1. Commit to Shulchan Aruch
The entire Shulchan Aruch Harav, Code of Jewish Law authored by the Alter Rebbe, is once again being divided to be studied over the next 24th of Teves 5780.
Organized by the Lubavitch Youth Organization (“Tzach”), this is the fifth time this initiative is happening. Once committing to a siman, a link to a PDF is available for online study.
Join today at alterrebbe.org
For English speakers, check out shulchanaruchharav.com
2. Study Tanya online
For 6 years now, Rabbi Shimon Aisenbach of Toronto, Canada, has been presenting classes in the Alter Rebbe’s Tanya for online viewers, totaling 190 lessons to date.
A class is posted each week and he is holding at chapter 42 in Tanya, committing himself to continue covering the entire foundational text of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
These lessons are about the simple and straightforward meaning of the Tanya, conveyed
in clear and simple terminology, with each lesson including a video and text to easily follow along.
Start learning at tanyaonline.com
3. Watch a farbrengen
Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, Rov of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, New York, and Mashpia/mashgiach ruchani at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, led the Chof Daled Teves Farbrengen at the Baal Shem Tov Library in Flatbush.
Rabbi Naftali Silberberg gives every Thursday night a weekly Tanya class at The Baal Shem Tov Library and its being live streamed and available for replay on there website thebaalshemtovlibrary.com
And inspired by his talk. It makes me want to start going to a Shiur on chassidus… thank you
Interesting talk by Rav Weinberger.
If I may, What the Rav explained the episode in the Gemara Brachot with R’ Chanina ben Dosa and R’ Yochanan ben Zakai in the name of the Gra – The alter Rebbe bal Hahilula
explains in length in a most fascinating analysis in Torah Ohr Parshat Mikeitz – Chanuka p. 66-67 the difference between the role of the Roim and the role of the Nisichim and concludes there to explain the above Gemara. see there and be inspired!