Tanya, But First A Story
By: Rabbi Shmuel Aber
Language: en
Categories: Religion, Spirituality, Judaism
Daily 15-min Tanya lesson, accompanied by a story. This class is focused on the text of the Tanya with a quick overview explanation. There is also an emphasis on the continuity of the topics and how each chapter brings the reader to a better understanding of the Alter Rebbe's message.
Episodes
Tanya and Story for Lekutei Amarim, Chapter 3, Part 1. 25 of Kislev for Regular Year
Dec 15, 2025Story of the Chozeh of Lublin and Chanukah Candles
Duration: 00:09:26Tanya and Story for Lekutei Amarim, Chapter 1, Part 1. 22 of Kislev for Regular Year
Dec 12, 2025Story of Bnei Yisaschar and Chanukah
Duration: 00:15:12Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen at Magen Israel, Great Neck
Dec 12, 2025Recording at Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen at Magen Israel Center 2025.
Duration: 01:52:18Tanya and Story for Lekutei Amarim, Intro, P2. 19 of Kislev for Regular Year
Dec 11, 2025Story of Mittler Rebbe and the scientific discovery
Duration: 00:14:52Tanya and Story for Lekutei Amarim, Intro. 19 of Kislev for Regular Year
Dec 10, 2025Story of Alter Rebbe and visits in jail by Baal Shem Tov
Duration: 00:15:17Tanya and Story for Kuntes Achron, Chapter 9, P 1. 18 of Kislev for Regular Year
Dec 08, 2025Story of Maggid becoming a Chossid of Baal Shem Tov
Duration: 00:13:41Tanya and Story for Kuntes Achron, Chapter 6, P 2. 15 of Kislev for Regular Year
Dec 05, 2025Story of Vilna Goan and Tefillin
Duration: 00:12:58Tanya and Story for Kuntes Achron, Chapter 3, P 6. 6 of Kislev for Regular Year
Nov 26, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov and the reincarnation
Duration: 00:08:33Tanya and Story for Kuntes Achron, Chapter 3, P 5. 5 of Kislev for Regular Year
Nov 25, 2025Story of R Yitzchak of Vorki and speech
Duration: 00:13:32Tanya and Story for Kuntes Achron, Chapter 3, P 4. 4 of Kislev for Regular Year
Nov 24, 2025Story of the Rebbe Maharash and thinking Chassidus in the street
Duration: 00:09:19Tanya and Story for Kuntes Achron, Chapter 3, P 1. 29 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 20, 2025Story of R Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev and the Oxen merchant
Duration: 00:13:16Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 32, P 1. 26 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 17, 2025The Baal Shem Tov and swimming
Duration: 00:14:05Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 29, P 2. 20 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 12, 2025Story of Rebbitzin Rivka and eating before davening
Duration: 00:14:59Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 29, P 3. 21 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 12, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov and the slaughterer
Duration: 00:16:51Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 29, P 1. 19 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 10, 2025R Zushe and his supporter
Duration: 00:17:28Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 27, P 5. 16 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 07, 2025Story of R Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev and Atah Hoiresah
Duration: 00:11:25Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 27, P 4. 15 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 06, 2025Story of Yismach Moshe in Lublin
Duration: 00:16:42Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 27, P 3. 14 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 05, 2025Story of the Maggid listening to the frogs
Duration: 00:06:13Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 27, P 2. 13 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 04, 2025Story of R Yitzchak Meir of Ger and remembering his Tosofos
Duration: 00:08:49Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 27, P 1. 12 of Cheshvan for Regular Year
Nov 03, 2025Story of the Burial site of R Elimelech of Luzensk
Duration: 00:13:10Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 16, P 1. 22th Elul for Regular Year
Sep 15, 2025Story of R Yisroel of Ruzhin and drinking after davening
Duration: 00:09:12Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 15, P 1. 17th Elul for Regular Year
Sep 10, 2025Story of the teacher of R Yisroel of Ruzhin
Duration: 00:12:12Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 14, P 2. 16 the Elul for Regular Year
Sep 09, 2025Story of R Yisroel of Ruzhin and crying during Rosh Hashanah
Duration: 00:08:44Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 13, P 1. 12 the Elul for Regular Year
Sep 05, 2025Story of R Elimelech and sleeping at night
Duration: 00:10:22Tanya and Story for Igeress HaKodesh, Chapter 2, P 1. 6th Av for Regular Year
