ליקוטי אמרים תניא - קהת

Hebrew Tanya - Clear Print Edition - Kehos The Tanya is indispensable to an understanding of the Chasidic movement and the philosophy behind it. More importantly, it offers guidance for every facet of the day-to-day life of a Jew in his or her service to G-d. The author called his work by three distinct names. Each of these names characterizes the book in its own way. These names are: I. Likutei Amarim - "Collected Discourses." By this name the author describes his work in his "Compiler's Foreword," thereby humbly disclaiming any originality for his work. In fact the author explicitly states that his treatise constitutes a collection of discourses "which have been selected from books and scribes, heavenly saints, who are renowned among us.” Under this title the book was first published (Slavita, 1796). 2. Tanya, after the initial word of the book, quoting a Baraitic source. The quotation from tannaitic lore serves the author more than as a homiletic introduction to his system. Dealing,