Quiz on Shaar Blat of Tanya

What did Alter Rebbe call his book?

• zohar
• megilas ester
• לקוטי אמרים
• tanya

What is the title page of the Tanya called?

• שער בלאט
• index
• דף א
• דף ראשון

What is the first part of the Tanya called?

• שער היחוד והאמונה
• שער הבטחון
• אגרת קודש
• ספר של בינונים

What are the authors of the ספרים that the Alter is referring to known as?

• רשב''י
• ר' עקיבא
• the מהר''ל of Prague and the של''ה.
• רש''י

Please write the names of the authors that the Alter Rebbe refers to "ספרים"?

• ר' שלמה יצחקי
• ר' ישעיהו הלוי הורוויץ, רבי יהודה לואו
• ר' יהודה הנשיא
• ר' משה בן מיימון

Around what years did both of them live in?

• 1500s
• 1700s
• 1100s
• 24 BCE

Who are the סופרים that the Alter Rebbe is referring to?

• R' Menachem Mendel of Kotzk and R' Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin
• R' Moshe Chaim Luzzatto and R' Chaim Vital
• R' Yaakov Yosef of Polnoye and R' Pinchas of Koretz
• The Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid.

Why did the Alter call his book by the name he did?

• The Alter Rebbe chose the name "Tanya" because it means "it was taught," emphasizing that the teachings in the book were passed down from previous generations.
• The Alter Rebbe wanted to emphasize the importance of personal spiritual growth, and the name "Tanya" (meaning "it is necessary") reflects this emphasis.
• He wanted everyone to know how hard it was to write it.
• He was humble and didn't feel like he was making something new rather that he was just compiling information.

What possuk is the first חלק of תניא based on?

• כי קרוב אליך הדבר מאד בפיך ובלבבך לעשותו
• בראשית ברא אלוקים את השמים ואת הארץ
• ואהבתה לרעך כמוך
• בכל דור ודור חייב אדם לראות עת עצמו כאילו הוא יצא ממצרים

What does the possuk claim?

• the knowledge of God, which is close to us in the sense that it is readily available and accessible to all who seek it.
• That it is very near for someone to do the mitzvos with love for Hashem?
• emphasizing the immediacy and urgency of doing what is right.
• only certain parts of you can do mitzvos