Jul 31, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov and finding a new Rebbe
Duration: 00:11:58Tanya and Story for Book 2, Igeress HaTeshuvah, Chapter 4, P 3. 14th Tammuz for Regular Year
Jul 11, 2025Story of the Taz and going into Golus
Duration: 00:15:16Tanya and Story for Book 2, Igeress HaTeshuvah, Chapter 4, P 1. 13th Tammuz for Regular Year
Jul 09, 2025Story of R Yaakov of Lisa and the Speech
Duration: 00:12:01Tanya and Story for Book 2, Igeress HaTeshuvah, Chapter 3, P 3. 12th Tammuz for Regular Year
Jul 08, 2025Story of Ramban and his mother gravestone
Duration: 00:11:58Tanya and Story for Book 2, Igeress HaTeshuvah, Chapter 3, P 2. 11th Tammuz for Regular Year
Jul 07, 2025Story of R Yisroel Gutman and the desperate divorce
Duration: 00:09:46Tanya and Story for Book 2, Igeress HaTeshuvah, Chapter 1, P 2. 8th Tammuz for Regular Year
Jul 04, 2025Story of R Yisroel Charif and joining the Baal Shem Tov
Duration: 00:16:37Tanya and Story for Book 2, Igeress HaTeshuvah, Chapter 1, P 1. 7th Tammuz for Regular Year
Jul 03, 2025Story of R Mordechai of Chernobyl and the early waker
Duration: 00:15:33Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemuna, Chapter 9, P 1. 28th Sivan for Regular Year
Jun 24, 2025Baal Shem Tov and the Nodeh BeYehudah
Duration: 00:08:51Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemuna, Chapter 7, P 5. 23rd Sivan for Regular Year
Jun 19, 2025Story of R Zalman of Velozin and his doctor
Duration: 00:12:27Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemuna, Chapter 7, P 4. 22nd Sivan for Regular Year
Jun 18, 2025Story of Rebbe Rashab and wish for Previous Rebbe
Duration: 00:10:33Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemuna, Chapter 7, P 3. 21st Sivan for Regular Year
Jun 17, 2025Story of Previous Rebbe as a child thinking Chassidus
Duration: 00:06:49Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemuna, Chapter 7, P 2. 20th Sivan for Regular Year
Jun 16, 2025Story of the Alter Rebbe hiring a tutor for the Mittler Rebbe
Duration: 00:10:55Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemuna, Chapter 6, P 2. 17th Sivan for Regular Year
Jun 13, 2025Story of the Previous Rebbe and the Beineni Niggun
Duration: 00:13:03Tanya and Story for Book 2, Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, Chapter 6, P 1. 16th Sivan for Regular Yea
Jun 12, 2025Story of Shpoleh Zeida and matzos for Pesach
Duration: 00:07:19Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 49, Part 1. 18th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 16, 2025Story of R Sholom of Belz and disappearing
Duration: 00:12:02Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 48, Part 2. 15th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 13, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov as a BaHelfer
Duration: 00:13:32Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 48, Part 1. 14th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 12, 2025Story of Baal Shem Tov and losing the world to come
Duration: 00:11:29Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 46, Part 3. 11th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 09, 2025Story of R Elimelech of Dinov and Pesach Seder
Duration: 00:13:26Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 46, Part 2. 10th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 08, 2025Story of Kotzker and money
Duration: 00:12:00Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 46, Part 1. 9th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 07, 2025Story of the Apta Rav discovering Chassidus
Duration: 00:13:58Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 45, Part 2. 8th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 06, 2025Story of Apta Rav and honoring Shabbos
Duration: 00:12:21Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 45, Part 1. 7th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 05, 2025Story of Koznitz Maggid and bed of bricks
Duration: 00:09:49Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 44, Part 3. 4th of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 02, 2025Story of R Aizik and the cemetery
Duration: 00:09:45Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 44, Part 2. 3rd of Iyar for a Regular Year
May 01, 2025Story of R Chaim and Zanz
Duration: 00:08:08Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 43, Part 4. 2nd of Iyar for a Regular Year
Apr 30, 2025Story of Apta Rav and Goiel Yisroel
Duration: 00:12:14Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 43, Part 3. 1st of Iyar for a Regular Year
Apr 29, 2025Story of R Levi Yitzchack of Berdichev and the better Seder
