro).

Iggeres Hateshuvah, chapter one part six.

This series of in-depth Tanya classes is presented by Rabbi Yaakov Krasnianski.

Thank you for being here, and may the study of this Chassidus lead to the coming of Moshiach.

Timestamps:

00:00 (Intro).

00:28 (Opening words + Rambam's Yahrtzeit).

11:37 (Thank you to our sponsors).

12:30 (The Mitzvah of Teshuvah is to totally let go of the sin).

23:10 (Whether Teshuvah a Biblical Mitzvah?).

01:20:26 (Why the Alter Rebbe stresses that Teshuvah is a Mitzvah).

01:27:44 (The proof that Teshuvah is done instantaneously).

02:21:44 (What it means to let go of one's sin).

02:29:15 (Teshuvah necessitates the abandonment of ALL sins).

02:49:54 (Teshuvah is to choose Hashem as your top priority).

03:02:51 (One sometimes needs time to implement one's Teshuvah decision).

03:19:27 (The translation of the word Teshuvah).

03:20:55 (1st biblical source proof).

03:23:12 (2nd biblical source proof).

03:27:10 (3rd biblical source proof).

03:27:31 (4th biblical source proof).

03:28:20 (Teshuvah is not synonymous with fasting).

03:29:42 (Why the Alter Rebbe brings 4 different proofs).

03:31:30 (Closing words).

03:31:49 (Outro).

Iggeres Hateshuvah, chapter one part five.

This series of in-depth Tanya classes is presented by Rabbi Yaakov Krasnianski.

Thank you for being here, and may the study of this Chassidus lead to the coming of Moshiach.

Timestamps:

00:00 (Intro).

00:28 (Opening words + Yaakov's descent into Egypt).

21:43 (Thank you to our sponsors).

22:06 (Recap of the main points made on the first page).

26:20 (Supplementary point #1 — how to "fulfill" a negative Mitzvah).

30:47 (Supplementary point #2 — the unique effect of positive and negative commandments).

35:19 (Supplementary point #3 — when the positive Mitzvah itself dictates that one not fulfill it).

37:11 (Supplementary point #4 — Teshuvah has a retroactive power to heal the past).

40:13 (Supplementary point #5 — all of the Torah's punishments are an expression of Hashem's kindness).

44:54 (Reading further in the text — Teshuvah is to let go of the sin).

46:30 (The proof of the gambler as a witness).

53:39 (Why the Alter Rebbe specifically points us to the end of the Siman?).

55:26 (The significance of this proof for Teshuvah being from witnesses).

01:00:23 (The core definition of Teshuvah).

01:02:04 (Closing words).

01:02:08 (Outro).