The ‘Practical Tanya’ Wins Praise

The “Practical Tanya” is opening up Chassidus for a new Generation.

Some of the most positive feedback for the Practical Tanya is coming from teenagers and young adults. Here is what people are saying:

“Hi, there! I bought your book, The Practical Tanya, last year, ה’ טבת. Since then, it has become my FAVORITE book of all time. I’m only 17 years old, and had a hard time comprehending, and appreciating the Tanya before I became familiar with your book. Truthfully, I never enjoyed Tanya throughout high school, and am proud to say I’ve come a long, long, way from there since I’ve been learning from The Practical Tanya… I can’t even go on to thank you enough, Rabbi Miller. This was definitely more than just a reading, or even a learning. This was an experience for me, one that definitely has impacted my life, and one I am ever so grateful for.”

Another young woman writes:

“I wanted to express a big thank your edition of the Tanya you have put together. It was given to me as a gift almost half a year ago and it has deeply changed my life in the most profound way. I take it with me everywhere I go for shabbos and have learned it with people who have never learned any chassidus before.”

The book is also proving extremely popular in Litvish communities. One reader shared:

“ A friend was in Monsey and bought me a copy of The Practical Tanya as a gift. What can I say? Just fantastic. So many things I like about it. Let me list a few first impressions: Speaks in the language of contemporary spirituality without dumbing things down. Totally at ease with the corpus and various schools of intra-Chabad commentary and acts as a tour guide to the best, most important things for those of us who don’t know that world. Meanwhile, at ease with the Jewish studies world too. And most importantly, it is practical. About real life. Real spirituality.”

The Practical Tanya has also picked up two awards for best inside design and best cover design at the annual Benjamin Franklin Awards.

Here is what one of the judges had to say:

“What is an Inbetweener, to whom the text is directed? I gleaned the inbetweener to be one who is neither full perfect nor fully imperfect. Namely, the inbetweener is one like you and me who seriously seeks G-d by referring to the wisdom of sages. This is a tome to be engaged over a lifetime. It is for those who are inbetween; having left G-d’s presence, born into this world, before entering the presence of G-d, having left this world. In my words, it is a spiritual philosophy with shoe leather.”

The Practical Tanya is available in Judaica Stores everywhere and online