Duration: 00:09:53Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 43, Part 2. 30th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 28, 2025Story of the R Zvi of Zidochov and the Purim games
Duration: 00:12:00Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 42, Part 6. 27th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 25, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov and Yaaleh Veyovoi
Duration: 00:08:19Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 42, Part 5. 26th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 24, 2025Story of the Birth of the Avnei Nezer
Duration: 00:11:02Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 42, Part 4. 25th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 23, 2025Story of R Dovid of Lelov and the rude wealthy man
Duration: 00:14:34Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 39, Part 4. 11th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 09, 2025Story of Maggid of Mezrich as child
Duration: 00:07:41Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 39, Part 3. 10th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 08, 2025Story of the Gerree Rebbe and his son who understood
Duration: 00:09:05Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 38, Part 3. 4th of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 02, 2025Story of R Shlomo of Karlin and Chanukah tehillim
Duration: 00:09:57Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 38, Part 2. 3rd of Nissan for a Regular Year
Apr 01, 2025Story of Shpolah Zeida and the extra matzah
Duration: 00:07:44Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 38, Part 1. 2ne of Nissan for a Regular Year
Mar 31, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov and the dancing chassidim
Duration: 00:10:31Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 37, Part 4. 27th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 27, 2025Story of the Baal Shem Tov and the clatter of coins
Duration: 00:09:24Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 37, Part 3. 35rd of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 25, 2025Story of Tzemach Tzedek and coming of Moshiach
Duration: 00:08:16Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 36, Part 1. 21st of Adar for a Regular Yea
Mar 21, 2025Story of Tzemach Tzedek and 35 years
Duration: 00:14:25Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 35, Part 5. 20th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 20, 2025Story of Chozeh and Chanukah lights
Duration: 00:12:39Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 35, Part 4. 19th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 19, 2025Story of Tzemach Tzedaka and R Binyaming reading tehillim
Duration: 00:10:08Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 35, Part 3. 18th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 18, 2025Story of R Zvi Hirsh of Liska
Duration: 00:09:56Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 35, Part 2. 17th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 17, 2025Story of R Mordechai of Lechovitch and the Sukjah boards
Duration: 00:09:38Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 33, Part 2. 12th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 12, 2025Story of Previous Rebbe and the gift of the basket of fruit
Duration: 00:08:16Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 33, Part 1. 11th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 11, 2025Story of R Meir of Premishlan and R Chaim of Sanz
Duration: 00:11:50Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 32, Part 2. 10th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 10, 2025Story of Rebbe Maharash and the casino
Duration: 00:14:15Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 31, Part 3. 7th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 07, 2025Story of R Zev of Zhitomir and letting the guest in
Duration: 00:11:02Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 31, Part 2. 6th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 06, 2025Story of R Hollander and Lubavitch
Duration: 00:09:32Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 31, Part 1. 5th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 05, 2025Story of Rebbe dancing with Rashag on Simchas Torah
Duration: 00:13:25Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 30, Part 4. 4th of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 04, 2025Story of the Chernobyl chossid visiting his Rebbe
Duration: 00:13:13Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 30, Part 3. 3rd of Adar for a Regular Year
Mar 03, 2025Story of R Abraham Strytn and the segulah for love of Hashem
Duration: 00:12:23Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 29, Part 3. 30th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 28, 2025Story of Maggid and nearby chossid
