Lessons in Tanya is a well-lit and accessible gateway to the Tanya - the fundamental, classic work upon which all concepts of Chabad Chasidism are based. 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.
Lessons In Tanya takes the acute ideas and concepts of the Tanya and makes them readily accessible to the eager student, as it leads the reader through every paragraph and page, illuminating the mystical, often allusive, Talmudic, Kabbalistic, and Scriptural verses and concepts. It fills many gaps in what the terse Tanya text assumes to be the reader's background knowledge.
Each of the lectures was examined and amended by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, so that much of the material includes the Rebbe's insights and explanatory comments.
I was looking for material on Tanya that would make it easier for a beginner like me to comprehend, and one of the beautiful rabbis at Chabad.org brought to my attention " The lessons in Tanya" by Rabbi Schneur Zalman Liadi elucidated by Rabbi Yosef Weinberg, by Kehot publishers. As I was scrolling down I noticed all the beautiful comments to the Tanya classes by Rabbi Gordon and the other rabbis at Chabad. I especially took to the comment made in 2012 by Rick of Chicago. He comments "Life changing. I have been studying on-line for several years now. It has been life changing, and helps me cope with stress and challenges. It keeps me grounded in a praxis of loving-kindness". What a life changer. May we all be blessed and grow from the love and desire of learning Torah, and the guidance and the love from Chabad ( love your fellow man like you love yourself) doing so much good, bringing out the best in us. Thank you.