Duration: 00:10:54Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 29, Part 2. 29th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 27, 2025Story of R Dov and the stutter
Duration: 00:12:01Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 29, Part 1. 28th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 26, 2025Story of R Zelig and the holy spot on street
Duration: 00:12:55Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 28, Part 2. 27th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 25, 2025Story of the student who liked thinking deep in Gemara
Duration: 00:09:10Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 28, Part 1. 26rd of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 24, 2025Story of R Shimoni Zhichovitzer and the Tanya
Duration: 00:11:07Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 27, Part 1. 23rd of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 21, 2025Story of the Belzer Rav and dancing
Duration: 00:13:25Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 26, Part 3. 22nd of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 20, 2025Story of Previous Rebbe and hitting in the Shvitz
Duration: 00:10:39Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 26, Part 7. 21st of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 19, 2025Story of Mottler Rebbe and 9 Kislev
Duration: 00:10:22Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 26, Part 1. 20th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 18, 2025Story of Kotzk Rebbe and his marriage
Duration: 00:11:42Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 25, Part 3. 19th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 17, 2025Story of R Meir of Premishlan and R Shlomo Kluger
Duration: 00:10:10Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 24, Part 3. 16th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 14, 2025Story of R Menachem Mendel of Vorki and the closing the door
Duration: 00:11:17Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 24, Part 2. 15th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 13, 2025Story of Our Hachaim and lions
Duration: 00:13:52Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 24, Part 1. 14th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 12, 2025Story of R Dovid and the wealthy during good times
Duration: 00:12:59Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 23, Part 2. 13th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 11, 2025Story of Koznitzer Maggid and the dead soldier
Duration: 00:10:12Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 21, Part 2. 8th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 06, 2025Story of R Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev and the dowry
Duration: 00:09:26Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 21, Part 1. 7th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 05, 2025Story of R Menachem Mendel of Rimonov and the Manna
Duration: 00:11:12Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 20, Part 2. 6th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 04, 2025Story of R Menachem Mendel of Horodok and the Shofar of Moshiach
Duration: 00:12:30Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 20, Part 1. 5th of Shevat for a Regular Year
Feb 03, 2025Story of R Meir of Premishlan and the kicking horse
Duration: 00:08:48Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 19, Part 1. 2nd of Shevat for a Regular Year
Jan 31, 2025R Mendel Futerfus and the 3 groups
Duration: 00:10:16Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 18, Part 2. 1st of Shevat for a Regular Year
Jan 30, 2025Story of R Simcha Bunem and talking
Duration: 00:12:47Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 18, Part 1. 29th of Teves for a Regular Year
Jan 29, 2025The Rebbe and university student
Duration: 00:14:06Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 17, Part 2. 28th of Teves for a Regular Year
Jan 28, 2025Story of the Apta Rav and the boy conscripted
Duration: 00:11:34Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 15, Part 1. 23th of Teves for a Regular Year
Jan 23, 2025Story of R Dovid of Lelov and the water
Duration: 00:12:45Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 13, Part . 20th of Teves for a Regular Year
Jan 20, 2025Story of the Alter Rebbe and the innkeepers neighbors
Duration: 00:14:31Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 12, Part 4. 17th of Teves for a Regular Year
Jan 17, 2025Story of R Dovid of Lelov and the angry son
Duration: 00:10:28Tanya and Story for Book 1, Lekutei Amorim, Chapter 12, Part 3. 16th of Teves for a Regular Year
Jan 16, 2025Story of Gerer Rebbe and the slap
Duration: 00:10:32